how common is dry socket?

Question

is it possible to get it after wisdom teeth extraction if you follow all the rules most importantly
no sucking/drinking out of straws

If you got dry socket... did you follow the rules and still get it?

I dont smoke

Answer 1

Apparently not THAT common... but enough people end up with dry sockets.

I followed my oral surgeon's instructions and still ended up with dry sockets in the bottom holes. Sometimes you just can't avoid it, no matter what you've done.

Answer 2

How Common Is Dry Socket

Answer 3

I believe you would know simply cause it won't looklike it's healing and it would hurt like you know what in that particular spot, I do believe you waited long enough to have a smoke so u should be k, try to not smoke on that side where the tooth was pulled so that u won't get air in the healing socket. I've had 2 wisdoms pulled at the bottom of my mouth at 2 separate times and and almost could not wait for that smoke geez but it turn out fine and I'm sure yours will to......hopes this helps!!!

Answer 4

I got it BUT I didn't follow the rules..it was my own stupidity..It hurts horribly but then the dentist packs it with this clove smelling gauze and within seconds the pain goes away..makes you want to kiss him//her..lol. Yes it is possible to get even if you follow all the rules BUT makes it a lot more unlikely. Oh and for the record..I had absolutely no pain from my wisdoms being pulled. Nothing that Motrin wouldn't knock out. I was given some good pain meds but did not need them til the dry socket kicked in.

Answer 5

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Alh dry sockets almost never occur on the upper teeth. The incidence on the lower molars is less than 5%. They most often occur on the 3rd to 5th day post op. I advise my patients to not smoke for a minimum of 4 days. Some even kick the habit after 4-5 days. Good luck with your healing.

Answer 6

I got dry sockets in two of my three wisdom teeth removals and I was careful/followed the directions. Don't smoke either. It's still a possibility . . . if it happens, have your dentist "pack" the socket with gauze packed with clove oil. It numbs the pain and stops the air movement that hurts so much.

Answer 7

you can get a dry socket even if you follow all the rules.
they tend to be more common on the lower jaw...
will probably require an office visit to fix the problem

Answer 8

Dry socket is the most common complication of an extraction. It develops in about 5% of tooth extractions. It is very painful condition that is easily treated.

What is a dry socket? Prevention
Conditions Treatment
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A dry socket is:
Any socket in which a patient is having pain due to the loss of the blood clot thus exposing the bone to air, food, and fluids along with an offensive odor. This often occurs two or more days after an extraction and can last about 5-6 days. It is normal to have soreness and discomfort following an extraction.

However, pain should be lessening by the second day.
This condition exist when a blood clot is dislodged from the surgery site thus exposing the bone and fine nerve endings. The blood clot helps in the stopping of bleeding and lays the foundation or framework for new tissue and bone to develop over a two-month healing process. This condition is more common in the mandibular area and in back teeth due to poorer circulation in this area, with wisdom teeth being the most common site. Dry socket delays the healing process.

It usually takes gum tissue about 3-4 weeks to heal where as the bone can take up to six months to heal.

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This condition is most often found:

In individuals who smoke before their recommended time. Smoking: decreases healing, decrease blood supply to the protective blood clot, brings toxic products to the area, injuries the gum tissue and the negative pressure of sucking removes the blood clot from the surgery site.

If you do not care for your extraction site as instructed by staff.

Not following your home care instruction.

Sucking action from smoking, sneezing, coughing, spitting or sucking, within the first 24 hours.

Women taking oral contraceptives are more susceptible.

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Prevention of dry socket:

Women who use birth control pills or have their teeth removed in the first 22 days of the menstrual cycle are twice as likely to develop dry socket after an extraction. Schedule extractions during the last week of your menstrual cycle (days 23 through 28) ** when estrogen levels are low or inactive.

Avoid drinking through a straw

Avoid smoking, it contaminates the extraction site

Avoid excessive mouth rinsing, it interferes with blood clotting

Keeping food from impacting in this area. Chew on the other side of your mouth and gently rinse your mouth with warm salt water after the first 24 hours.



If you have a dry socket contact us immediately.

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Treatment could include the following:

Medication applied to the site.

Clove oil technique.

Gauze with medication.

Additional home care instructions.

Applying topical anesthetic.

Alvogyl by Septodont

Patients usually notice pain relief in about 5-10 minutes after the dressing is applied.

We have experienced fewer cases of dry socket since every patient is asked to rinse with an antimicrobial mouthwash and each patient is instructed on how to care for their extraction site through CD ROM patient education, verbal instruction and home care instruction handouts. We highly recommend patients use Breath RX in their daily oral hygiene routine to help control oral bacterial

Continue these instructions for the next 3-4 days:

Good oral health care.

Avoid food with any residuals...popcorn, peanuts and pasta

Eat soft foods...mashed potatoes, clear or cream soups that don't contain any residue, puddings.

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News Updates on Dry Socket

Oral contraceptive may increase pain after wisdom tooth extraction

That tests on 267 women showed that those on the birth control pill were more susceptible than non-users to both postoperative pain and a condition known as 'dry socket.' In this condition, normal healing of the vacant tooth socket is delayed by the failure of a blood clot to form. Infection instead causes the socket to remain empty. In the study, pain on the day after the operation was experienced by 30 percent of pill takers compared to just 11 percent of non-users. Five days after the operation the difference was 14 percent compared to 5 percent. The researchers said these results suggest that the pill may reduce the pain threshold. The differential was similar when the development of dry socket was compared. Here, 11 percent of pill users were affected compared to 4 percent of non-pill users.
SOURCE: British Dental Journal 2003;194:453-455.

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*Ms Flossy
* Dr. Leonard. Dental Products Report March 2001.
** Academy of General Dentistry.
Dentalnotes Fall 2002 pg3.

Answer 9

SMOKING IS THE WORST OFFENDER, NOT ONLY IS THERE NEGATIVE VACUUM INSIDE THE MOUTH BUT ALSO THE FOUL EFFECT OF SMOKE ON THE HEALING GUMS.THE RATE HERE IS ABOUT 50%OF THOSE WHO GET IT.