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another dry socket question
i had my tooth cut out today and it made me think of all the questions i heard about dry socket on here. they all mention holes and whatnot in their gums. is this something that occurs after their stitches come out? i am curious because the dentist stitched my gums up after the extraction and so there is no hole. i guess i'm just wondering why all the people with dry socket keep referring to a hole and i don't have a hole. not that i'm looking for dry socket or anything. just wondering about the hole.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
The danger with clindamycin beside an allergic reaction to it is what we call pseudomembranous colitis.
Essentially in a nutshell, the antibiotic works really well and kills off alot of the bacteria in the intestine but unfortunately it doesn't kill a bad bacteria called C. difficile. This bacteria is clindamycin resistant and since there is no competition, it can grow more rapidly in the intestine resulting in diarhea, blood stool, etc. If you are getting symptoms, it would probably be best to stop the antibiotic and contact your dentist to see if you should be prescribed another antibiotics or just to discontinue and stop any antibiotic treatment.
Essentially in a nutshell, the antibiotic works really well and kills off alot of the bacteria in the intestine but unfortunately it doesn't kill a bad bacteria called C. difficile. This bacteria is clindamycin resistant and since there is no competition, it can grow more rapidly in the intestine resulting in diarhea, blood stool, etc. If you are getting symptoms, it would probably be best to stop the antibiotic and contact your dentist to see if you should be prescribed another antibiotics or just to discontinue and stop any antibiotic treatment.
i was just wondering, since it is a dental prescribed medication. about clindamycin. how common is it to get diarrhea from taking this antibiotic, and how long after finished with the antibiotic will it take the diarrhea symptoms to go away? the antibiotic info said it could be common but not a major issue unless cramps and or bloody stools were present. neither of which i have had, just watery stools. sorry if this question isn't appropriate. i just figured since it was a dental presibed medication that a dentist would also know about the side effects.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
As for the crossbite, its really up to you whether or not you want treatment for it. As long as the dentist informs you of all the risk, benefits and alternatives to the situation, you can make an educated decision for your particular situation.
As for the mass, it may be some minor swelling trapped in a tight space resulting in some firmness (like a water balloon). It'll gradually break up as it is doing right now and there probably won't be any problems after that.
As for the mass, it may be some minor swelling trapped in a tight space resulting in some firmness (like a water balloon). It'll gradually break up as it is doing right now and there probably won't be any problems after that.
it wasn't exactly a swelling or a soft spot. more like a solid mass left over after the swelling and infection had cleared out of my cheek. after i asked about this yesterday i noticed last night it seemed to suddenly beginning dissolving itself and today it's almost un-noticable to me at all. i told a casual friend about it and their theory was that after the antibiotics killed the infection in my cheek some residual dead infection could have been left over and "dried up" feeling like a solid mass and it's taken my body a little longer to break that up. could that be the case?
as for the cross bite. my dentist said it wasn't something he would consider life or death. just that he noticed scarr tissue on my inside cheeks (i do tend to bite my cheeks when eating). he said there was a slight risk of biting myself severely and possibly risking an infection, but ultimately it was really just a choice of if i want it fixed or want to live with it. so i'm trying to look at all the options for it and weigh the pro's and cons. honestly at this point in my life i'd really rather not be the grown man wearing braces, lol.
as for the cross bite. my dentist said it wasn't something he would consider life or death. just that he noticed scarr tissue on my inside cheeks (i do tend to bite my cheeks when eating). he said there was a slight risk of biting myself severely and possibly risking an infection, but ultimately it was really just a choice of if i want it fixed or want to live with it. so i'm trying to look at all the options for it and weigh the pro's and cons. honestly at this point in my life i'd really rather not be the grown man wearing braces, lol.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
I would observe the knot in your cheek for now. If its a solid mass, you should wait to see if your body can naturally clear the area out. If its a swelling but feels somewhat soft then it can be incised and drained but since its soft, its also more likely to clear up faster.
As for the hole in your jaw, yes the bone may fill in to a certain degree. It may not fill in all the way and leave a scar in the bone. There is no concern with the scar except to observe it and make sure it never flares up again or gets mistaken for an active infection. Most, if not all, doctors won't worry about it if its symptom free and there's a history of an infection in that area.
As for your crossbite, you shoud consult with an orthodontist in regards to treatment. I'm not sure how exactly they'll go about it but it may include braces and/or a palatal expander which is placed in the palate to spread the jaw bone open slightly each week to move the teeth into position and then re-positioned with braces later on.
As for the hole in your jaw, yes the bone may fill in to a certain degree. It may not fill in all the way and leave a scar in the bone. There is no concern with the scar except to observe it and make sure it never flares up again or gets mistaken for an active infection. Most, if not all, doctors won't worry about it if its symptom free and there's a history of an infection in that area.
As for your crossbite, you shoud consult with an orthodontist in regards to treatment. I'm not sure how exactly they'll go about it but it may include braces and/or a palatal expander which is placed in the palate to spread the jaw bone open slightly each week to move the teeth into position and then re-positioned with braces later on.
just a couple more quick questions. since i had an abscess that got through to my cheek. i didn't get a chance to get a good look at any of my x-rays but i saw where another poster on here was talking about holes in the jawbone from abscesses. since my abscess had gotten through to my cheek is there a chance it may have made a similar hole in my jaw? and if so will that hole heal itself now that i've been on the antibiotics and had the offending tooth fixed?
also, and this may be to soon for me to be asking but i feel like the antibiotics have cleared up the infection. however i have what i can only describe as a knot in my cheek. it has nothing to do with the tooth extraction site and there has been no more drainage. i have no pain or fever so i was wondering if the knot might be some kind of damage permenant or temporary from the infection to my cheek gland?
also, and this may be to soon for me to be asking but i feel like the antibiotics have cleared up the infection. however i have what i can only describe as a knot in my cheek. it has nothing to do with the tooth extraction site and there has been no more drainage. i have no pain or fever so i was wondering if the knot might be some kind of damage permenant or temporary from the infection to my cheek gland?
the doctor also said i have a cross bite that is kind of severe. he said if i was interested i could come back and discuss options for correcting it. what kind of options would i have for fixing that kind of problem?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
It depends on the extent of the access needed to remove the tooth. Some people may be able to have stitches placed to cover that socket, others may not. If you do have a hole, there's a greater chance of dry socket as more of the area is exposed. Generally the hole will fill up and as long as something is covering or protecting the socket, you won't have dry socket.
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