What is a dry socket when you have a tooth pulled?

Answer 1

Acute alveolar osteitis is called dry socket because the hole where the tooth was extracted is dry. Blood doesn't fill up the socket, or the blood clot is lost. The gums can not grow over the extraction socket because there's nothing to grow over and the hole remains open. This opening causes a constant dull throbbing pain at the extraction site, the jaw and the ear.

Anything that dislodges the clot can cause a dry socket. Forceful spitting or sucking though a straw can pull a clot completely out of its socket. People should wait a day before rinsing with warm salt water to avoid dissolving the new blood clot. When salt water rinsing, spit gently to avoid pressure. Carbonated beverages should be avoided because they may bubble the clot out. Alcoholic drinks can dry out the blood clot and prevent healing. Avoid smoking for a few days after dental extractions because smoking can disturb clot formation. Avoid anything that may irritate the socket or anything that may cause the clot from being dislodged.

I had it when I had my wisdom teeth pulled. My dentist used small strips soaked in clove oil stuffed into the hole, a fresh dressing everyday for three days. It relieved the intense pain and cured it after a few visits. Antibiotics are not necessary, as this isn't an infection.

Answer 2

A dry socket is a condition in which the bone of the jaw in the area of the extraction (socket) is exposed due to dislodgement of the blood clot that forms. It is painful but can be treated easily by the dentist/ oral surgeon.

It can also be prevented by you by not smoking, using a straw (the sucking action can remove the clot) , by not rinsing for 24 hrs after the treatment and following any other instructions of the dentist doing the treatment.

Answer 3

When you have a tooth pulled the gum is suupposed to close over and heal. When it becomes infected it will not heal and usually feels tight and dry. The best thing to do is see a dentist and usually they give you a prescription for an antibiotic. This is from personal experiance.

Answer 4

This is more painful than the tooth pull. They had to put a piece of gauze of some sort into the area....and that made me want to pass out from the pain. They say you should not smoke or drink out of straws after the tooth pull...Yes I do smoke...so I brought that on myself...lesson learned.

Answer 5

It is when the socket that the tooth was pulled from does not heal over correctly and you end up with a cavity where the tooth was (normally the hole will cover over with new-growth skin and close the cavity)

Answer 6

When the surface of the gum heals before the hole that the pulled tooth left. That leaves a "hole" where your tooth used to be...a dry socket.

Answer 7

usually after 5 to 7 days after extraction it may happen.individual complaints of tremendous ache at operated site,blood clot is absent from tooth socket,decomposed food paticles conceal the socket and removal of which causes naked bone to appear,sometimes swelling and regional lymph node enlargement accompanies

Answer 8

It could just be scar tissue forming to heal the area. Try asking the man who took it out, he's more likely to know than anyone on yahoo... Really should have asked him first.

Answer 9

there are 2 causes....either there is a remaing parts of roots....or the socket go infected( did u take antibiotics and mouth wash)
u should go to the dentist.....