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Dry socket
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I had 7 teeth extracted on Tuesday with general anasthetic. When I came around the Doctor advised that they had some problems removing one of the wisdom teeth, and said I now had a dry socket. She didn't really explain it well, can anyone explain what a d...


Dry socket.....
- Dental Health Community
I had my lower wisdom teeth cut out 4 days ago. I am not a smoker and did just what my surgery papers told me to. Unfortunately the pain pills made me sick and i ended up vomiting later that day of the surgery. So, needless to say I have two dry sockets. I...


dry socket
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i had a tooth out last friday and on monday had terrible pain i went to see my dentist on tuesday and he packed the area with medicated gauze the pain stopped but today it returned so i went to see the emergency dentist and he cleaned the wound and gave me...


Wisdom teeth removed, dislodged blood clot after 10 days, do I have dry socket?
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I had my wisdom teeth removed 10 days ago& have been so careful doing everything I have been told to do worried about dislodging the blood clot & getting dry socket & I've finally been starting to feel better & haven't been needing any pain medication anym...


question about dry socket
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I currently have dry socket on my two lower extrations. Today i just had my packings removed(which i have had my sockets packed every day for 7 days) and now I am kinda scared to eat. Wont food get in there if the hole is as big as those strips of gauze?...


Dry Socket
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I have posted before but still need some answers with this ongoing dry socket misery/pain/discomfort. Do dry sockets go through different healing stages? My oral surgeon says the socket is healing nicely and I can visually see the socket hole shrinking. Th...


Ongoing Dry Socket Pain
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On June 5 I had a lower molar extracted (tooth #18)It became a dry socket and was packed four times in a period of ten days and then he said no more packing as it needed to start healing. He gave me Vicodin and a syringe for flushing the socket after meal...


Dry socket....How long till all clear?
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I have been getting WAY too many different opinions. How long after having my wisdom teeth pulled (Bottoms) am I clear to continue to smoke and drink through straws and such to avoid a dry socket? I am on day 6, some say drink and smoke away, and some ...


Molar extraction and blood clot. Please Help!!!!!
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Hi everyone! Yesterday I had a molar that was abcessed extracted. The dentist sent me home with antibiotics and gauze for bleeding. Today I notice there a bump in the tooth socket, It's about the size and level as the rest of the teeth. Could the clot get ...


Chronic dry socket?
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Four weeks ago I had 3 teeth extracted, then my NIGHTMARE began. About 4 days later an intense throbbing started in my lower jaw. I went back to the oral surgeon but had to see someone else due to the fact that my surgeon was unavailable. I was dx with ...


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