dry socket!!!!

[nickiepoo123]

i had my tooth extracted on tuesday and i was in bad pain for the whole time on my 7th day it hurt so bad i called him and he told me that i had drysocket and he packed it well its been two days with the packing and it still hurts is this normal i go back tomarrow and he will probley pack it again but how many time is this going to go on i was a smoker but i havent be 4 the extraction i havent after it but im wanting one so bad but its been 8 days there is no need for one now im just worried that this will never heal up any adivice for me?


This discussion is related to Ongoing Dry Socket Pain.

[presidentkimba]

Hi, I had a bottom wisdom tooth out 10 days ago,after 3 days started to get throbbing pains so returned to the hospital where they cleaned out the socket and packed it with dissolving dressing, the socket is healing but seems a small hole is taking its time to close up, 3 days after the packing iam getting occasional pain,on a scale of 5 (1-10). What i dont understand is how dentists are treating patients in  N. America with dressings that need to be removed?? I last had a molar removed at the dental hospital (Birmingham. England) in 94, it wouldnt clot,kept bleeding so they packed it out with dissolving dressing and stitched it - which worked. This time its abit different and its a hassle as who'd have thought a poxy little tooth could cause so much agro. Still, iam to be grateful that iam not suffering as much as others posting/have posted on here. I feel there should be more research into dry socket, it may not be life threatening but it is depressing and debilitating.

[akjoneser]

I am SO relieved I found this forum. It's been 16 days and no one at my office can believe I'm still walking around with the pain and swelling and even bleeding. When I first had this done I thought well this was easy, no pain, no swelling and the bam! On the 4th day after the extraction I thought I ws going to die and I swelled up just like a chipmunk. I've been back to the dr almost very day since to get the socket repacked but am trying my second round of going with it unpacked right now. Within an hour of them unpacking it, it swelled right back up again and is painful. I'm trying a liquid diet now since food kept getting stuck in the hold despite using the syringe. I'm also using a hot pack I put in the microwave to alleviate the swelling in my cheek -in addition to all the usual drugs.

[nickiepoo123]

well i today is friday morning and i took the packing out this morning and it kinda has a little pain in it but nothiing yet! did your still hurt when you took the packing out or did yours just get better there is still a hole is that normal im guess it is just wb when you get a chance thanks

[remar]

I'm not sure how long it will take to heal. I had a dry socket once and it healed pretty fast. They are so painful! If I were you, I would call him today and ask if you can come in to have him repack if before the weekend or prescribe a pain med in case it flares up over the weekend when you unpack it.

[nickiepoo123]

went back to him today and he told me that it was not an infection that it was just drysocket well now i have like pulling pains in my face and they run up to my head gosh i hope this is nothing bad i have anixity really bad think this is normal he packed it again today and said for me to take the packing out on friday or saturday well hes not open if it starts hurting so what do i do? deal with it i guess

[nickiepoo123]

im on antibotic so i hope that i dont have a infection i just dont want this drysocket to last forever im sick of it already its not fun i have a 3year old and she loves to play witch i cant do when my tooth starts hurting bad so im not sure what im going to do how long does it take to heal up?

[remar]

Your dentist probably will pack it again and check for infection. If you have been this long with out smoking, don't start again. Get some nicotine patches because they do help with the cravings.