Extracted tooth .. help

Question

i had to out my wisdom .. one on my right one one of my left .. the right is giving me a little problem i have pain but its not like horrible .. i have an ear pain and my mouth on that sign is still swallow but i also had a root canal on that side its the last bottom tooth about a month ago and i had the same problem it just turned out to be sinus .. do you think is it was it is? or dry socket altho i heard dry socket is almost impossible to get on the upper part.. ? help

btww its been 2 days as of today

one more thing the pain kinda goes better after i do the salt and water thing .. im not taking any type of pill bc i dont like them .. i took one the the night i got it done but thats itt

Answer 1

it sounds like you have an infection or a dry socket. are you brushing your teeth still? even though it hurts because the tooth brush is rubbing an open wound, you must brush it and keep it clean. do the salt water and try doing it 2 -4 times a day to keep it clean. if it doesnt get better i would go back to the surgeon/ortho

Answer 2

I had dry sockets when my wisdom teeth were cut out.  Let me tell you from first hand experience.... if this was dry sockets, you wouldn't be wasting time on Yahoo Answers asking this question.  That was the worst pain I've ever had (aside from child birth).  The pain was so bad, I couldn't even drive myself back to the oral surgeon's office to get it looked at.

If the pain is not horrible, it's not likely to be dry sockets.  

Answer 3

I just got two wisdom teeth pulled by my dentist(not cut) on Tues July 29th. Yes its very normal for your breath to smell really bad. mine still does. What you need to do is rinse w/ warm salt water about 3-4 times a day, and esp after eating to avoid things getting caught in the hole. Now, about ear pain. my dentist told me that if i have ear pain, and its been 3 days or so, I need to contact him. So i would recommend you giving ur dentist a call on monday to see whats going on. As far as brushing, you can brush your teeth normally, since its been two days, but don't brush those holes or go really far back in your mouth. Don't listerine either!! It will burn. You can also brush your tongue, it helps w/ the bad breath. You should take your pain pills, if you don't want to or they make you sick. Take a tylenol or advil. I still have pain in my jaw and its 4days for me. SO hang in there. Hope this helps.