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What Does Discomfort While Chewing Post Dental Surgery Indicate?

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Posted on Tue, 1 Sep 2015
Question: Hi,

My Wife had undergone a dental surgery recently, but is still not feeling comfortable. I am enclosing pre and post operative scans herewith. pls provide your feedback
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Answered by Dr. Neha Sumra (36 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Please elaborate details of surgery

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Thanks for writing in.

There is some cyst like appearance in lower right side.Before making some diagnosis i need to know which surgery you went for & what was the diagnosis & current treatment plan.

Awaiting for your reply

Regards
Dr. Neha Sumra
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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Follow up: Dr. Neha Sumra (19 hours later)
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Answered by Dr. Neha Sumra (3 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Check for occlusion first and then Oral surgeon's opinion

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Thanks for more details.

I wonder if I am answering the same query another thread. However that query had Xray before and after the surgery. So let me give the same opinion here as well.

First & foremost ask your local dentist/Oral surgeon to check your wife's occlusion of jaws that is how the teeth meet each other and if the occlusion is as it was before the surgery?

The main purpose of the surgery performed was to maintain proper occlusion and the patient should be able to masticate solid food. If the occlusion still remains disturbed even after surgery the purpose of the surgery was rather unsolved which happens in most cases.

In my opinion the best next step to is to check for occlusion by dentist both clinically and also you can get bite wing X- ray of the jaw.

If occlusion is disturbed then you need to go for second surgery with oral & maxillofacial surgeon and not a plastic surgeon.
If occlusion is normal then there might be some problem in articular disc of Temporomanbibular joint (TMJ) which might have displaced during the trauma. Even in case of disc displacement you need oral & maxillofacial surgeon's advice.

Hope I answered your query

Wishing you good health.

Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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What Does Discomfort While Chewing Post Dental Surgery Indicate?

Brief Answer: Please elaborate details of surgery Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for writing in. There is some cyst like appearance in lower right side.Before making some diagnosis i need to know which surgery you went for & what was the diagnosis & current treatment plan. Awaiting for your reply Regards Dr. Neha Sumra