Wisdom Teeth Pulled

[boston basher]

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If you smoke don't smoke, don't drink anything thru a straw. The last thing you want is a dry socket. Eat soft foods and make sure you take your pain meds.
Ron

how exactly do you get a dry socket? I got them pulled Wed around lunch, its now Sat 72hrs later and Im in the most pain and discomfort Ive been in, jaw real swollen.

[boston basher]

TweetNo I havent smoked, I know I should be getting better,Im out of painkillers and hurting. Im getting real bad headaches because of the swelling, this sucks.

[awakened615]

TweetTake like 800mg of ibprofen. It will help with the pain and swelling. You will be in serious pain if you have a dry socket. A dry socket is when you break or lose the clot in the socket thus exposing the bone and fine nerve endings to air, food, or fluids. This usually happens about 48 hours or more after the extraction and is common with wisdom teeth due to the size of the hole in the gum. the pain can be excrutiating for up to 5 or 6 days after the clot is broken. It will also slow the healing process. One more thing smoking is something that can easily dislodge the clot but the back teeth and mandibular area have poor circulation and this can also be a reason. Respectfully,Awakened

[boston basher]

TweetIts the swelling causing all the pain though, my jaw is SORE

[DirtyD]

TweetRonus answered your question about as good as it's gonna get there bud... Hope you get better...

[boston basher]

TweetNo I called him Sun, on emergency#, he said it is normal and gave me more vikes. I am scheduled to c him Wed, for the follow-up, pain and swelling have def went down the past 2 days. Thnx

[boston basher]

TweetMe 2! Thnx for all the help