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How do i know if i have dry socket?? Wisdom teeth out on Monday and pain in lower site has increased.? All four came out and healing was going well until the 4th day, the site of one of the lower teeth (that was under the gum and not fully grown through) has got worse. I've looked to the back of my mouth and there is a hole that is not stitched like the others. Strong painkillers are not working. There does not appear to be a bad taste or smell, although infection is something i am worried about. Could this be dry socket?? If so, should i seek treatment. I cannot see my dentist as they were taken out at the hospital but there is a walk in dental centre near my work?? Please help, if anyone else has experienced something similar!! I'm in a lot of pain!! Thanks.

camillio_37wannaham replied: "k if you have dry socket there will be a pocket of puss/blood where your tooth was removed it could just be an infection of another sort, i would go back to your dentist they are supposed to check up on you anyway to make sure you don't get an infectionn because they can get very serious."

SLam replied: "Some symptoms of dry socket are listed below for your convenience. I experienced pain after my wisdom teeth were removed that was due food being impacted in the hole. I was given the tools to begin irrigating the site regularly and it felt better within a day or so. The pain associated with a dry socket can be moderate to severe in intensity and often has a throbbing component. The pain can be just localized to the extraction site or it may radiate from the extraction site to the patient's ear or eye (on the same side of their face). Additionally, the dental patient may notice a foul odor or taste emanating from the tooth socket. Upon visual inspection (when possible) the tooth socket will appear to be empty (minimal or no blood clot or granulation tissue present) and when looking down into the socket exposed bone is visible. The term "dry socket" is derived from this empty socket appearance. The lymph nodes in the patient's jaw or neck may become enlarged."

KDBarbie replied: "If you are in a lot of pain even after you have drugs, then either you are not healing properly, the pain meds are not taking effect properly (some meds have little to no effect on people) or you are being a baby. I know it is very annoying as I had mine taken out two years ago. I had holes that were not stitched also. The only advise I can give is go with your gut feeling. Any dentist can look at your mouth and see if there is a problem. Also don't by any means eat ground beef, because the beef gets stuck in the holes and you end up getting it out a few days later. I will tell you what it is the worst taste ever!!!"

lulu replied: "I had a dry socket after my wisdom teeth were removed, and it was extremely painful. There was no puss or gross taste/smell, but there was a deep hole where one of my wisdom teeth had been removed (the rest of my gums looked fine). You really need to get it checked out by a dentist. Your dentist will clean it out, and pack the hole with gauze. It's going to hurt, but you have to get it checked, otherwise, it'll just get worse. Good luck with everything!"

Oil of cloves to prevent dry socket after wisdom tooth extraction? So I had all four wisdom teeth removed four days ago. Only one was emerged partway (an upper one) and was beginning to become abscessed. The lower two were impacted but not emerged (I believe these were the two "full-bony" the dentist was referring to). I was put to sleep so I have only recently had little enough swelling to actually view any of the extraction sites, and wouldn't you know...the dentists office is closed for thanksgiving till my post-op appt. Well anyway what I would like to know is first of all is it normal to not have any pain? The sites themselves have not been sore at all...only one area on the outside of my face that was bruised. I have not even taken any pain meds for nearly 48 hours and still nothing. I literally cannot even tell that anything is different on the top ones and the lower ones I can feel just because it is still a bit tender but not painful. I have read that most people have extreme pain after (especially without taking their meds religiously) but I have even been late on meds regularly since the surgery O.o. Not a problem obviously but I almost wonder if he even really took all four out I am that comfortable. So I was hoping someone could tell me why that may be. The other question is when he finished the surgery he left some clove oil medication in the lower sockets to prevent dry socket. When I went back to see him he took out the old stuff and put in new medicine. So my question is is this common? Also how does this affect post-op recovery. I mean since there arent stitches. Any info on why the doc might opt to do this instead of stitch the holes up (does it have anything to do with how deep the teeth were or if there was bone that needed to be removed). Also does this mean I shouldnt let any kind of food come in contact with the site given that the hole is still open with the medicine in it, even though I am not in any pain and plenty able to chew. I am just trying to get a feel for how this treatment changes care requirements and also why he would choose to put this in only these two. I know I should ask him but it has only started really puzzling me today and he wont be back in the office till the morning I see him to have the medicine removed anyway (which is still a ways away). Thanks so much for any insight :D Ty mysti for the in depth response :). The office is actually closed all week and they are also in the next city an hour and a half away : / so maybe since he knew I couldnt come in frequently he decided to give the medicine preemtively. Probably right about the meds numbing the lower sockets. Still puzzled about the uppers though since he didnt put any medicine in that.

jandy replied: "Good for you. dry sockets are extremely painful. the clove medicine if removed will expose the nerve/gum and it will be painful. almost nothing helps until socket is covered . motrin helps. ask dds in am or next appt."

mysti replied: "I think those are valid questions you are asking. I just got my left lower wisdom tooth removed last Thursday. The other 3 were removed at different times in the past and I got a dry socket in all of them...not a good thing to have at all, as it is extremely painful. This last extraction, I was feeling pretty much like you're describing...no pain at all (after having lots of pain with the others), so even though I was very thankful I was comfortable, I was a bit puzzled. Until Day 4: different story altogether. After 3 days of feeling great, I started having severe pain in my left lower jaw, ear and left side of my neck. I KNEW it was a dry socket and called and made an appointment. The oral surgeon confirmed that it was and packed the socket with the clove oil medicine packing. It immediately started feeling better because the clove oil sort of "anesthetizes" the area. Now I have to go back in the morning to have it changed, then again on Friday. My surgeon says it must be changed every other day. I'm a bit puzzled as to why your surgeon put the clove oil in at the very beginning. I've never heard of it done that way...only in the event of dry socket. Incidentally, the clove oil doesn't PREVENT dry socket, it only makes it feel better if you get dry socket and helps with pain while it's healing. But they do say that the lower teeth are much more susceptible to getting a dry socket than the top, so perhaps your dentist/surgeon goes ahead and puts it in just in case. Not sure why he doesn't have you come in more frequently for changing. But I would say that's probably why you are so comfortable...the clove oil is helping "deaden" the sites so you can't feel it. I think if I were you, I would just call them tomorrow (Wednesday) since they are closed Thanksgiving, and ask your questions. Maybe you should try to get in tomorrow to have the packings changed. Oh, and I don't think normally they suture the sockets up unless there was alot of surgical trauma to the sites. It's best to leave the sockets open so you can flush out with salt water every day and keep clean. They will close in with time. (Of course, if you have clove oil packings, you won't flush with salt water, but surely you will start doing that once they are removed.) Good luck with your recovery. I'm happy for you that you aren't in any pain."

First a dry socket after removing wisdom tooth - now a constant headache (for over 3 weeks)? I removed a lower wisdom tooth about 3 weeks ago. First I had a dry socket and was in extreme pain. When my dentist finally took me in and had a look (he had not believed me when I suggested the cause for my pain) he realized the cause for my pain cleaned the socket and we did 2 treatments. Now finally the pain is getting better in my jaw, cheek and ear (I have been on codine) but has moved up. I now have a constant headache every day. It is a pounding headache and usually starts with a pain which feels like someone is pushing a spear into my head. I am beginning to wonder if this pain will ever go away? I have been in constant pain for 3 weeks and I have had enough. What is this new headache? Do I need to go to the doctor??

Cait L replied: "I'm not sure what the headache would be from, if your dentist cleaned out the dry socket, but I would definitely go to a doctor to figure it out, but then again my personal idea is that if it lasts more than a week, get help."

How long does one have to worry about developing dry socket after a wisdom tooth extraction? I had 4 impacted wisdom teeth extracted on Saturday morning. One took some extensive work to remove because of the placement of the roots and 3 of the 4 have stitches. How much longer do I have to worry about developing dry socket? I haven't been sucking from a straw, smoking, etc. I had to spit and couldn't keep the gauze for longer than 20 minutes in on the first day because of vomiting. I'm just wondering because I don't drive and my husband may be out of town for the next few days. I'm hoping I won't develop it and spend days in agony without treatment. I'm a huge baby. :)

desperate replied: "Dry sockets usually occur within 2-3 days after an extraction and are caused by loss of a blood clot which exposes the bone and fine nerve ending to air, food, and other debris. Breath easy as less than 5% of people who have their wisdom teeth extracted develop a dry socket, and this complication is usually due to lack of patient compliance. Follow your Dr's. directions carefully and you should have nothing to worry about! Good Luck!"

Patti H replied: "I developed dry sockets about 3 days after. It was very painful but I went back in and they packed it with gauze soaked in oil of clove. If I were you I would just buy some from the grocery store just in case. It was a miracle!! You won;t need a doctor, I swear!!"

cindyfihn replied: "Dry Socket is caused by the clot not forming properly-It is harder for a clot to form in your mouth because of the moist environment-not like a scab forming on your skin-that is why no straw--the suction may break the clot forming If you would get it - you would know within a few days if you are being careful-don't worry---- it hurts you will know-just go to your dentist and they will flush it out good luck hon"

Edward Cullen replied: "you should probably call a dentist and ask them this they should have told you but i would do it for as long as you can just so you wont get it even though its uncomfortable i wouldnt not do it dry socket will be much worse hope i helped :]"

How long the pain last after dry socket treatment and how long does it take to heal? I had my wisdom tooth pulled out 2 weeks ago. It was two hour operation. After 2 days, I developed dry socket. Pain was unbearable.. My treatment for dry socket started on Monday, my dentist put dressing on socket, after that, pain went down to scale 3-4 from 10. On the same week of friday, my dentist took the dressing out, and told me that now the socket is moist again, we have to leave it open to heal. But right after I left her office, Pain went up to 5-6. I called the next day to ask this is normal or now and she told me that it is normal and pain should decrease day by day. Pain is radiating to my jar feeling like score 5-61/2. Next day, it was not getting worse but pain is just the same and starts to radiating to my ear again. I have been scouting salt water to socket to keep it moist/prevent food every 2 hours, putting warm compression to enhance blood circulation, trying to drink warm water and nutritious food rich in Vitamin B and protein.....Very frustrating that pain is not going away. I feel scared that socket got dry again and pain is radiating to ear. Is this pain normal after dry socket treatment? How long does it last?? Can socket get dry again??

LX replied: "2 days and then it should ease up after that"

How long do I have to keep the gauze on my dry socket?And do I add more clove oil? I went to the dentist yesterday after a week ago of getting 3 wisdom teeth pulled.Well,low and behold I ended up with a dry socket on the lower left jaw.My dentist packed a gauze with clove oil(YUCKY TASTE)and told me I'd have to have it out in a week.What I read this am on the internet it seemed like people were having their gauze changed every 2 to 3 day's.And if I don't go back for a week...shouldn't I have to add treatment to it?Can I get it at the drug store?Does the gauze act as a "bandaid" so to speak?

Available F replied: "call your dentist , I'm sure he would not mind."

singlebravesfan replied: "A dry socket needs to be treated by your dentist. Usually a dentist will place a medicated dressing in the dry socket that can soothe and moderates the pain. This dressing is typically removed and replaced every 24 hours until the person's symptoms subside. Dry sockets are found to occur more often in women (even more so in those taking oral contraceptives), persons over the age of 30, and smokers. I'm getting all 4 of my wisdom teeth yanked in two weeks. I hope it's not as bad as I've been told. Good luck!"

Emma F replied: "I had the same thing. I had my gauze in for a week. I would leave it in for a week and then let your dentist remove it. You don't have to add anything to it, just let it work its magic!"

I have 3 medical bills from complications from wisdom tooth surgery, how can I get insurance to pay them? I had 4 wisdom teeth removed on 3/15/07. On 3/19, 3/20, 3/22, & 3/27 I went back to my dentist for a dry socket and severe pain. I did tell the dentist about the swollen, painful knot under my chin on my visit the day of the 27th; he filled my tooth socket with dressing and told me I would start to feel better. On 3/28 I went to the ER with severe pain and trouble breathing. On 4/2 I had an emergency surgery to drain the abscess. I recently received 3 bills 1 from my surgeon charging me an additional $1000 for the abscess surgery, one from the ER, and one from the ER Dr. I don't feel comfortable paying these bills because I feel that my dentist let me down by not taking care of the abscess before it got to the point that it did. My insurance claims that they will pay for emergency treatment but when I asked them about this particular case they told me that this procedure wasn't covered. What can I do or how can I persuade them to cover these charges?

Sick Guy replied: "threaten to sue? tell them you talked to someone there prior to having this procedure and they told you it was covered. and then say you know they record conversations and you called about 2 weeks ago or whatever and tell them they have to look it up its their fault. of corse this is basically lying, so i would not reccommend it. if medical denies it, tell them to bill dental. each provider, while the same company, covers different things."

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GINA1782 replied: "I had a similar case to yours, and unfortunately my insurance only covered part I had to pay a couple thousand out of pocket. Later I learned that there are charitable organizations that can help you pay your bill. Ask the billing department at the hospital that your were treated they should have a contact list of places you can call or programs you may qualify for."

I have a dry socket Help how long does it take to close? I got surgery for all my 4 wisdom teeth on the 7th of apr but then i got 2 dry sockets the bottom i got treatment for packing on the 14 and got the packing removed by the surgeon on the 17th when the surgeon removed it he told me that it was healing already. ive been using the medicine syringe the surgeon gave me with the rinse he told me to use after each meal but as of today apr 24 i can still see the socket hole it looks deep its harder to see if the jaw bone is visible when i have tried to eat soft solid foods there hasnt been much food coming out of the socket when i have used the syringe but some does come out. i have no pain but im worried that i still can see it and its like the size of a #2 penci. How long does it take for a dry socket to close up. I dont know if i should stop using the syringe would that be affecting it in some way from growing? please help im really worried im still eating soft foods because im afraid of hurting the socket. Please help Thank you.

grandpa walleye replied: "I would ease up on the syringe at this stage and just use warm sa,ine rinses to gently flush out the food. It sounds like the dry socket is healing and everything is on a normal course. It will probably take another 2-3 weeks before it is totally closed over. Good luck."

alianna_hodiya replied: "It will take a little whiel for the actual socket to close up. so maybe a 2 more weeks."

I think I may have dry socket and want to know what I can expect? I noticed a dull pain coming from my bottom left side of my mouth today, where I had a wisdom tooth pulled on Wednesday. I checked it out to see what it could be, because the three other areas where my wisdom teeth were pulled did not have any pain. I noticed that it looked like you could see my jaw bone, where as on the other side of my jaw it looked like a scab kind of. I did some research and it seems I have dry socket. I have noticed bad breath and a foul taste in my mouth as well, which is NOT normal. . . at least not for me. What can I expect in the treatment department for dry socket? and how much will it cost to treat?

lynnbodoni replied: "Dry socket is very, very painful. It's one of the most painful things there is. I've had one, and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. And I wish a lot of nasty stuff on my worst enemies. My oral surgeon treated it at no cost, as it was a complication of his surgery."

sibi replied: "rule out other cause of postoperative pain with the help of your dentist.if it is DRY SOCKET THEN Symptoms of dry socket 1.Severe and persistent pain arising 24 - 48 hours following tooth extraction localised to the extraction socket(s) which is(are) sensitive to even gentle probing. Typically the pain radiates to the ear. 2.Absence of a normal healthy post-extraction blood clot in the socket(s) which may be empty or contain fragments of disintegrating blood clot. 3.Halitosis. 4. Trismus. Management of dry socket 1.The affected socket(s) should be gently irrigated with 0.12% warmed chlorhexidine and all debris dislodged and aspirated. 2.In extremely painful cases local anaesthesia may be required and in this instance regional nerve blocks should be employed wherever possible. 3.The socket should be lightly packed with a dressing that contains an obtundant for pain relief and a non-irritant antiseptic to inhibit bacterial and fungal growth. 4.The dressing should prevent the accumulation of food debris and protect the exposed bone from local irritation. 5. Appropriate analgesics should be prescribed. Non Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Group of drugs can bre prescribed. 6.when it is considered that socket dressings are no longer required the patient can be instructed in home socket irrigation techniques using an appropriate appliance and 0.12% chlorhexidine. 7. review with your dentist until you are pain free and socket healing is ensured. cost differs from one clinic to other.dont know to tell. good luck"

alianna_hodiya replied: "Please go back to ur oral surgeon have him/her take a look nad see wha tis going on. they usually put a medicated packing in the socket."

Muscle inflammation after having wisdom teeth removed. HELP!? I had 2 wisdom teeth removed last weds (10 days ago). First I developed dry socket which thankfully went away with treatment. I continued having pain in my jaw, ears, and headaches. My doctor says I have muscle inflammation that is causing the pain. I"m living with this pain day in and day out... I manage it by taking naproxin at least twice a day. HOW LONG WILL THIS LAST??? I'm having trouble functioning normally. Even with the meds, I have pain in my ears or jaw... and at night, i get really bad headaches. what can I do to make it go away FAST!

Dr James replied: "I don't know if I can answer you very good question, but I'll try. To find out everything you want to know about dentistry, oral surgery, wisdom teeth, jaw correction surgery (orthognathic surgery), dental implants, jaw bone grafting, fractured jaws, oral cancer, gum sores, post operative care or whatever to do with the face, mouth or jaws in Australia, go to oceansurgical.com.au"

toothfairy replied: "Bless your heart. First, rest your jaw. The way to do that is to not eat large bites of food, Stick to a softer diet that requires less chewing, No gum, sticky candies or ice crunching. Make sure you are getting the rest you need at night and that you are in a comfortable position for sleep. Ibuprofen 600mg-4x's a day or 800mg. 3 x's a day will also help with the inflammation. Also sometimes a wet, very warm wash cloth applied to the muscle will help. Or the opposite of the warmth, an ice cube rubbed on the area for 10 minutes. I have never tried the heat vs. cold but it is recommended in extreme cases.Google search TMJ relief and you will find alot of info that will help you immensely. Good luck."

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