Dry socket? Or normal?

[PerkOne]

I had my all four of my wisdom teeth removed nine days ago. The location where my lower left tooth has started to hurt today, it aches but isn't constant. I didn't have any pain up until today, even the day following extraction. The gums have began to recede and two pockets have formed around the swelled gum.

Is this aching normal? Or is it a dry socket?

P.S. I had my follow-up today and the remaining stitches were removed. The sockets themselves appeared to be healed and my surgeon didn't mention him thinking I had a dry socket and they said everything appeared to be normal. They gave me a syringe and instructed me to clean the pockets I described above with it using warm salt water.

[PerkOne]

Thanks for the reply Dr. Tsang. I appreciate it. It's comforting to know it is probably not a dry socket, which was my main worry. It seems sensitive mostly at night before bedtime, and sometimes when I rinse with my syringe behind the sockets. I'm beginning to wonder if it's a symptom of my gums returning to normal, since the swelling was so bad the gums covered my molars in front of the wisdoms' sockets.

I will definitely monitor them carefully and try to see my DDS as soon as possible.

[Jerome Tsang, DDS]

Sounds like there may be an issue with it but probably not dry socket.  Maybe some small bony spicules are pushing their way out and giving you some pain.  Keep the area clean and monitor the situation.

[PerkOne]

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