I got my wisdom teeth out and did not rinse my mouth out til two days laterDo you think I will get dry sockets

Question

i got them out monday morning and did not rinse my mouth at all until wednesday at 11 am. i'm still feel a lot of pain. do you think i have dry sockets?

Answer 1

I dont know if it would be dry socket... that usually occurs as a result of rinsing. The rinsing loosens, dissolves, or completely removes the blood clot over the bone and nerves and leaves it open to dry socket. The reason you rinse is to keep everything clean, keep a decent taste in your mouth, and stop any type of infection. I got mine out 2 weeks ago and it took 5 days to stop really hurting. I wouldnt worry about normal pain but if you start getting pain in your neck or head area then you should go to the dentist.

Answer 2

So you "didn't" follow the dentist instructions and are wondering why your still in pain? It's "highly unlikely" that you have a dry socket, probably some food in the opening that could (but probably didn't) cause an infection. If you didn't rinse then I'm going to assume you didn't brush or floss the others. Best thing you can do is "rinse with the really warm salt water" solution (that you were told to do) several times a day, and "brush and floss" the others very well. You shouldn't let bacteria just rest in your mouth after having this type of procedure. Also to help with the jaw pain do some jaw exercises. Take two moistened hot towels (heat in microwave) and place them on each jaw, then start opening and closing your mouth, stretching wider each time. This will help you to regain the full function of your mouth and get the blood flowing to the muscles. Get back on track with the dentist orders for post-op home care. It takes several days to get back to normal so just give your self some time. Better oral hygiene will speed the healing process along, so try to do better in that area and do the jaw exercises, they really do help. Hope I've been of some help and good luck!

Answer 3

A dry socket is caused when you remove the blood clot that is filling in the spot in the jaw bone where the roots of the tooth was. This allows the bone to dehydrate and shrink slightly, and causes pain. It's hard to tell without an exam if that is what is causing your pain or if you are simply still having pain from the procedure. I assume you have pain medication from the dentist, and that should be able to handle any pain you would reasonably have. If it isn't doing the job, then you need to return to the dentist for an exam. If you do actually have dry sockets, they will clean the area and put in some iodoform packing to help seal the spot and you will feel fairly immediate relief.