My dentist told me that maybe I have developed a dry socket but just to continue drinking pain killers and it should go away.
2007-08-06 13:24:22 · 8 answers · asked by mademoiselleyolande 1 in Health ➔ Dental
There is a medicine that the dentist can put in the socket that has clove in it that will help with the pain and help get rid of the dry socket. I honestly don't think it takes the pain away right away but it will help a lot.
2007-08-06 13:29:20 · answer #1 · answered by hollyuber 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A dry socket should be treated.
Go see your dentist to see.
They will initiate bleeding or put some dressing into it if indeed you have a dry socket. A dry socket is so painful 2-3 days after the extraction.
The good news: the pain may go away any instant.
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2007-08-10 15:10:44 · answer #2 · answered by DrMarvin.com SmileIQ.com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That happened to me, too, and it was awful. I went back to my dentist and she soaked some cotton in oil of cloves and dipped it into the holes and left it there for 1/2 hr.
I'm assuming you're talking about wisdom teeth? Mine were not that big. If it were me, and this is strictly what I would do, not what I'm telling you to do, I would find something with lidocaine or benzocaine in it--like canker sore swabs or oragel, and apply it right into the hole. Anything I can reach with a swab, I'd swab it. But that's just me.
I used ice pops--you know the kind that come in a long plastic strip and you freeze it to get a popsicle kinda thing. I chewed on those a lot. I put them in and just let them ice down my gums, and that helps with the pain.
Get better soon!
TX Mom
not a dentist
Debbie
2007-08-06 20:32:46 · answer #3 · answered by TX Mom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, he should be seeing you. Most states have laws that dictate that a patient in pain should be seen w/in a certain amount of time after they call. There is also a paste he can apply to the area if you do have dry socket to help ease the pain. You need to insist that he sees you & does something. Put your foot down!
2007-08-06 20:44:45 · answer #4 · answered by luckyirishgirl2004 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No way...if you have a dry socket you need to go back to the dentist for them to re-open the wound so it can re-heal!!
2007-08-06 20:36:51 · answer #5 · answered by spuka022 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
get a second opinion - he sounds like a quack!
you may have an infection 12 days is a long time to be in pain!
good luck
Andy
2007-08-06 20:28:58 · answer #6 · answered by andy t 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
GO AND SEE THE DEENTIST. AFTER 12 DAYS THERE SHOUDN'T BE PAIN UNLESS IT'S DRY SOCKET.
2007-08-06 21:56:58 · answer #7 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
salt water rinse. Make sure the salt has iodide in it though. Iodide helps clot and heal the wound.
Its the best.
Iodide fights infection also.
2007-08-06 20:32:38 · answer #8 · answered by Tbone 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋