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What Are The Symptoms Of Dry Socket?
Hi,
On Thursday I got two molars removed (both 2nd from back, right bottom side and right top side). I had bleeding that whole day, which was expected. On Friday, I noticed the hole on the bottom of my mouth had a white solid substance in it. As I was paranoid about dry socket, I rushed to the dentist, who assured me it was a clot, and that my 'wound' is healing perfectly. She then put a brown thing (don't know how to describe it) over the hole and told me not to worry about taking it off, and rinsed it with saline. Now, on Sunday, part of the brown thing she put on my hole has started to wear away and fall off. I am also unsure if my top hole has a blood clot, as I cant see up there, but there is no bleeding.
I really don't want Dry Socket.. I have little paid there but not more than what I expected, as my teeth were hard to get out. Is everything normal?
Thanks!
On Thursday I got two molars removed (both 2nd from back, right bottom side and right top side). I had bleeding that whole day, which was expected. On Friday, I noticed the hole on the bottom of my mouth had a white solid substance in it. As I was paranoid about dry socket, I rushed to the dentist, who assured me it was a clot, and that my 'wound' is healing perfectly. She then put a brown thing (don't know how to describe it) over the hole and told me not to worry about taking it off, and rinsed it with saline. Now, on Sunday, part of the brown thing she put on my hole has started to wear away and fall off. I am also unsure if my top hole has a blood clot, as I cant see up there, but there is no bleeding.
I really don't want Dry Socket.. I have little paid there but not more than what I expected, as my teeth were hard to get out. Is everything normal?
Thanks!
Wed, 12 Feb 2014
Hello, Welcome Thanks for consulting HCM,
I have gone through your query, you have undergone extraction of tooth and you have gone to dentist and he assured you that everything is normal not to worry You dont have Dry Socket,
If there is Dry socket there is no Blood clot formation is there, and foul smell from your moth , pain in socket all are symptoms of Dry socket , not to worry, your dentist has put may be Betadine or Zinc Oxide Eugenol pack for healing up socket
Do warm saline gargle two - three times a day. Take proper medication prescribed by your dentist,
Hope this will help you.
Wish you good health.
I have gone through your query, you have undergone extraction of tooth and you have gone to dentist and he assured you that everything is normal not to worry You dont have Dry Socket,
If there is Dry socket there is no Blood clot formation is there, and foul smell from your moth , pain in socket all are symptoms of Dry socket , not to worry, your dentist has put may be Betadine or Zinc Oxide Eugenol pack for healing up socket
Do warm saline gargle two - three times a day. Take proper medication prescribed by your dentist,
Hope this will help you.
Wish you good health.
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