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Question

i had 3 removed today by an oral surgeon it has been about 10 hours. is it normal to still be bleeding a little and only one spot out of 3 hurt, is that normal. what is drysocket also? thanks

Answer 1

It is normal. Try swilling some brandy or a similar beverage around the sore spots and then spit it out. You'll be amazed at how that makes the pain go away.

Answer 2

Dry socket is a painful inflammation that can develop in the open tooth socket of the jawbone after a tooth has been removed (extracted). Dry sockets often develop after an extraction and are more common after extraction of third molars (wisdom teeth).1

Dry socket develops when the blood clot at the site of surgery disintegrates or is dislodged. This condition can cause severe pain extending up to the ear. The socket may smell bad. The pain from a dry socket may last for several days.

Dry socket usually is treated by a dentist or oral surgeon, who may place a special medicated gauze or paste into the socket and prescribe an antibiotic. He or she may also have you take pain medicine.

Do not smoke or suck through straws.
Do not rinse your mouth or disturb the socket area for at least 24 hours.
Change cotton gauzes over the socket as they become soaked with blood.
Call your dentist or oral surgeon if you have severe pain around the area where your tooth was removed a few days after your surgery

Answer 3

OK, relax. It is normal to still bleed. I bled into the night. Not to fret.
Dry sockets don't occur until about 3 days post op. Your pain should be getting less intense each day. A dry socket pain will start, usually near the ear, almost like an earache and jaw pain. It hurts a lot and more than when you had the tooth out. This is caused by forceful spitting, dislodging the clot within the first day or so. No smoking or sipping through a straw either. Good luck.

Answer 4

Yes, the bleeding and being sore in only some areas is normal. A dry socket is when you get air trapped in the gap your removed wisdom teeth left behind. Dont drink anything through a straw until your gums heal, the air you suck through the straw will get into your socket and dry it up and it can be more painful than the actual wisdom teeth themselves. Sometimes it can be so severe you have to go back to the surgeon to get it taken care of. Its not likely if you take care of your gums well. Drink lots of cold fluids or eat ice cream. Mmm, yummy.

Answer 5

I feel for you. What you're experiencing is normal.
A dry socket is:
Any socket in which a patient is having pain due to the loss of the blood clot thus exposing the bone to air, food, and fluids along with an offensive odor. .

This condition is most often found:
In individuals who smoke before their recommended time. Smoking: decreases healing, decrease blood supply to the protective blood clot, brings toxic products to the area, injuries the gum tissue and the negative pressure of sucking removes the blood clot from the surgery site.

Prevention of dry socket:Women who use birth control pills or have their teeth removed in the first 22 days of the menstrual cycle are twice as likely to develop dry socket after an extraction. Schedule extractions during the last week of your menstrual cycle (days 23 through 28) ** when estrogen levels are low or inactive.

Avoid drinking through a straw

Avoid smoking, it contaminates the extraction site

Avoid excessive mouth rinsing, it interferes with blood clotting

Keeping food from impacting in this area. Chew on the other side of your mouth and gently rinse your mouth with warm salt water after the first 24 hours.

Good Luck!

Answer 6

Yes some seepage is normal. Dry socket occurs when the clot at the wound site breaks down or is dislodged. Smoking, sucking, poor dental procedure in general can lead to this condition. Excruciating describes it well. A terrible ache in the area of the removal which, untreated, will eventually involve your whole face. If your pain is not controlled by the normal meds and it gets worse.....DO NOT tough it out. See and call your dentist, relief can be immediate and recovery swift. But dry socket blows to the inth degree. Dry socket is simply the exposure of bone and nerve to food air and such. Be well.

Answer 7

I bled for awhile after my wisdoms came out. It's normal. Just don't whatever you do drink anything with a straw or do any kind of sucking motion, because by doing so you can dislodge the scabs that have formed, resulting in drysocket--an extremely painful condition where you bleed severely and essentially your nerves are exposed in that part of your mouth. A friend of mine had it happen--it's not worth having a chocolate milkshake like she did. Be careful, take it easy, eat soft foods and you'll be good in a week or so.

Answer 8

Yes it is normal to be bleeding a little still....but not a lot. If after a day or two instead of gradually getting better and better you start to get worse and worse....you have a dry socket.
Three teeth out you might not be able to tell where it actually hurts.
I am sure they gave you a list of instructions so do whatever they have said.

Answer 9

The pain may come and go from all of the spots. It when you have continued pain that you should start to worry.

Dry socket is when you lose the blood clot and expose the bone to air, food, and fluids. It is usually accompanied by a distinct oder. This is more common a few days after removal.

Answer 10

yes that would be normal.

I had a dry socket and you do not want this! I ate too soon after my surgery, and your holes should be filled with blood like a scab. Well, mine came out and filled with food. The whole thing got infected and I think them cleaning and scraping that food out was about as painful as childbirth. But at least during childbirth there is a huge reward. Dont let this happen to you.

Good luck.

Answer 11

yes, you just had a tooth removed, now you have a 1/2" hole in your mouth and you expect it to NOT still be bleeding?

do bullet holes just heal over inside of a few hours?

dry socket is where the socket of where the tooth was becomes dry and raw. you DO NOT WANT DRY SOCKET. it is not pleasant.

keep your mouth rinsed out often, gargle with salt water, clean the sockets out w/ the syringe the doctor gave you with scope and salt water, etc.

for the next few days you need to focus on your mouth and only your mouth. and you'll get through this....to try to eat normal foods, not keep it extra clean, stay rested, etc....will only prolong this enjoyment you are having.