Is it possible for a dentist not to extract the whole tooth?!
Question:
Is it possible for a dentist not to extract the whole tooth?
I had a tooth extracted, but still feel some hard spots along my gumline that feel like tooth. It was a molar, and I am seeing only 3 roots he gave me back from my toothe. And it hurts by the way, its been 7 days.
Additional Details4 weeks ago
is it possible that this is my jaw I am feeling with my toothpic.? I am not going in more than the edge of the gumline.
Answers:
Have your dentist take an X-ray. If there are any extra roots, it would show up on the X-ray.
Most people have only 3 roots on their upper molars, and 2 on the bottom molars. But it's not unheard of to have extra roots (though pretty rare). So go in for a post-operative follow-up and an X-ray, and that would be definitive.
Hope you feel better, and good luck.