I had my back molar pulled. They broke it badly while they were pulling it. They had to cut into the gums to get the rest of the roots out. I am on massive antibiotics, but the gums still became infected. To top it all off, the hole does NOT seem to be closing. Looks like this situation might be what they call "dry socket". I am getting food constantly caught in there, which is in turn causing more pain.
Has anyone else had this problem and did the gums eventually close over and heal properly? Thanks.
2007-01-17 13:09:36 · 5 answers · asked by Marc A 2 in Health ➔ Dental
That's normal for the "hole" to seem like it isn't closing. It can take up to 6 months for it to fully heal. About 2 or 3 months after it should be pretty close to being closed. If you are in pain it may be dry socket. It usually happens 4-5 days after the tooth is extracted, If it is going to happen. You'll have a nasty taste and smell in you mouth if you have dry socket. Just call your dental office and they can get you in to pack the socket with medication. We use a smashed up asprin and clove oil and that seems to work much better then the gauze and nasty smelling meds that most offices use. Ask your dr to a Monoject syringe..It's used to removed debris and works really well for getting food and such out of the socket. Make sure you are rinsing with warm salt water it helps get oxygen to the site and it will help it heal faster...Good Luck
2007-01-17 14:14:27 · answer #1 · answered by kristylee116 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With lower molars they heal from the bottom up, so it will close over time but it does take longer then upper molars. Rinse with warm salt water as many times a day as possible especialy after you eat, that will help keep food out and help the gum tissue heal. A good rule of thumb to know if you have a dry socket is if no pain medication is helping at ALL. If it is helping you may just be having slow healing
2007-01-17 13:28:04 · answer #2 · answered by brittany S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a dry socket you need to see a dentist, they will treat it with gauze and medication. I had a molar pulled in October and still have a hole, it takes a while to heal since it's such a deep hole. I no longer haved problems with food getting into it. Try washing it out with salt water especially after eating.
2007-01-17 13:24:17 · answer #3 · answered by HappyCat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They DO use numbing for youngsters! Whoever instructed you that was once TRYING to scare you. They COULD placed you to sleep, if that is what you desired. However, that is now not the quality proposal. That consists of a few dangers. Safer might be to provide you a few numbing of the subject, then pull the tooth. It takes just a moment to tug out every teeth, so it is going to be over earlier than you comprehend it! Trust me, it sounds plenty worse than it's. When I received anybody to tug a couple of of my knowledge tooth, my mother dropped me off and went to park the vehicle. By the time she received to the dentists workplace, I was once all performed! It's THAT rapid!
2016-09-07 21:40:36 · answer #4 · answered by vite 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see the dentist again they will have to repair the dry socket minor dental procedure painful but worth it
2007-01-17 13:20:50 · answer #5 · answered by youhoo it's me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋