I had two wisdome teeth removed 8 weeks ago, 1 upper and 1 lower. I have continued to have a lot of pain , mostly in the lower socket. Have been back to Oral Surgeon several times and was told I might have a bone infection. Have been taking clindamycin for 4 weeks (150 mg x 4 a day) and am in slightly less pain. Today I inspected the lower socket and still see a small hole, I used orajel and got some relief but pain has now returned. Could this be an exposed nerve or dry socket and not an infection. I have no fever or swelling except for a little gum swelling.
Hello & welcome after wisdom tooth removal pain & slight discomfort is obvious, but if its getting worse after 3-4 days of extraction than this may be a case of Chat Doctor. But if there is no sucChatDoctorplaint than this may be because of improper oral hygiene because after wisdom tooth extraction bone remain exposed for some time and any food lodgment can cause pain, so maintain proper oral hygiene start up with warm saline rinses, Betadine rinses. You can take painkiller like ibuprofen (SOS)thanks & take care