Very Odd Dental Thing

[Shaun @ Tru6]

2 days ago my left side inner back molars hurt, but more like the gums hurt, something like a canker sore.

bathed my lower jaw with mouthfuls of peroxide a couple of times

pain got worse, but not anything dramatic, just sore and annoying

today I could feel a small sharp object on the left side inner back gums with my tongue. It was sharp. Could also feel it with my fingers, pick at it with a nail. dull pain, not really localized, more like whole jaw.

while trying to "get it out", it did, but it's gone, and am guessing I swallowed whatever it was. Jaw hurts, dull pain.

several months ago my dentist filled in a gap between two rear molars in this area.

2 weeks ago I felt again like food, chicken mostly, was getting caught again.

Could the filled in gap have broken out, migrated down between gums and teeth and them got expelled from the gums itself?

Hoping to see my dentist tomorrow.

[MBAtarga]

Did the previous procedure use bone? My wife has gone through something similar recently. Several times she had parts of the bone work their way out through the gum tissue. Her Dentist said that was normal.

[89911]

Most likely your "gap" between your teeth has not been fixed. When you floss between the teeth, does the floss "snap" or just pass through with no binding? Under the right conditions and eating the wrong kind of food, problems like yours are common. Food will get impacted between the teeth. After a while, it will lead to pain and possible swelling in the gums in between the teeth. Sometimes you will feel some bumps or swelling with your tongue. The cure is to get the open contact fixed. In the meantime, floss gently and remove whatever you can between the teeth. Avoid chewing on the side if possible. Gargle with salt water or Listerine 3-4/day. If the problem lingers, antibiotics help. As far as your Dentist goes, I have had the same problems and it is not because of any error or fault. The materials used, location of the teeth, size of the restorations all come into play.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Originally Posted by MBAtarga

Did the previous procedure use bone? My wife has gone through something similar recently. Several times she had parts of the bone work their way out through the gum tissue. Her Dentist said that was normal.

not that I know of, but that's exactly what it felt like.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Originally Posted by 89911

Most likely your "gap" between your teeth has not been fixed. When you floss between the teeth, does the floss "snap" or just pass through with no binding? Under the right conditions and eating the wrong kind of food, problems like yours are common. Food will get impacted between the teeth. After a while, it will lead to pain and possible swelling in the gums in between the teeth. Sometimes you will feel some bumps or swelling with your tongue. The cure is to get the open contact fixed. In the meantime, floss gently and remove whatever you can between the teeth. Avoid chewing on the side if possible. Gargle with salt water or Listerine 3-4/day. If the problem lingers, antibiotics help. As far as your Dentist goes, I have had the same problems and it is not because of any error or fault. The materials used, location of the teeth, size of the restorations all come into play.

thanks so much for the advice. for years I did have meat (mostly) stuck between these two teeth, had to use a Craftsman automotive dental pick to get it out, when my dentist filled the gap in a few months ago, it was bliss.

I grind my teeth very badly, I'm guessing I loosened the fix. There was definitely something quite sharp and hard embedded in my gums, wish I could have saved it. Feeling better tonight, just sore mostly.

hoping to see my dentist end of day tomorrow.