My surgeon left behind a broken bone, what do I do about it?!
Question: My surgeon left behind a broken bone, what do I do about it?
I had my wisdom teeth removed around less than a year ago. These last couple weeks I have been having a lot of pain in my gums where my one tooth had been removed. It feels like a tooth is trying to break through the skin. I went to a different dental office today to get it checked and they saw the there is a piece of broken bone that the surgeon would have broken off when he did my wisdom teeth extraction. Now I have this piece of bone that was left in my mouth trying to work itself out of my body and causing a lot of pain and I have to wait until it atleast pierces the skin until I can take it out.
Is there anything I can do about this? Should I notify anyone about this?
Is there anything I can do about this? Should I notify anyone about this?
Answers:
This often happens. Its correct that the piece of bone will work its way out but if it is getting painful the surgeon will make a small cut in the gum to remove the bone if you want
Ask your dentist for a copy of the x-ray, take it to the oral surgeon and ask him to fix it free of charge. He will probably be happy to do it for fear you will sue him if he doesn't.
Notify your dentist so that he doesn't make the same mistake again when extracting somebody else's tooth... what are you, American?