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What Causes Severe Jaw Pain Post Wisdom Teeth Extraction?

Hello, I had my four wisdom teeth pulled last week thursday. Yesterday, at work I was leaning down and starting experiencing jaw pain. Now today, it grew into a sharper pain. My mouth is very small and maybe the pain could have been cause from the pulling of it open. I was worried of it being a dry socket. Can you tell me how a stitched up dry socket would look like? Or the symptoms please?
                                                                 
Mon, 29 Sep 2014
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Dentist, Periodontics,  's  Response
If four of your teeth were pulled out in a single visit then you ought to have such symptoms since it will take time to heal. If not so and still you are experiencing it in that case if there is a dry socket you will observe a dull grey open space instead of a closed socket in the region where your teeth have been pulled out. Pain will be throbbing type and would not subside on its own. Also if your pain has been increasing day by day then report to your dentist immediately if not and it has decreased then just take the necessary precautions and you will be good in the due course.
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ENT Specialist,  Dr. Hariom Sharma's  Response
Hi,
I have gone through your query ; after extraction their may pain due to dry socket in any tooth.The main symptoms of dry sockets are pain and swelling.
Dry socket may occurs due to infection in the extracted socket and improper healing of Socket.
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Dr.Hariom Sharma MBBS, MS
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What Causes Severe Jaw Pain Post Wisdom Teeth Extraction?

If four of your teeth were pulled out in a single visit then you ought to have such symptoms since it will take time to heal. If not so and still you are experiencing it in that case if there is a dry socket you will observe a dull grey open space instead of a closed socket in the region where your teeth have been pulled out. Pain will be throbbing type and would not subside on its own. Also if your pain has been increasing day by day then report to your dentist immediately if not and it has decreased then just take the necessary precautions and you will be good in the due course.