Is it possible theyv left sum root in there?!


Question: I had a tooth out at the hospital on monday it was a bigish tooth i think it was the upper right 6,anyway wen i put my tongue on the gum above wher the tooth was it feels sharp and i can c 2 white bits stickin out of the gum.Whatever it is its catching on the inside of my cheek.Is it possible theyv left sum of the root in my gum?


Answers: I had a tooth out at the hospital on monday it was a bigish tooth i think it was the upper right 6,anyway wen i put my tongue on the gum above wher the tooth was it feels sharp and i can c 2 white bits stickin out of the gum.Whatever it is its catching on the inside of my cheek.Is it possible theyv left sum of the root in my gum?

I HAD THE SAME TROUBLE,I GOT A PAIR OF EYEBROW TWEEZERS (THE WIFES,NOT MINE ) AND PULLED THE BITS OUT.But i would not advise you to do that.The hospital is also a teaching establishment,you may have had a learner working on you and his mentor has,nt been keeping an eye on his work,go back to the hospital and point your problem out to them in a civil and very pleasant manner (remember,they have the last laugh ).

you dint say how old you are is it o permanent tooth you have had removed if so it could be a bit of your jaw bone when the hole heals it might get better

It is very likely a bone splinter, pretty common if it was a back tooth. You may have a few of them work out of your gums.

Bits of bone splinters,these will gradually work there
way out and the bigger pieces will disappear as
the gum grows over it.Happens all the time.

This is a common complaint following an extraction and there really is nothing to worry about.
What you can feel with your tongue is probably not the remaining piece of root, but bone.
When a tooth is extracted it is elevated from the socket which helps to support the tooth, once the tooth is removed tiny pieces of bone try and push themselves out and many people assume it's part of the tooth and that the dentist has somehow done a bodge job,this is not the case and 9 times out of ten is goes un-noticed until the patient goes home and actually feels it.
It probably feels huge, in reality it's probably only a tiny piece, however it might be worth visiting your regular dentist and ask him/her to xray the area and have your mind put at ease!





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