yeah I had bottom right molar taken out last Friday. I went back to dentist on Monday due to pain in jaw and ear thinking I may have dry socket but he said it was fine and just to make sure there was no infection started me on meds. Its still hurting so I went to my md dr and now they are telling me I have tmd due to the tooth being pulled what caused this how long is it going to hurt what can I do about it do I need to go back to my dentist
Hi there, Thanks for asking your query, Yes you need to get back to your dentist. This has resulted due to trauma after your wisdom tooth extraction. Once the treatment starts pain will subside. And your dentist will request you to get CBCT or MRI scan for further dislocation of disc. Your dentist might put you on muscle relaxant, anti-inflammatory and analgesics. If your dentist happens to be an oral surgeon everything is going to be fine. Check whether your treatment covers under dental insurance(if you have one).if conservative measure fails the last resort would be surgery. Until then follow the post extraction instruction has recommended by your dentist. Have soft diet, stay HY Chat Doctor. Hope this will help you, regards,