Toothache after tooth extraction may be a normal physiological phenomenon, may also be the existence of local chronic inflammation or triggered by dry socket, it is recommended to temporarily observe, severe pain can be relieved by medication, if necessary, need to perform debridement.
1. Normal physiological phenomenon: toothache after tooth extraction may be a normal physiological phenomenon, because tooth extraction will leave a wound, the wound has not completely healed will have pain, blood seepage and other symptoms, this is normal. Do not be overly nervous, the pain is generally not strong, you can appropriate cold compress.
2. Local presence of chronic inflammation: toothache after tooth extraction may be chronic inflammation, chronic inflammation before tooth extraction, after tooth extraction, inflammation is not completely eliminated will bring pain. When the pain is strong, you can take ibuprofen orally to help relieve pain, and with anti-inflammatory drugs such as ornidazole. The use of medication should be guided by a doctor.
3. Dry socket: toothache after tooth extraction may suffer from dry socket, some patients do not take good care of the extraction wound, the local bacterial infection triggered dry socket, increasing the severe pain. Dry socket requires thorough debridement of the alveolar fossa.
When the toothache after tooth extraction lasts for several days and the pain is getting more and more intense, you should go to a regular hospital stomatology department.