Dan, I'm sorry to hear that your gums are still sore after a week. Has anyone checked to make sure that there is no infection in the wounds? It must be awful that you can't use either side to eat and rest the other side.
I'm back home from the dentist, but my mouth is still frozen -- feels like heaven for that tooth to be numb after the pain I've experienced the past two days.
My dentist did the beginnings of a root canal which is supposed to release some of the pressure from the infection. I've been warned that it will still hurt, but the pain should be less each day. I have a two hour appointment, Friday, to finish the root canal and install a temporary filling, then an hour in April for the crown. Yes, April, he's busy, is my dentist, I feel so blessed that this happened on a week in which he has office hours and that he was able to fit me in. I wonder if he gave up his dinner break to do it? I hope not.