ok so i went to my dentest back home in c-bad,bout an hour and a half away, and had some teeth pulled. well, the so called 3rd toooth got insainly infected at first, nice green puss like gunk that was in the site around the site and around the 2nd tooth and 4th, accopanied by tons of pain. called the dr and was able to get some antibiotics for it and it cleared for the most part and the pain well it come and goes. i was brushing my teeth for bed a bit agou and the las of the green gunk came out of the socket. guess it was a failing atemt at good clot cause boy do i feel it now. i got on line and sure enough, dry socket. how ever there arnt any home remities that i can find, use clove oil for the pain., which i will. but im kinda creeped about all that bone and stuff being exposed for so long and my dr is out of town tillthe 2nd on holoday so im kinda screwed in that department. so can i do some thing to pretect and help the healing process like gause with antibiotic ointment?
2006-12-27 18:34:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
The most important thing to know in your case is that a dry socket is necrotic (dead) and has no blood supply. So, any drug you take wont help that much.
you can use clove to soothe the pain "this is what we use in the clinic".
The best thing to do is to go to the dentist to make sure everything is clean and sterile. What they will do is just put clove and irrigate the place until it gets better.
Good luck
2006-12-27 23:42:47 · answer #1 · answered by Dr.Haya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to your nearest health food store an get CLOVE OIL. Don't worry, I am not just some random crazy hippie. This is what the dental assistant told me to do if i got dry socket over the holidays. This is apparently the same stuff they put on their gauze.
It costs around $7, and while it isn't the most wonderful taste in the world, it does a good job. Put a few drops onto a Q-tip and dab it on your dry socket. It will numb he area. You won't be fully cured, but you will begin to remember what it feels like to be human.
PS. You shouldn't be brushing that area right now, but you should be mixing 1 tsp of salt to 8 oz of warm water and letting it rest regularly in that area. If it doesn't hurt too much, try lightly rocking the salt water back in forth.
2006-12-28 03:45:16 · answer #2 · answered by Squirtle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'v heard thats very painfull..go to a different dentist and get it takin care of so it doesn't get infected and your not in anymore pain.your normal dentist will understand.good luck, hope you feel better soon..there are no home remaidies for dry socket
2006-12-27 19:18:46 · answer #3 · answered by chan72 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this might be an emergency case
you will need to go to the dentist b/c there is no at home medication
2006-12-27 22:33:00 · answer #4 · answered by myke_n_ykes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋