Suggest Treatment For A Foul Smelling Tissue In Tooth Socket
My husband had all 4 wisdom teeth pulled. He now has a huge piece of whitish material hanging from one socket. Since its a long weekend his dentist on call said it was part of blood clot & should whipe off. It is still attached, doesn't wipe off, actually bleeds if he pulls on it and SMELLS LIKE DEATH! It has now made him I'll from the smell. I didn't believe him until he showed me & standing 3ft away I can SMELL it & man is it bad. His dentist won't see him for 2 days. What should I do?
Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The foul smell from the socket can be because of the following reasons, It can be because of the food debris accumulated in the socket or it can be because of the secondary infection like dry socket. The whitish material hanging near the socket can be a interdental papilla or the pericoronal flap of the extracted tooth. Nothing to be panic, Consult a oral physician and get it irrigated with betadine. Mean while you can gargle your mouth with chlorhexidine mouth wash, do it 4-5 times daily. Continue the course of antibiotics prescribed following extraction. I hope my answer will help you, take care.
Read your query, as your husband had undergone wisdom tooth extraction now he hed foul smell from socket dont worry whitish material hanging can be periodontal flap of tooth and foul smell can be due to dry socket I will suggest you to do betadine rinses , do luke warm saline rinses dont rinse your mouth forcefully . I will also advise you to consult your dentist and go for examination of extraction socket and if it is symptoms of dry socket then you can go for its treatment betadine irrigation , and zinc oxide eugenol pack .
Hope this will help you. Wishing you good health.
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Suggest Treatment For A Foul Smelling Tissue In Tooth Socket
Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The foul smell from the socket can be because of the following reasons, It can be because of the food debris accumulated in the socket or it can be because of the secondary infection like dry socket. The whitish material hanging near the socket can be a interdental papilla or the pericoronal flap of the extracted tooth. Nothing to be panic, Consult a oral physician and get it irrigated with betadine. Mean while you can gargle your mouth with chlorhexidine mouth wash, do it 4-5 times daily. Continue the course of antibiotics prescribed following extraction. I hope my answer will help you, take care.