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Talking about dental care: Almost a year ago, I had a wisdom tooth removed. I still feel some pain. So I went back to my oral surgeon. He did a 3D-Scan and sai
by TheRoad 4y ago
Talking about dental care:
Almost a year ago, I had a wisdom tooth removed. I still feel some pain. So I went back to my oral surgeon. He did a 3D-Scan and said the bone has not regenerated. So there is a hole, where the tooth was. His suggestion is to:
A) Do the operation again. And remove all the tissue that is where the tooth was.
B) Fill the hole with a blood clot generated from some of my own blood, taken from my arm.
C) Hope the bone will then regenerate.
I have put a lot of time trying to find something about the situation on the web. But to no avail.
Any ideas how to find something about the situation that a bone does not regenerate after a wisdom tooth removal?
The surgeon said it happens to one or two of his patients per year. So worldwide, there should be tens of thousands of people having this issue every year. Yet I cannot find anything. Is my Google-Fu lacking?
- ibejoeb 4y agoYou might investigate orthopedic stem cell therapy as a less invasive treatment for bone repair. You'll need a proper assessment, of course, but if you're a good candidate, it is essentially injections rather than surgery. Or, it might be minimally invasive surgery in order to prepare the area, which is still far better than getting full-blown maxillofacial surgery again. Also, a year is not all that long. Many surgeons advise waiting 18 months in these kind of bone tissue generation/delayed union situations.
- TheRoad 4y agoThanks for the infos! Do you have any links to this type of information? Google seems to not find anything for orthopedic stem cell therapy in regards to wisdom teeth. I also cannot find anything regarding the 18 months you mention in regards to bone regeneration after wisdom tooth extraction. Where did you get this information?
- hanspeterrr 4y ago[dead]