Temperature after dental implantation: what is considered normal?

Many parents are still confident that baby teeth do not need the same thorough treatment as permanent teeth - after all, they will still break down and fall out. Unfortunately, this point of view is erroneous and often leads to serious health problems in children. Children, like adults, can also develop various diseases of the teeth and gums, and they must be treated in a timely manner. If you do not treat children's teeth, over time problems with the bite and dental system will arise, and in some cases the general health of the body may be at risk. This is especially true if infants are teething.

When is tooth extraction necessary?

Modern dentistry gives preference to treating teeth to preserve them, but there are pathologies that require removal due to the high risk of complications.
The procedure can be performed urgently or planned. If the tooth is removed after preliminary preparation, the likelihood of complications is minimized. With emergency extraction, negative consequences occur more often. The following pathologies may be indications for tooth extraction:

• damage to the root canal or root;
• periodontitis or periodontitis;
• deep caries, accompanied by significant destruction of the crown;
• advanced hypoplasia;
• neoplasms in the tooth area;
• planned installation of an orthopedic or orthodontic structure;
• developmental anomalies.

Depending on the indications, tooth extraction can be performed using a simple method or surgically. The more tissue is injured, the more severely the body reacts to the intervention.

What are the symptoms of caries?

Symptoms of caries directly depend on its stage, that is, on how deep the damage is.

• Spot stage.

The earliest stage of caries development is practically asymptomatic. Nothing bothers the person, there is no hole in the tooth, but the process of demineralization of the enamel has already begun. This is indicated by a small white spot. Of course, at the early stage of caries the temperature does not rise.

• Superficial caries.

This is the stage when a hole appears in the tooth, but it is still concentrated in the enamel area and has not spread to the dentin. The doctor can easily detect a defect in the tooth surface during a visual examination. At this stage, pain may occur in response to irritants (hot or cold, sweet or salty food), and the sensitivity of tooth enamel may increase. Body temperature is normal.

• Average caries.

It is characterized by periodic pain and a carious cavity, which is easy to feel even with the tongue. As in earlier stages, with average caries the temperature does not rise.

• Deep caries.

This is the latest stage of the carious process. The bottom of the carious cavity is located in close proximity to the pulp, the sensitive part of the tooth. Therefore, a person feels acute pain and discomfort while eating. Pain also occurs during a dental examination using a probe. Although deep caries is the most advanced form of the disease, even this stage is not characterized by an increase in temperature.

Thus, with ordinary caries the temperature should not rise. However, complications of an advanced carious process can lead to such a symptom.

Is the temperature normal or not?

Many patients wonder whether the temperature can increase after tooth extraction? Dentists answer this question positively. Extraction, even despite the quality of modern dental services, causes physiological and psychological stress. After tooth extraction, a temperature of up to 37 °C is considered normal. If the removal was difficult, other signs may be present: swelling of the soft tissues, redness of the gums and slight bleeding. The patient also often feels dizzy and weak. These symptoms disappear within the first day.

Depending on how long the temperature lasts after tooth extraction, we can talk about the risks of pathological processes. A high rate or persistence of temperature for more than 2 days is a sign of an inflammatory process. Accompanying symptoms: the general condition may deteriorate greatly, the gums are very painful, and pus begins to ooze from the socket.

Because immediately after tooth extraction, the hole remains unprotected, and infection can penetrate inside, causing inflammation and other pathological processes. If your condition worsens on the second day after visiting the dentist, you must immediately visit the clinic to avoid further development of the disease.

Is it necessary to reduce the temperature that has risen after implantation?

37.0–37.5 degrees in the first two to three days after implantation is not a reason to take an antipyretic drug. But if after a few days the condition does not improve and the temperature rises, you should visit your dentist.

The doctor will examine the implantation area and make prescriptions. Without consulting a specialist, you should not take any action to avoid harming yourself. Timely treatment under the supervision of a dentist will help relieve inflammation, eliminate pathological symptoms and prevent implant rejection.

Complications after tooth extraction

An increase in temperature after tooth extraction is observed more often during surgery to extract impacted teeth, eights, or teeth affected by a purulent process.

After tooth extraction, a temperature of 38° C may indicate the following processes:

• if the doctor’s recommendations for caring for the resulting wound are not followed, alveolitis (inflammation of the socket) may begin as a result of tissue perforation or against the background of a weakened immune system;
• if during extraction the doctor does not remove all the roots, then a pathological formation - a granuloma - may form on their parts;
• with the penetration of infection and concomitant inflammation, a purulent-necrotic process of damage to the jaw bone tissue (osteomyelitis) begins, which can lead to gangrene or an abscess;
• in case of damage to blood vessels during the extraction process, a hematoma develops, subsequently leading to the formation of a cyst or a purulent process.;
• in exceptional cases, temperature is only a concomitant sign of chronic sinusitis.

In order for the treatment to be effective, the specialist needs to determine the reason why the temperature rose after tooth extraction. It is possible that the patient will require repeated intervention, but more often it is possible to manage with therapeutic treatment.

Features of dental treatment in children

Since baby teeth are somewhat different in structure from permanent teeth (they have thinner enamel and dentine layers, a larger pulp chamber, enamel wears out faster, etc.), and also have a relatively short lifespan, dental treatment in children has a number of features. Since the enamel wears off quickly, the filling material is not too hard so that over time the filling does not destroy the walls of the teeth and does not protrude beyond the edges of the tooth, interfering with normal chewing. Typically, glass ionomer cements are used, which are not as hard as photopolymer composites. They contain fluoride ions and therefore have a strengthening effect on dental tissue.

In addition, you need to take into account that caries in children can develop very quickly and spread to other teeth - parents do not always have time to notice the beginning of the process in time, so they have to treat several teeth at once. At the same time, timely detection of the disease guarantees painless dental treatment for children without the use of a drill: if the infection has affected only the enamel, it is possible to carry out remineralization therapy or treat caries using Icon technology, which involves the use of a special composite material that reliably closes and seals the carious cavity. However, it must be taken into account that this technology is not recommended for use in children under 3 years of age and cannot be used for cervical caries.

In cases where the replacement of milk teeth with permanent ones is still far away, and the dental tissues are already thoroughly destroyed or the tooth needs to be removed, special children's prosthetics are used using crowns without grinding.

When to visit a doctor

Since fever may be normal after tooth extraction, many patients do not consult a doctor, believing that the condition is explained by the procedure. However, dentists identify signs that make it necessary to immediately make an appointment or even go to the clinic for emergency care.

Pathological symptoms after tooth extraction:

• maintaining temperature for more than 3 days;
• increase in indicators more than 37 °C;
• the feeling of pain intensifies;
• swelling increases and redness spreads;
• severe bleeding from the wound;
• persistence of bleeding for more than 2 days;
• discharge of pus from the socket.

To alleviate the condition, you can take a pain reliever or a drug to reduce the temperature. Trying to clean the wound on your own or using any other methods is not recommended. Self-medication can lead to serious complications.

If the filling creates discomfort after treatment

Even in the dental office, after placing the filling, be sure to make sure that the restored tooth does not interfere, i.e. does not overestimate the bite (to do this, you need to create chewing movements of the lower jaw forward and backward, sideways, carefully close your teeth). The filling should not be felt or change the bite. There is no need to be embarrassed to talk about this discomfort to your doctor - sometimes the final stage of filling treatment can take even more time than preparing carious cavities and applying filling material, because The doctor’s main goal is to create multiple contact points between the filled tooth and the antagonist and in no case “turn off” the filling from the bite because this is fraught with changes in the temporomandibular joint.

After treatment, local anesthesia wears off within 1.5-2 hours. If a conductor type was used, then after 4-6 hours. Then you begin to fully feel the restored tooth, you can fully close your jaws and understand how comfortable you are after the treatment.

If you experience a little discomfort, you feel like the tooth is a little higher and your jaw isn't closing quite tightly - this is normal. The fact is that now you have been given a new filling in accordance with the bite, that is, with the shape and position of the antagonist tooth located on the opposite side. Therefore, if there is no sharp pain, be patient for a few days. If the situation normalizes and you get used to it, then there is no reason to see a doctor. If discomfort persists for 1-2 weeks, you should visit your dentist to have the filling corrected.

What can a dentist do?

Even in case of complications after tooth extraction, a qualified dentist can provide assistance and provide effective treatment. Depending on the causes and existing consequences, the specialist will prescribe the necessary treatment or carry out the necessary procedures.

The main goal of the dentist is to clean the hole from necrotic tissue, eliminate infection and relieve inflammation. After stabilization of the patient’s condition, therapeutic treatment aimed at tissue restoration begins. Rehabilitation will be difficult and take a lot of time.

To prevent complications after tooth extraction, dentists recommend following all wound care tips, taking prescribed medications for complex extractions, and monitoring the temperature. If you consult a dentist at the first sign, treatment will proceed quickly and serious consequences will be avoided. When planning a tooth extraction, it is necessary to properly prepare for the procedure by undergoing preliminary diagnostics and eliminating inflammatory processes in the body.

How to get rid of toothache during a cold

If your tooth hurts , take a painkiller. This is sound advice that is given 100% of the time. Here are some more options for managing pain symptoms:

• Rinse your mouth several times with a water solution of salt and baking soda. The mixture has antibacterial properties and will prevent the spread of infection.
• Place a menthol tablet under your tongue. As it dissolves, menthol will have an anesthetic effect.
• Apply a compress with ginger root and rinse with sage infusion.
• Focus your energy on treating your cold - the faster the virus is cured, the sooner you will be seen by a dentist.

If these methods do not work and your toothache gets worse, be sure to call your dentist. Perhaps the development of symptoms is a consequence of dental disease. And here you cannot do without the prompt assistance of a specialist.

Reducing tooth sensitivity at home

For people suffering from dental hypersensitivity, modern pharmacology offers:

Such toothpastes and preparations are quite effective, but they are obviously inferior in effectiveness to those professional preparations that are used exclusively in dental clinics.

If you want not only to temporarily ease the symptoms, but to solve the problem radically and ensure the restoration of weakened enamel that has lost its mineral base, the only correct solution is a visit to the dentist.

What causes fever to rise during teething?

Contrary to the popular belief of parents, an increase in temperature on the teeth is not the norm and does not always accompany teething. In this way, the baby’s fragile body responds to the occurrence of an inflammatory reaction in the gum, through which the first tooth makes its way. In this place, immune defense is reduced, microorganisms living on the mucous membranes are activated - this also provokes temperature surges.

This process is most difficult after a year, when fangs or molars are being cut, since the chewing teeth have several tubercles that cannot appear simultaneously and the process sometimes drags on for up to several weeks. The “eye” teeth are located slightly deeper than the others and must travel a longer path to the gum surface. Therefore, children usually experience quite severe discomfort and prolonged rises in temperature when they appear.

Sometimes fever during this period of life is a sign of an acute infection, which is due to reduced immunity. In this case, the body tries to protect itself from the invasion of viruses or bacteria and increases the temperature, which is destructive for pathogens.

Warning symptoms

During the period of teething, the child’s body is weakened and therefore more susceptible to viral or bacterial diseases. At this time, you need to monitor your baby with maximum attention. You should seek help from a doctor if you have the following symptoms:

1. The baby's nose is very stuffy and a purulent substance is released from it. Such signs indicate the likelihood of rhinitis, which can only be cured with medication.
2. The appearance of diarrhea does not mean that it is directly related to teething. Most likely, an infection entered the child's stomach through toys or a gum teether. The baby should be shown to a doctor.
3. During teething, the baby's mouth produces copious amounts of saliva. The child does not always have time to swallow it, and this causes him to cough, or rather, cough. If the cough becomes prolonged, this means that the baby’s respiratory system has become infected. You can’t do this without the help of a doctor.
4. It should also be taken into account that teething cannot cause redness in the throat. If this happens, it means that the child has pharyngitis or a general respiratory disease.
5. Vomiting at elevated body temperature during teething is an alarming signal. This happens when the nervous system is damaged or due to an intestinal infection. Calling a doctor in such a situation is mandatory.

All of the above symptoms are alarming, even if they appear without elevated body temperature.

Methods for reducing tooth sensitivity

How should parents behave when their child’s body temperature rises?

Many parents, having discovered an increase in the child’s body temperature during the period of teeth formation, try to bring it down with antiviral or antipyretic drugs. Meanwhile, there is no need to rush in such a situation.

A body temperature within 37 degrees should not cause anxiety in parents, since this is the norm during teething, and more precisely, a normal protective reaction of the body. In such a situation, you just need to wait until the body itself copes with the pathogenic microorganisms that have penetrated it.

However, if the body temperature exceeds 38 degrees and the baby experiences attacks of fever, it is advisable to use antipyretic drugs. If this does not help, then the baby should be wrapped in a diaper soaked in a weak vinegar-alcohol solution or simply moistened with cool water.

If high temperature and fever attacks occur for three days, then a medical examination of the baby is necessary. He probably developed some kind of disease that had nothing to do with teething. It is allowed to use homeopathy instead of antipyretic drugs. These drugs cannot reduce body temperature, but at the same time significantly improve the general condition of the baby. This in turn contributes to a speedy recovery. However, the use of homeopathic medicines without the approval of a pediatrician is unacceptable.