Hole In Gum After Wisdom Tooth Removal
Camila Farah
Deeply bony impacted wisdom teeth require more bone removal and therefore may require more healing time.
The hole for a tooth extraction generally will begin to close around week 3 postoperatively and will be fully closed by week 4 to 6. However after the tooth has been removed or extracted you might probably notice a big hole in your gum as a result of the extraction. This time may vary depending on if the wisdom teeth were impacted in bone or in gum tissue. A few weeks after a tooth extraction many people are pain free but become concerned that they still have a hole in the place of the tooth.
As a result food can get stuck in the hole. After the tooth extraction some dentist will stitch or fill the hole while in some cases the hole is not stitched then.
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