First day of wisdom extraction.. chances for dry socket?

Question

i didnt rinse or spit today... but i kinda let everything run out on its own. i did (initially) put water in my mouth but just kinda let it run back and forth for 2/3 seconds not too long after surgery. what are my chaces of getting dry socket now? :(

oh and i have a suture on my bottom one and none on my top.

Answer 1

I just had 14 extractions...don't rinse for 24 hours...don't smoke,drink through a straw,and also don't sneeze...if you have to do it with your mouth wide open kinda like sneezing more from your throat.

dry sockets usually acure 2 to 3 days after the extraction so just be careful because I have had 2 dry sockets in my life time and ouch.

The suture will help on the bottom and my dentist told me that dry sockets rarely happen with the top teeth....but still be very careful.

oh and no carbonated drinks...the fizz gets in there and dissolves the blood clot.

Good Luck.

Answer 2

hey i just got mine done this past monday and what i do is i rinse with luke warm water with salt for about 30 seconds on each side then the surgeon told me to rub the area for about 20 seconds or how long you can stand. i have suture on my bottom also.

trust me it works today i was able to each solid foods.

also im taking ibuprofen 600 ml every 6 hours and i have been driking ensures and it has been helping me big time.

do the salt water rinse 3-4 times a day.  

Answer 3

To understand the term dry socket, you need to understand a bit more.  The socket in question is not the hole in your gums, but the hole in the jawbone where the tooth used to be rooted.  When you remove a tooth that has been in place long enough to become rooted in the bone, removing it leaves a large tooth-size hole in the bone there.  Your bone responds by forming a clot, and trying to fill in that gap.  If by some chance that clot is lost, the bone is now open- thanks to the corresponding hole in your gums - to the open air and the fluids of your mouth.  The bone loses fluid, it dehydrates- hence the term dry socket.  The bone dehydration is the source of the pain, not the gums, so you feel the ache in the bone below the site where the tooth used to live.  Dry socket can happen with any extraction, but it's more common in the bottom of the mouth,  In your case, you have a suture there, so your chance of developing a dry socket is pretty low.  In any case, it will not show up for a few days yet.  A dry socket usually doesn't announce itself until the third or fourth day post-extraction, and it will start as a slight nagging pain in the bone- not the gums.  That pain will increase until it becomes pretty unbearable.  The cure is a return trip to the dentist to have the socket packed and sealed off- and the pain is almost instantly gone.  You need to be drinking fluids at this point, regardless.  You don't want to be eating anything really solid just yet, either.  After a day, you can have soft things, and afterwards do a very gentle swish, rinse and swallow to clean the mouth.  You can also brush your teeth, and really should.  It will be easier to do if you use a toddler size brush, so you can avoid the extraction sites.  Just follow the aftercare instructions you got and you should heal just fine.  Don't drink fizzy type drinks for at least 4-5 days, and do not suck anything through a straw.  Avoid chewing on those spots, obviously.  And if you happen to start feeling nagging ache in the bone above or below the site, call the dentist.  Until you can get to the dentist, a warm used teabag chomped on the spot will help- as will Motrin.  It won't do miracles, but it will help until you can get to the dentist.  In the meantime, a warm used teabag will still feel good and help with swelling.  Make a nice cup of tea to drink, and squeeze out the bag- then chomp on it.  Make the tea first so the concentrated tea juice doesn't gag you.  Chomp down just hard enough to hold it in place, and keep it till it cools.   Sip the tea.  If the jaw is sore, you can also pool the warm liquid in the cheek pocket, for some relief.  Use cold liquids the first 24 hours, then warm after that.  Good luck, and think positive.

Answer 4

Proud mommy: how on earth can you get 14 extractions? Do you have any teeth left??? i'm not even sarcastic i'm just kinda shocked.

Answer 5

jus dont suck on anything like a straw..putting the water in ur mouth might cause a dry socket if it hits the back of your mouth...jus dont spit let the saliva onto a towel or somethin and you'll be fine..it should start healing after 3 days