2006-09-24 00:48:29 · 9 answers · asked by swttqt29 1 in Health ➔ Dental
A dry socket occurs when the blood clot breaks down too early (fibrinolysis) before the healing process has started properly. The pain is due to the exposed bone of the socket. Painkillers will not help, nor will antibiotics - it is not an infection.
The best remedy is for the dentist to gently remove the debris in the wound with a cotton pledget or a saline irrigation. Then to place a mix of zinc oxide/eugenol/ bit of Vaseline on a cotton pledget into the wound. The eugenol (oil of cloves) is an excellent painkiller, and you will get great relief within 1 hour.
This normally is then removed by the dentist in 3 days time, and the wound can be seen to be healing nicely. In very rare occasions, I have redressed it for another 3 days.
The primary risk factors are smoking, a difficult extraction, and lower molars (often wisdom teeth).
To prevent them from happening, it has been shown that a chlorhexidine mouthwash started the day prior to surgery gives the best results.
2006-09-24 09:00:28 · answer #1 · answered by Dr Matt W (Australia) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally a dry socket is caused by the resulting bloot clot from a pulled tooth not forming properly or being moved out of place and allowing air to strike the raw nerve that was left exposed by removal of the tooth. It is extremely painful and some women who have experienced one say that it is more painful than child birth.
A dentist will simply remove the loosen or malformed blood clot to allow the wound to heal properly. He then will immediately repack the wound with sterile cotton batten. Amazingly the pain disappears as soon as the cotton cuts off the air to the raw nerve.
If you are having this problem right now take a piece of clean cotton batten and moisten it with warm salt water and pack the gap yourself. Phone your dentist or go directly to his/her office ASP and ask to have it looked at immediately.
I had a dry socket once and had used 30 phenobarbatol capsuals to try and kill the pain over an eight hour period only to discover that they had no effect at all but I was high as a kite. In fact after my dentist repacked my wound he payed for my $25.00 cab fare home because he was seriously worried about letting me drive home.
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2006-09-24 01:24:23 · answer #2 · answered by reppinca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dry socket is when the packing has fallen out of an area where a tooth was extracted. If you just pack that area with sterile gauze until you can get to a dentist, it will feel better. It will be extremely painful, especially when exposed to air. The dentist will re-pack the area affected. Infection is only associated to dry socket when left untreated, it does not mean that there is one present now. Good luck!
2006-09-24 01:06:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I had a tooth pulled on Friday and it still hurts, what he told me to do is use a tea bag and rinse with salt water , I don't have a dry socket, but I have the swelling really bad, and my mouth really hurts , good luck, I hope you aren't in pain
2006-09-24 01:45:53 · answer #4 · answered by Flowers 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to your dentist immediately. Dry socket is Focal infection of bone. It occurs due to failure of integration of the clot. It is quite painful & if not treated properly, will cause lots of pain & may take a long time to heal.
2006-09-24 02:50:07 · answer #5 · answered by Fat Buster 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rinse your mouth with warm salt water. I had one and the dentist said if it didn't heal he would have to reopen the wound and scoop out the infection or whatever is in there.
2006-09-24 00:51:57 · answer #6 · answered by doglover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clyndamiacin (antibiotic)
vicotin (for pain)
2006-09-24 00:50:17 · answer #7 · answered by sshazzam 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
soak it with water or use oily or greasy materials.
2006-09-24 00:53:27 · answer #8 · answered by kunhimohamedk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stuff a tea bag in it.
2006-09-24 00:52:13 · answer #9 · answered by m-t-nest 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋