Who has had to suffer from a dry socket and ended up getting that nasty taste in your mouth? How long did it take for it to go away and why does it even smell bad to begin with?
2006-08-09 05:03:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
it want go away. gets worse than the toothache. just call your dentist he'll put a piece of gauze in it with medicine and it will quite hurting and heal up. there should be no extra charge for this it is still the same place he was treating
2006-08-09 05:13:49 · answer #1 · answered by volleyball55morrow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dry socket occurs when the blood clot at the site of a tooth extraction is disrupted prematurely. This leaves the your bone unprotected and exposed to the oral environment. The socket can pack with food and bacteria (what’s why you SMELL BAD). The pain typically last 2-4 days following the extraction. This is often extremely unpleasant for the patient, as symptoms include extreme pain, a foul taste, bad breath, and swelling in the infected area.
Treatment for dry socket is mainly preventive. Dentists encourage maintaining good oral hygiene during the healing period. If you have a dry socket, then the treatment is to clean the socket to remove any debris, and encourage new clot formation. This is followed by packing the socket with DRY SOCKET PASTE which will make you feel better, kill the bacteria, and heal faster.
2006-08-09 17:12:53 · answer #2 · answered by Angela 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Didn't listen to the Dentist eh.. it smells bad because it's prolly infected.. keep a close eye on it.. dry socket can be very nasty..keep yer tongue away from it too.
2006-08-09 05:08:27 · answer #3 · answered by oneblondepilgrim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋