Does anyone have a remedy for dry socket,have been to the dentist twice for treatment?

Answer 1

OOOoo! That is horrible. I have packing in my mouth for dry socket right now! Most websites describe it as a "dull, throbbing" pain - I'd describe it as "white, blinding, lancing, piercing pain"!

When I came in to see my dentist due to the pain, he took one look and - upon realizing I had dry socket - was very upset I had not called him at home! My dentist used no gauze. He made a mixture that sort of looked like chewing tobacco! He said it was ground cloves, oil of cloves, and other essential oils. In a seperate little dish he soaked tiny little sponges (about the size of a grain of rice) in what he said was painkillers and medicine.
He layered the cloves and sponges in the socket with a long tweezer.
The SECOND the clove mixture touched the socket the pain was GONE. Instantly! Like flipping a switch! Dear Gods!
He gave me sterile gauze to bite on and told me to keep it in place of two hours.He then told me to just treat it "gingerly", to eat and sip liquid with disturbing it. He pointed out things I hadn't thought of that create suction that I should avoid, like simply swallowing with your mouth closed. Or the very act of sipping - it IS actually "sucking" on the edge of a cup. The packing he gave me is meant to last until my socket heals - no more trips to the dentist unless I have a problem - and no problems so far and this is day three!
I drink by cocking my head to the side and pouring a little liquid in my mouth. I then tip my head back (keeping it cocked to the side - AWAY from the dressing) and swallow with my mouth open.
I eat pudding and ice cream by putting a little on the back/side of my tongue AWAY from the socket and swallowing with my mouth open.
I eat small pieces of soft white bread (about the size of a thumbprint) with hummous, or cream cheese, or pate on them by placing them in the mouth AWAY from the socket and swallow without chewing.
Obviously, I don't eat or drink at restaurants! LOL!!
I keep my lips a little apart all day so I don't accidently create suction when swallowing my saliva.
This all may sound ridiculous, but the dressing is on day three, I have no pain and I can work and talk and I'm getting full nights sleeps! The dentist said the dressing would be pushed out naturally as I healed and the little sponges are like dissolving stitches in that the body can absorb them.
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If you need a home remedy for the pain to TIDE YOU OVER until you can SEE A DENTIST, several people on the net have mentioned grinding plain, uncoated aspirin into powder - making it into a paste with a drop of clove oil - make THAT into a liquid with distilled water and dip a cotton ball in it. push the cotton ball into the socket and you should experience relief.
THIS IS NOT PREVENTING INFECTION.
THIS IS NOT ASSISTING HEALING TO PROGRESS.
THIS IS A TEMPORARY MEASURE TO HELP YOU UNTIL YOU **SEE A DENTIST**.
A dry socket - like any wound - can get infected. You should not be using home remedies as your only course of action.

Hope you feel as good as I do soon.
:)
AT

Answer 2

Dry Socket Remedy

Answer 3

the only solution is the dentist i remeber only to clearly how painful this was, my partner is a dentist and i work at a surgery and it took two weeks for mine to go away,, do you smoke because this can make it worse and takes the healing time longer?? if you do try to stop or cut down,
dry socket is also know as septic socket and is due to an inflammation of the bone lining, the dentist could probably try to scratch the socket to encourage new bleeding and hopefully a new blood clot, which hopefully will result in the socket starting to heal
but be persistant and go back ..
good luck and i do feel your pain

Answer 4

That is really painful and I am in sympathy with you. When I had one the dentist put some medicine on gauze and packed the socket. Sounds painful but was not . When he put it in the pain went away immediately. Ask him about this and also do not play with the socket with your tongue or drink out of bottles or use straws for your drinks. The suction will just irritate it more. Good luck!

Answer 5

You must be doing something to pull the clot out repeatedly. No, the dentist HAS to fix it. You can't do it at home. They have to make the extraction site bleed again in order for another clot to form. And it's deep. So you can't just scratch the site yourself. That won't work and you'll probably get an infection.

Think about what you are doing.....smoking? Sucking on straws? That will pull the clot out easily. Ask the dentist how to keep this from happening.

Answer 6

Oil of clove on sterile gauze packed into the socket, that is what the DDS is doing to calm the exposed bone til tissue covers it and the pain stops. A natural herb store may carry it.

Answer 7

After you fix your hair you should start to use a shampoo that rinses out the chlorine. During the swim season last year, when I swam every day, I used something called Malibu-C that I got at a swim shop. It helped a lot and my hair didn't get dried out at all. Nice n' easy Color Seal Gloss is good for fixing it too.

Answer 8

poor you its agony isnt it just keep upwith painkillers try not to brush that area too much you need the blood to congeel there use a mouth wash in that area instead tea tree oil or clove oil in warm boiled water is also soothing

Answer 9

I'm sorry no i don't know how to help you but ,i heard it's painful,hope you feel better!