Jun
About two weeks after the surgery i could open up about an inch and chew food where the tooth used to be ,since then the muscle at the back of my mouth has started hurting more and more and now i can only open it up about 5mm tops,once i get food in i can still chew on the extracted tooth fine,whats the worst case scenario ?what can be done about it.
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Heya Matt,
First of all can i first reassure you that muscle tighness after wisdom tooth extraction is completely normal and it varies in degrees, depending on the person. To get rid of this, i know its hard but you’ve to open your mouth to where it was before, and do that a few times, gradually you’ll find you’ll be able to open your mouth with no anguish, to the degrees you could before. Get in touch with your dentist on who will advise you further on mouth exercises, to get you back to your norm.
You also could have a bone inflammation. If it were an infection you would see swelling. If no swelling then you could have some inflammation to the muscle itself.
My suggestion is to have your dentist refer you to a local oral and maxillofacial surgeon for an evaluation. Any further questions, feel free to contact me.
Hope i helped
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It happened to me. The way I solved it was: I purchased a chewy oatmeal cookie and I chewed it. It hurt like crazy but it granted the muscle to “unknot”. I did it a couple of times and every time I felt that pain coming back (3-4 times). The LAST thing you need to do is avoiding using your hurting muscles. It only makes it worse.
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You need to go back to the oral surgeon who removed your wisdom tooth. They are legally liable for fixing your post-surgery problems.
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Then revisit your dentist for them to check it out, nobody else can do anything about it or give you advice apart from the dentists.
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On lighter side, by not opening your mouth you may have decreased any chances of arguments in the house(ie if u have any)
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Get some professional help right away.
This doesn't sound normal to me.