What is a dry socket, why it happens, ways to avoid dry socket, and how to treat dry socket.

[@bennyfata1293]

The best video i found in this paticular topic. Thank you doc. Keep up the good work! :)

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Wow, thanks! Glad you liked it! Thank you very much for watching.

[@olorato9563]

@@VeryNiceSmileDental hi, I got two extractions 4-5 weeks ago and they aren't healed, they don't hurt, the oldest extraction isn't properly healed, sometimes it tries to close but it reopens again, please help.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

It will take a few more weeks for the extraction sites to fully close up and smooth out. Have your dentist check the sites to make sure they are healing properly. Thank you very much for watching!

[@KarenSmith27]

My crown on my upper molar tooth came out and for some reason took a lot of my tooth with it, so was only part of the tooth left, not enough to get a new crown on. Went in three days ago to get it removed, my first ever extraction.. I have no fear of the dentist and never have had a bad experience but what I went through was awful. I was giving two pain injection, the second one I was given the pain was terrible..My dentist said I have curly roots and tried for 20 mins to get my tooth out but no luck. She the decided to split the tooth in half and still couldn't get it. After probably another 15 mins she called in another dentist, who eventually got the tooth out by drilling it into pieces first and taking it out bit by bit, with alot of tugging and awful pressure..But I was so happy he got it out. it also looks like the gums been cut. The first dentist said I had the start of an abcess, I was sent home with no gauze on the gum, no antibiotics and was told to take ibuprofen, no other instructions were given.I said should I not need an antibiotic but was told no. Since yesterday my whole face has swelled up right up to my eye, I have a bruise on my cheek. The adjacent tooth is very painful, My mouth tastes awful, I'm in so much pain that no ibuprofen, painkillers, salt water rinse, ice pack etc is helping. Rang my dentist this morning and they can only see me tomorrow. I have been off work two days. I definitely think it's an infection and believe I should have been given an antibiotic in the first place.. I sound silly but I'm nearly afraid to go back to my dentist for fear of anymore pain being caused.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

@Shimmerlife Msekiwa see your dentist as soon as you can to make sure you don't have an infection. They can tell you if it's a dry socket or an infection.

[@fluffydragon3333]

Who else is laying in bed with an ice pack watching this because you just got a tooth/teeth pulled

[@Alikhoigama207]

Me right now

[@emmaelf9701]

Me 🤚

[@Monny_017]

This girl right here 😅

[@franciscoibarra8670]

Me

[@brittainywilliams6581]

All 4 of my wisdom teeth at 33 years old and im terrified of a dry socket. 😂😂😂

[@trevor64080]

Dry socket is my worst fear! I’m 2 days into post wisdom tooth extraction and I’m just ready to be healed so I do t have to worry about it.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Just follow the after extraction instructions and give it time. You got this! Thank you very much for watching!

[@unapologeticella4540]

Same I got my wisdom tooth removed 3 hrs ago.

[@yaoilover6561]

Omg me too i got them extracted 3 days ago I’m on my fourth day and terrified 😥😥

[@tiffonyaarnold3222]

Me tooo day 2

[@SonOfMan99]

I had my upper left wisdom tooth removed an hr ago

[@conorosullivan7]

Thanks for this video. I had my lower impacted wisdom tooth removed exactly a week ago from now. At first I suffered the expected level of pain. On day 2 the anesthetic had worn off and I began to feel greater pain. I decided the rinse my mouth with salt water, possibly too much. That evening I could feel the blood clot around the socket, and tried my best to not let it come out. But there was no option, out it came. I looked up online and discovered 'dry socket'. For the last 5 days I have been in complete agony. I cant sleep, or even talk properly. I feel as thought somebody has sliced my throat. I have a throbbing pain to my ear and temple / side of face. My tonsils feel as though they have been cut with razor blades, I have honestly never experienced pain like this. I have been taking Paracetamol/Ibuprofen every 4 hours for the last week. I made an emergency appointment with my dentist. She rinsed it out and said she could see a new blood clot was forming. She packed it with some numbing gel, which tasted like aniseed. It temporarily eased the pain slightly, but within a few hours I was back to being in agony. I have tried to bare with this pain in hope that I'd wake up the next day and the pain will have lessened. But unfortunately it is getting worse and worse by the day. I have called my dentist again and visiting them again tomorrow. I am hoping they give me some stronger pain killers at least to cope with this pain. I wouldn't wish this on anybody. :( :( :(

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Sorry to hear about your situation. You will get better, it just takes time. Thank you for sharing your situation and thank you very much for watching!

[@conorosullivan7]

Just to follow this , I have seen been back to my dentist. She removed the stitches and rinsed out the area. She used an anaesthetic needle just so it wasn’t too uncomfortable for me. She confirmed dry socket and an infection. She prescribed me with antibiotics and within 24 hours the pain has massively reduced. I feel so much better. Anybody watching this that feels like their pain will never end, just give it time, it will get better. If it gets too much go back to the dentist. They will always be able to help

[@freshfoodwithnoxy2352]

Hi... thank you for sharing your story It is exactly what I am going through right now, the pain is excruciating and I can't take it anymore. It's exactly a week today since I've got my 4 impacted wisdom teeth removed under anesthetic. Funny enough my left is healing well but my right side is everything you have mentioned. I am going to see my surgeon on Monday and I hope this nightmare comes to an end 😢

[@mkey36]

Are you feeling better?

[@zachmorgan5164]

@@freshfoodwithnoxy2352 how long did it take for you to feel 100%

[@MrTennc]

Many years ago at age 20 I had a lower wisdom tooth extracted in my home town and then went to my summer construction job about 75 miles away. Two days later I had massive pain in my jaw. My co-workers laughed and said "dry socket". It took all my 20 year old bravado to not wimper and cry. Called my dentist and as best I could talk told them what was happening. They said come in right now, and I made that 75 miles in way less than an hour! Dentist put something in the extraction hole and the pain vanished within minutes. I don't recall any other measures, but there may have been some. You may be tough, but a dry socket is tougher.

[@TheEmmasiren]

Thank you for the video! I have a dry socket right now, I got one of my lower wisdom teeth removed and it took over 2 hours just to get it out 😢 That was little over a week ago and I went back 2 times for the dentist trying to scrape the socket and form a new blood clot. I think it's healing now because the pain has not been nearly as bad for a few days as it was before. I had never heard about a dry socket before and wouldn't wish it on anybody! 🤪

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

You're welcome! Sorry to hear about your dry socket experience. Glad to hear that you are starting to feel better. Thank you very much for watching!

[@fannyaliyannisa8890]

Is it healed now? How long it took to heal? I have the same experience. This week my dentist will scrape the dry socket. I'm so nervous just thinking about it.

[@TheEmmasiren]

@@VeryNiceSmileDental it's almost healed now. I had to get it scraped 2 times and I begged for stitches the 3rd visit and that helped a lot! I also got antibiotics and it started to get better within 3-5 days after I got the stitches. The pain did not get worse, it stayed the same for a few days and then it got a little bit better every day so that's how I knew it was finally healing. The stitches came out maybe 1,5 weeks ago and my jaw was very stiff and it hurt to try and open it. Now I'm pretty much back to normal, I have a hole where some food can get stuck and my jawbone hurts sometimes where the tooth used to be. Hope you will heal well and fast, I bet you would get help with the stitches too over the socket! Good luck for your appointment! 🤞

[@lilchrisakamoney]

Having a dry socket isn't pleasant. I had my lower wisdom tooth pulled last week & the pain isn't nice

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

@@lilchrisakamoney Sorry to hear you had a dry socket. Thank you very much for watching!

[@mangobango5418]

I actually got all 4 wisdom teeth removed 5 days ago and have been paranoid about dry socket. From watching this video the only thing I can think of my chances dry socket is the fact I am female and got 2 bottom wisdom removed, everything you listed except those 2 I have not done or haven’t reached yet. The thing that I do keep reminding myself is that I am in no pain and only have a bit of jaw stiffness, my surgical areas are back to pink, I have been following closely to my surgeons instructions, and started using that prescribed mouth wash you mentioned. It’s best if I don’t stress myself about it too much since stress doesn’t help with recovery. I actually really appreciate this video since I feel like I wasn’t getting too much answers on dry socket.🙌

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Thank you for the comment and thank you very much for watching!

[@erasedfromgenepool.4845]

Thank you DR. I have two infected back molars that had to be removed. I was in alot of pain for 2 weeks I actually thought I was gonna go insane literally because it was constant and I was In extreme pain finally saved up enough money for antibiotics and money to have them extracted. Almost instantly the pain was subsiding .. I have nothing but respect for nice dentists like yourself thank you for caring..😘

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Thank you very much for the kind words. I'm glad to hear you are doing better. Thank you very much for watching.

[@bakamajesty811]

Dentist are the best

[@elujinpk]

Dentists are the best? How long did you suffer bro while you had to save, scrape and scrimp while in agony? For overpriced procedures. Dentists are horrible humans who ONLY "care" if you have money and gate keep that section of the health industry not allowing for advancement of any significance. A section that fyi has a lot of health, life and death implications. However do not expect a dentist to care for anyone without money. They know how much it hurts, but will happily send you away if you don't pay. Do not be so dimwitted. Watch their tik Toks to see what they really think of their patients.

[@jewals-healingrose222]

Great video, it is well origanized and presented in an easily accessible way for anyone to understand. I'm currently experiencing dry socket and TMJ... The 5 doctors I've seen all have different opinions (2 ER docs, 2 dentists, ...& 1 chiropractor who actually helped some). They don't seem to believe in proper pain management. I'm only able to take acetaminophen, but it only partially dulls the intense pain. Plus, it wears off too quickly. I spend hours experiencing a living hell after it wears off, watching the time count down until I can take another dose. The dental assistant denied I was even in pain after having the tooth extracted, saying it wasn't possible bc I was numbed. I was telling them something wasn't right, but they ignored me and told me it was time to leave. They couldn't get me out of there fast enough bc it was close to the clinic closing time. My life has become a nightmare. At this point, I'm not sure if I should follow up with a primary care physician or a dentist. 🤷‍♀️

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Sorry to hear about what you are going through, I know it can be very frustrating. It sounds like you have two different issues going on, dry socket and TMJ issues. The dry socket will heal over time. Can you take acetaminophen and ibuprofen? Together they work better than either alone. For your TMJ issues, find a dentist who specializes in TMJ issues. They are called orofacial pain specialists. You can google "tmj specialist near me" to find one.

[@jewals-healingrose222]

@@VeryNiceSmileDental That's my biggest problem, literally every doctor tells me that. Unfortunately, I'm very allergic to ibuprofen. If anything, they give me a muscle relaxer, and I'll sleep away the pain. However, sleeping 24/7 is depressing and not practical, especially as a single parent with kids 24/7/365.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

@@jewals-healingrose222 That's unfortunate that you're allergic to ibuprofen, since that rules out taking aspirin and naproxen sodium as well. Your dentist can prescribe you a narcotic pain killer which doesn't contain ibuprofen, but as a single parent with kids at home you may not want to take it.

[@jewals-healingrose222]

@@VeryNiceSmileDental Doctors are SOOOO afraid of prescribing narcotics now, that's near impossible to find someone who will do that. My ear, jaw, and temple pain was so bad that I went in to an urgent care again. They finally gave in & agreed to prescribing some more muscle relaxers. When I went to pick it up after, I found that they prescribed 6 pills: 3 pills/day for two days. Two days?! 🙄 Lucky for me, my persistence calling around paid off after to find a TMJ/facial pain specialists, and I got an appointment in 4 days. They specialize in head and neck, but I hope they can address both issues. 🤞

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

@@jewals-healingrose222 I know, it's like that here as well. I have to check a patients prescription history in the NYS database before I can prescribe narcotics. The amount you can prescribe varies from state to state. Here in NY we can only prescribe a 7 day supply for acute pain. Good luck with the specialist! Let me know how it turns out.

[@shebelieves9650]

Best video I’ve come across with a clear explanation. Thank you.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Thank you very much for the kind words!

[@ADW-i1h]

😂 I like that he says I’m doomed! That’s exactly how I felt being as that I checked off a few boxes. Lol

[@car_guy]

I recently had my lower wisdom tooth removed, and the root broke in the process, so the extraction took over two 2 hours, including cutting my jawbone... the process hurt as hell as the dentist trying to force the root.... it was obvious the wound got infected. After 2 weeks, I tried a more experienced surgeon, he told me not to worry, that difficulty extractions take long to heal, and it's now a month and am feeling better

[@mariozillagordon7404]

ok this one is relaxing to read...happy to hear all is well

[@NeekoFreeman]

I just had four wisdom tooth extracted. They were all impacted but the bottoms were truly a sight to see. My left wisdom tooth was impacted and growing sideways so I was in A LOT of pain after surgery. Day 6 came around and the pain got worst. I finally went back to the oral surgeon today and out it is dry socket. I am not sure how I got dry socket. I don't smoke and I was on a liquid diet. I am older (32) and on birth control so maybe that plays a role? idk Thankfully, the oral surgeon cleaned the surgery site out and put a paste inside of the socket. The pain is gone now but I feel like it might come back as it starts to heal. We will see. Thank you for the video.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Sorry to hear about your situation, but I hope you are feeling better now. Dry socket is more likely to occur in a lower wisdom tooth extraction site. Thank you very much for watching. Let me know how your healing goes.

[@akshat2417]

How are you now

[@GreenGrow-ck3pg]

Did they use pliers & were yr lips jacked up for a week? I would like to know if anyone else had some back ally fuc*ked up sh!+ happen to them to. Is what I told the "doctor " that yanked mine out. I was going to do this myself. Tools on Amazon were $27.00 however half of my rear top wisdom was cracked thereafter nothing to grab onto. $800 for that. Fracture my face & 3 theet in the process. 4 weeks later my jaw is popping when I chew to much. Some strange clear white material came out mouth 3 days ago. Anyways I would sue them, but they have insurance that blocks them from being so.

[@wasupman2284]

Hello, I am 34 and in the same predicament. Are you in the clear finally and how bad was having dry socket? I'm terrified :(

[@crojo22]

@@wasupman2284it’s bad !

[@kimikato1014]

You seem like a nice doctor thanks for your vids

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

I appreciate that! Thank you very much for watching!

[@colin101981]

Thank you so much doctor. Yes, I have a dry socket, and yes it's very painful. I'm guessing it was because of a difficult extraction - it really didn't want to leave my mouth! Now I know what it is, I can relax (!!) and let time and care heal it. Kind regards from North Wales UK.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

You are very welcome! Thank you very much for watching!

[@babryeashley1699]

I’m glad I now know it’s A dry socket that I have I no worried this is my third day of the extraction

[@jerryespinoza3738]

I just had my lower right tooth extracted, and I must say, it wasn't that painful as ppl make it out to be. Anastasia is your best friend. Hopefully, I won't experience dry socket.

[@bbyng7316]

You have clearly read far too much Spinoza 😮. Furthermore, it was Mozart who fell in love with a girl called Anastasia. You have been on a few journeys,clearly. In the more recent past ppl were given laughing gas. It's 10x better than Mozart's bird. 🎉

[@brianvendt511]

Just had 2 lower teeth extracted.Took 2 hours!Given no advice,or meds for pain.Went 2 days without sleep!So much for Government Oral Care.I am 81,and it really stressed me out.I have 5 more teeth to go,but might let the Crematorium take care of those!!

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Wow, sorry to hear about your situation. Is there another dentist you can see?

[@dorothybrown8859]

Brian, I hope you are better. I had upper molar extracted 3 days ago. I was told to take Ibuprofen even though I am allergic. Fortunately, I have left-over prescription pain meds to take. I have annoying pain and hope it is not dry socket. Time will tell.

[@B-ch6uk]

I went to the dentist yesterday after 6 days of having a tooth removed. The pain was excruciating. He told me I had a deep infection and cleaned out the wound with some of type of medication. He also has me on antibiotics. How long should I expect this horrible pain to last and is it normal to have a foul taste in my mouth? Thank you doctor.

[@Cwest2mi]

Great vid, short but full of information, straight to the point. Thanks!

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@arikpadilla4581]

This made me feel so much better.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Wonderful! Thank you very much for watching!

[@ms_pegzile8580]

Loud and clear thank you so much doc I think I’m going through that process my dentist recommended the gel and tablets for pain

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Thank you very much for watching !

[@tijanioriyomi3826]

Presently in dry socket pain. The extraction process was rough, I went back few days back and the dentist suck and dress the surface, also gave better pain reliever and prescribed salt + warm water. I'm still in pain afterwards

[@sunshineandsunflowers_3699]

I have the worst extraction done this past Friday. What was just supposed to be a simple molar extraction turned into a 2-hour surgical procedure. Partly because my tooth was rooted so deep and the other part was that my doctor was a new dentist and I do feel like she was inexperienced. She had to continuously numb me up and cut my teeth up into like four pieces to dig out the tooth and extract it. After having my mouth open for 2 hours and being in excruciating pain, it took 3 hours for the pharmacy to fill my prescription medication. Here I am 4 days later and I've been in pain ever since the extraction. I decided to call up to the dentist to figure out why my mouth still hurting days later so severely and sure enough I developed dry socket. I do think that maybe I had the gauze pressed up against the whole too long and maybe it dislodged the blood clot. Because I did see a clot when I took the gauze out. But I was trying to stop the bleeding. Either way I developed dry socket and I had to go in today to have the area cleaned with saline and she used some dry socket paste.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Sorry to hear about your horrible experience. The dry socket paste should help with the pain. Thank you very much for watching!

[@erasedfromgenepool.4845]

I had same exact thing happen to me it was so painful I thought I might go crazy.I know that pain I wouldn't wish that on anyone..

[@gilberto518]

Im in the 5%. I'm dealing with a dry socket but fortunately so far no pain. It's my 6th day after tooth extraction and got diagnosticated dry socket. Great video!!

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Thank you! No pain is a good sign. Fingers crossed that it continues. Let me know how it goes over the next few days. Thank you very much for watching!

[@gilberto518]

@@VeryNiceSmileDental I'm sure I'll let you know. Thanks for replying my comments. You give me hope that it won't be that bad.

[@deedoo8057]

same experience : )

[@gilberto518]

Update: Thank good I'm doing well and reading some comments noticed that I didn't have DRY SOCKET or maybe I was lucky that didn't have pain at all. After 4 days of my 2 wisdom teeth extraction I started getting canker sores it was painful and unable to eat or sleep. I went to the dentist and after an X-Ray he said it was definitely DRY SOCKET. He put some dressing in the hole and prescribed stronger pain medication (to tell the truth IT WAS MORE PAINFUL that what I felt the night before). He ask me to come back the next day I came back for another gauze replacement so I did but since I didn't feel no pain and wasn't bleeding I asked him if that was necessary?? (He said no.) It has been 10 days since DRY SOCKET and FORTUNATELY didn't need NO PAIN medication at all.

[@theboyscanswim5619]

Yeah I don’t have any pain, I had my tooth extracted 3 days ago, but it doesn’t look like a blood clot at the site. So I’m wondering if I have a dry socket. What does yours look like? Mine doesn’t look deep really. Idk, I kind of wish I’d left the tooth in there now.

[@sugarcubes7320]

I had a tooth extraction 2 days ago and I still have pain, unfortunately I just found out it's a dry socket and it gets very painful at night I barely get to sleep, tomorrow I am going to the dentist to see what we can do to reduce pain, Thanks for the information!

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

You're welcome! Sorry to hear you may have dry socket.

[@suziecarr1566]

Go to pharmacy and get the white cross tooth pain kit. Clove oil and a tiny cotton ball . Drop of clove oil very carefully into hole on cotton. Live it in there but change daily

[@mariozillagordon7404]

how did it worked out for you??

[@accidentalindigo7916]

Had my wisdom tooth removed today May 24th at 930 am Caribbean time..and i wont lie i am very paranoid about getting a dry socket..the bleeding stopped at 330pm...yeah I love give details for clarity...wish me the best and thanks for the info

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Good luck and let me know how it goes! Thank you very much for watching!

[@xxdjzillaxx5182]

Tomorrow I'm doing a follow up from my surgery last week on Wednesday I don't have too much pain but I do taste a weird taste in the back left, The hole isn't closed all the way and I can't see too far back to see a clot or not but from the outside it looks kind of empty.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

@@xxdjzillaxx5182 Let me know how your follow up visit turns out. Thanks for watching!

[@xxdjzillaxx5182]

@LUVISRAGE3UZI I did not have a dry socket, they said they gave me something called PRP Wich I guess speeds up the healing process he showed me extrays and explained if I didn't get the PRP the holes in the jaw would have been bigger and healing slower

[@emiyounniecorn6039]

I think I may have developed a dry socket but on the first day of having my wisdom tooth pulled. Few hours later doing everything as instructed (also having research done due to prior experience in having teeth pulled.) I took out the gauze that was damp that I left in for the instructed amount of time a blood clot came out... and it wasn’t small. It was the side of my thumb pad. The pain didn’t feel any different except for the fact that eventually the other side of my mouth didn’t hurt and this side still did. There was throbbing pain/pressure and the taste is so awful, I went to the dentist next day he told me that it’s usually rare to have it day 1 and also bc the gum was stitched up but he injected the paste and clove oil just to be safe. The pain stopped for maybe 20 minutes. Im here on day 5 and i still have the gross taste, the pain isn’t like unbearable its just really annoying bc when I try to sleep I just feel the throbbing and it like moves all around. Also the other side looks pale ish but i can barely get a look at it bc my mouth is small but theres no pain. Idk 🤷‍♀️ I just dont wanna deal with this any longer, before my wisdom teeth came out I had a bad gum infection so I havent really been able to actually eat for like a month

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Sorry to hear about what you are going through. Dry socket is painful and very frustrating. It will get better, it just takes time.

[@joanbaczek2575]

Why Clove oil? Clove oil causes tissue necrosis and stops blood flow to tissues

[@elujinpk]

Dentists do not care what pain you feel. Just what money you have. They do not deserve the titles of doctor. That title has a responsibility to people who suffer like you did.

[@jewelkat2369]

Thank you for your videos. I had an emergency tooth extraction about 14 hours ago and all the care and dry socket paranoia are giving me anxiety.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

You're welcome. I hope you heal quickly. Thank you very much for watching.

[@Monstermashmatt6]

I got my first molar pulled 5 days ago. I can see in the hole now before I couldn't, jaw still continues to hurt. Praying I'm not getting dry socket. Took months to get into the dentist in the first place 🤦‍♀️ and thanks your video was super helpful

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

You're welcome! Thank you very much for watching and hope you get better soon!

[@elfbrownie7226]

Same I see half a clot but gaping hole in other half only hurts bad when I rinse with salt water other than that just a mild ache

[@kellyrushing2287]

Was it dry socket? It’s been 3 days since I’ve had mine pulled on first molar and am still aching and huge hole!

[@Monstermashmatt6]

@@kellyrushing2287 yes, I kept lightly rinsing with warm salt water several times a day and it eventually healed up. I kept taking Tylenol and ibuprofen to keep the pain from getting worse.

[@crazy4colors534]

I did everything to make sure I didn’t get a dry socket and I got one anyway after extraction of tooth #30! Oh boy……..I’m in so so so much pain!!!😢 it’s worse then the pain I had before getting tooth pulled. I had a cracked tooth under my crown and doctor said it was difficult to remove tooth because it kept breaking. Bummer. Go back to oral surgeon tomorrow for him to put some medicine inside it. Thanks for this video. Very helpful.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

You're welcome, sorry to hear about your dry socket. Hopefully the oral surgeon visit will help.

[@bbyng7316]

You poor luv. 😮

[@riapas]

I just got one of my molars removed yesterday so I was searching for do's and dont's after tooth extraction until I came across dry socket, then I saw this video. Very helpful! I kind of wondering if the socket gets grayish or yellowish just a day after extraction? I think it's how I see it right now and I'm freaking out a bit cause it looks disgusting lol

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Glad I could help! The gray/yellow color could be normal. Wait to see how it feels over the next several days. Thanks for watching!

[@jtdang92]

Thank goodness because I’m freaking out about the grayish yellowish and trying to scoop it out with a toothpick

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

@@jtdang92 Have your dentist take a look at it just to be sure.

[@riapas]

@@jtdang92 mine's actually normal the yellow/gray color faded after a few days and right now it's healing fine☺

[@riapas]

@@VeryNiceSmileDental Thank you Doc! I followed your advise, waited a few days and the color's gone. The gums went white-ish and then right now it's back to it's normal color☺

[@NokuthulaAbraham]

This was good and well explained video i had my tooth removed its day 5 today i had so much pain on the third day after extraction and im managing the pain with antibiotics cause the doctor did not advice or give some pain medication and now im even afraid to go back because of the bill hope I wil heal in time.thank you doctor

[@chrissychris3952]

Same here its been a week i have a wisdom tooth extraction and have aching pain as of the tooth is still here.

[@melteddarkchocolate000]

I only had one wisdom tooth pulled out and that was the back tooth on my left cheek. Honestly my extraction was pretty smooth. I never had any issues tbh. It's my third day 👀. Pray that I get my shit healed.

[@shanellecarlson9499]

I am right there where u were a month ago and praying my shit heals too😅

[@Telencephelon]

When did the swelling go back. Was it impacted (in the bone)? How long did the removal take?

[@rifatzia8864]

My wisdom tooth been removed last week, i feel bit better but still very precaution while eating food. Sometimes forget and spilt.

[@rachs57]

Sheer agony and it started when I left the dentist's office and didn't let up for 5 days, then at 1am started to ease. I don't smoke, don't use straws, didn't eat anything but tea, cream of wheat. It was UNBELIEVABLE and a week later I'm still in pain...feels like my jaw was hit with a baseball bat. BTW I'm 70 yrs old and female.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Sorry to hear about your situation. Was it a difficult extraction?

[@rachs57]

@@VeryNiceSmileDental Waited 6 months for dental appointment on Medicaid, so tooth was festering & might explain dry socket & pain...codeine didnt help. Thanks for asking🙂

[@leiperfamily7707]

I had it and rushed back to the dentist he used clove leaf and immediately it felt better Clove and clove oil

[@jdczero8016]

Also, best video I've seen on subject, thanks!

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Wow, thanks! and thank you very much for watching!

[@mudassarkazmi455]

Thanks doctor for everything. A wonderful explanation of each and everything with such a kind and humble manner that everyone can easily understand all about the tooth extraction. I am exactly starting the 4th day of extraction of my upper left wisdom tooth which was hardly removed because of its missing edges from all sides, ending in puncturing side walls of me cheeks 😢. My bad luck is that i didn't listen carefully the directions given by my lady dentist especially about "rinising". When i came back home after extraction, blood didn't stop and continue to flow out with sliva and i used to spit more frequently within the 1st hour of my dressing gauze. I removed that gauze and starting rinsing water slowly. After few minutes i noticed it didn't stop bleeding and used more cold water to rinse and ate few scopes of ice cream.. Again, i noticed mouth was tasting like blood, i spited again and fresh blood was innthe sink.. i was afraid of this and again started rinilsing with iced water and put a new gauze at the wound and lied down in bed as i was dead tired. While lying in bed i felt more bleeding and tdied to sat while taking back 2 pillows to support my back.. after 2 hours of continue spitting and tension i removed the gauze and went again to rinse with cold water as blood was not going to stop. Again i rinsed and ate more ice cream slowly for almost an hour repeating both actions..i was feeling exhausted with tension and standing beside the kitchen sink for so long.. there was no pain luckily. Now i was sitting at couch trying to engage myself to get rid of that feelings with mobile in my hand and tv in front of me. After one hour i went to the sink, spitted and noticed Blood😮.. rinsed, again slowly for few more minutes blood was now much lower in quantity with sliva.. i ate again some ice cream and rested for half an hour. Slowly blood was going of at last after 7 hours of my tooth extraction.. i ate boiled rice with cold yougert took katafast anti inflammatory sachet and augmentation 1gm as advised by doctor and went to bed at 11 pm. I woke up early in the morning like 4 am and felt body pain feeling of mild fever which were very bad and painful. I took again white rice with some milk and took sulphadine tab in water n slept. It was 2nd day 1pm when i woke up and again with body ache with mild fever. Medicines helped me a lot and 3 days are gone safely. I heard about from one of my badminton players while playing badminton yesterday😅 searched it on youtube and found the Great video of yours..but i am feeling much better now and 80 hours of my tooth extraction are over. Feeling no pain, fever or body ache any more.. but still curious about dry socket as i have just started the 4th day😢?

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Hi, no pain is a good sign. Fingers crossed that you will heal uneventfully.

[@howlundertebloodmoon]

I had all four wisdom teeth pulled about a week and a half ago. My top two were still slightly in my sinuses, and one on the bottom that had a small cyst sitting on top of it; so that is what hurt the most healing wise. Strange thing is, it looks like 3 of the 4 sockets might have dry socket but they barely hurt all that much. Looks just like the pictures online too, but the only pain I have a small throb so it is super manageable!

[@caleb1179]

That’s what I’m trying to figure out all signs for me point to dry socket but the pain isn’t quite what was described by everyone. Trying to figure out if this disgusting smelling debris coming from my extraction sites are something to be worried about. I clean extensively after every meal to no avail there’s always more nastiness.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Little to no pain is a good sign.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Caleb, have your dentist take a look at your extraction sites to make sure you don't have an infection.

[@caleb1179]

@@VeryNiceSmileDental Is an infection this early possible? I got them removed on the 12th and have been taking my amoxicillin 3 times a day since. Thank you for your diligence and replies, they’re very helpful.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

It's not likely, but better be safe and have it looked at.

[@MxCartney_Lou]

I had my wisdom teeth pulled 5 days ago, and I’m paranoid about getting one…..especially because I had congenital heart disease so I’m super at risk for infection and overall health issues…..I just want to be healed so I don’t have worry anymore

[@wewereads]

it is alwaaaays good to know👌 .. nice content thank you for making it

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Thanks for watching!

[@teodelfuego]

I’ve had dry socket twice. It’s not fun but it’s not the worse thing in the world. Taking clean gauze and soaking it in essential oil of cloves and stuffing it into the socket helped a lot.

[@kuanysh111]

Thanks for the video! I had my lower impacted wisdom tooth removed. I saw a blood clot first two days, and after a dentist visit during lunch and up to the evening when it fell off. I could no longer see it, and I started to get feverish, pain was different than straight after surgery, more bearable, but still could not get stuff done. I was perhaps very likely to get dry socket based on the 37% stat, plus I am over 24, and I vaped since the day of the operation (thinking that it is somehow better than actual smoking). So there we have it. I was not sure what sort of procedure awaits me tomorrow, and now it’s clear, and I am less worried about things ahead.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

You're welcome! Thank you very much for watching!

[@naimuddinansary4741]

I have a dry socket. What can happen to me? I'm nervous right now.

[@HCraig30]

I’m 3 days post molar extraction and got a dry socket. It didn’t hurt but the smell and taste was disgusting. My dental office cleaned it out and put medicated dressing in it. Fingers crossed that will help.

[@afireinhearts1302]

Thanks so much for all the info!! 🥰

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@chandramulchand9458]

I had.a dry socket which.left me with days of pains thanks for d advice

[@rondj1965]

I had 4 impacted wisdom teeth removed at the same time with only gum injection of Novacain and done at the office, when I was 19 years old. I got dry socket and experienced the absolute WORST pain of my life. The doctor left a piece of tooth in my jaw and it got infected. Had to have that and the pus sucked out with a syringe. My face swelled up like a balloon. I'd rather have a finger chopped off with an axe than to have to go through that again. God Almighty that was the worst experience ever.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Wow ! Sorry to hear about your experience. Getting dry socket and an infection is the worst. Thank you very much for watching.

[@zachmorgan5164]

How long did it take to recover 100%

[@marisaledesma4068]

I had one after getting my lower wisdom tooth taken out. My jaw felt like it had a pulse. I went back to the dentist and he packed it with clove gauze. The first couple of times it hurt but it healed pretty quickly if I remember correctly. Once it was packed the pulsating pain went away. I think the clove oil helped numb it too aside from being a natural remedy for infection.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Glad to hear that the dry socket paste helped.

[@Crystalquartz964]

I've had about 4 or 5 dry sockets and the worst pain was from both my lower wisdom teeth being removed. I had the sockets rinsed out and packed with something which smelled like cloves. Also, antibiotics. The pain was immense

[@saurabhdoshi563]

Did it healed now? If yes then how much time it took?

[@DT5913]

That paste was zinc oxide Eugenol paste . It is a wonder paste for theses cases. Relieves the pain almost immediately

[@user-nn8rp7rv2q]

i like your cadence! ty for epxlaining,

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

You're welcome!

[@purpleepicicon]

Ironically I've had all my upper teeth, three of my lower right molars, and all four of my wisdom teeth removed and never had dry socket. Now after having one of the molars on the left side removed because of an abscess, I think I might have it. Was done two days ago. Barely any pain after the extraction. They split it because of how deep the roots were, but otherwise very smooth compared to some the others (some broke off, a couple opened a hole in my sinuses, etc.). It even seemed to have a good blood clot. Now that clot seems to have shrunk and my pain level has skyrocketed. I'm already on antibiotics from a separate infection so getting an infection there is not my biggest concern. Just wondering if it is possible for the pain to subside quickly as the gums seem to be closing over it very quickly. I'll have to call the dentist office tomorrow but won't be able to go in quickly as they are a four hour drive from me (long story as to why I didn't go local).

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Definitely give your dentist a call. Thank you very much for watching!

[@bbyng7316]

I am at a super high risk of getting a dry socket😮. I have everything in his list except smoking. Oral hygene however is your best friend. I used a salt water rinse x3 a day and avoided sugar/carbs completely to help keep oral hygene even higher. I also gargled with xylitol x5 a day. That's been my secret. 😊.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Thank you very much for the tips!

[@jimmynavarro5061]

Coming from someone who’s covered in Tattoo’s, this dry socket pain is by far the worse pain I have ever felt, my whole left side of my head hurts and I can’t sleep. Best tips to treat at home ?

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Dry socket needs time to heal. Take over the counter pain meds in the mean time. If you need a stronger pain medication, speak to your dentist or oral surgeon. Thank you very much for watching.

[@NatalieBushby]

I have used ice cubes in a sock on face and helps numb pain. Literally sit with it on for hours at night. Hideous pain! Off to dentist to get it packed soon which helps.

[@technicianofgod]

Currently treating it myself with CPC mouthwash rinses, ibuprofen, and eugenol soaked cotton plugs. My dentist is on vacation till next week and i dont have the money for Adfent. The extraction was alredy 1k. I just keep praying the pain stops soon :(

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

You will get better, it just takes time. Your dentist should have someone covering for them while they are away. Thank you very much for watching.

[@dragontailz5380]

Great information doctor. I had removed all 4 wisdom teeth yesterday and today the blood clot(red jelly like thing) started to come off my left wisdom teeth. All 4 teeth were erupted and was an easy extraction according to my oral surgeon.Does the blood clot coming off is normal?

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Thank you. It may be normal. Talk to your oral surgeon just to be sure. Thank you very much for watching.

[@vcheezitz6411]

I just got out of the dentist because I got dry socket after my wisdom tooth removal and this video came up. All I can say it DO NOT GET DRY SOCKET , IT IS SUPER PAINFUL!!!!!

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Thank you very much for watching!

[@gontseh7511]

I'm in panic! I had my third molar removed 9 days ago. Everything has been going very well and I haven't been in any pain. However, I just had a big sneeze and 10min later I could taste the dry socket paste that my dentist inserted on the day of my extraction. I looked in the mirror and there's a yellowish thing sticking out of the hole. Could I have dislodged the blood clot? What should I do?

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Hi, your dentist may have placed some collagen into your extraction socket the day of the extraction to help with healing. Give them a call and have them take a look at it. Thank you very much for watching.

[@sharifniyaz7045]

Thanks for the video. I had lower right wisdom teeth extraction on 09/08 and started feeling severe pain from 09/10. The pain increased during night and after cleaning the extraction site with salt water. I took ibuprofen to reduce the pain. I still have the pain on 09/14 and hoping it reduces over time.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Glad you liked the video. Have your dentist take a look at your extraction site to make sure it's not infected. If it is a dry socket, they may be able to place some medication into the socket to make it feel better. Thank you very much for watching.

[@Zanehuff270]

I’m on my 9th day of a bottom tooth extraction rn it didn’t hurt for the first to 7th day but 8-9 I’ve been hittin a vape bery lightly not to much I guess that is the problem tho u still feeling pain?

[@parveen2263]

​@@VeryNiceSmileDentalMy dentist made the area bleed again because i had a dry socket and the area was not healing, is that better than using alveogyl (dry socket paste) ?

[@alfredagustincaminos3300]

Had a dry socket after eating food to early after tooth extraction, but ibuprofen definitely helped me until it got better( about a week later). Was able to go work with it and excersize.(Only simple workouts not heavy lifting)

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Glad to hear you are doing better. Thank you very much for watching.

[@AmanpreetKaur-yz7um]

Hello Alfred.....how did you heal dry socket....can you share please?

[@poojak2233]

Hello, please share how did it heal

[@josephbanker3829]

​@poojak2233 did you have a dry socket? I have one rate now, it's been about 5-6 days. It's BAD.

[@TheGeekazoid]

I'm a 38 year old man wincing in pain from a dry socket... my dentist packed some brown stuff into the socket which tasted like clove oil... its still in there as I type this and I'm on a soft food diet... Horrible pain funny thing is a few months ago I had another lower tooth removed and I was pretty pain free after the extraction felt almost no pain, BUT this time round whooo weee in agony wouldn't want to wish this on anyone...

[@cliffco823]

Had a dry socket after a lower wisdom tooth extraction a few months ago. It happened about 5-6 after the extraction. The pain was AWFUL. The dentist offered to pack it but warned of the pain if doing that. I punked out and decided to ride it out. I couldn't imagine him going in with it hurting like that.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Sorry to hear about your dry socket. Some of the dry socket pastes do make the dry socket feel better. Thank you very much for watching.

[@peytoncaffrey3836]

Hi cliff how long did it take for your dry socket to heal without having it packed I got mine packed yesterday but it fell out and don't fancy going back to the dentist for same thing to happen so thinking of riding it out but just not sure how long it may take

[@cliffco823]

@@peytoncaffrey3836 I took at about 3 days if I remember correctly. I pray you find comfort soon. It know how bad it sucks. I also got some tea tree oil, put some drop on a cotton ball, and held it on the socket. It can get strong, but help take the edge off.

[@peytoncaffrey3836]

@@cliffco823 thank you its awful I'm so hungry but scared of making it worse just want it to hurry up and close up I had 5 teeth out and 3 have a dry socket so it's sucks right now

[@SlimJimGill]

@@cliffco823 you didn’t punk out

[@pheleciabeckford4716]

Best video on this topic am in Soo much pain

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Thank you for the comment and thank you very much for watching. Sorry to hear about your pain. Keep taking the pain medication that your dentist recommends, the dry socket will go away, it just takes time.

[@changestartsnow5116]

You all dry socket is the worst pain. Be careful not to talk a lot and eat hard foods. I just had a tooth extraction on tooth #31. It's day 4 and I was awaken by excruciating pain at 3:00AM. Anyway, I will make a dentist appointment to have it exam and give you an update.

[@chriswest8389]

Hope everything is o.k and your not permanently traumatized. I know I would be 😊

[@ilhamtehraoui8189]

Thank you doctor for this informative video, it helped me a lot, I have a dey socket currently, and it hurts a lot.😢

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Sorry to hear that. It will get better, it just takes time. Thank you very much for watching!

[@angelicaherrera2680]

I got my first wisdom tooth pulled out 3 days ago and the spot is turning white, is that normal?

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Any pain? White could be some food that's stuck in the extraction site, it could also be bone from the socket.

[@angelicaherrera2680]

@@VeryNiceSmileDental yes I have some swelling and pain but it’s like a creamy white fluff look, it’s normal for it to still hurt? If not what should I do to treat it?

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

@@angelicaherrera2680 give your dentist a call tomorrow. The extraction site will still be tender after 3 days, but it should feel better each day.

[@bradleyting4562]

Mine is facing the same thing 3 days into surgery but i heard its our body process of healing now 5 days in no pain what so ever. I think so as long as the pain isnt radiating to the ear or beyond what painkillers can help cope with then its smthing to be of concern of.

[@midnitegirl007]

I had a dry socket and the dentist gave me a prescription for oil of clove it really does help the pain. I have a dry socket right now and I am using manuka honey on gauze and it helps with the pain and seems to be helping to heal it up

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Sounds like you are on the road to recovery.

[@lovingtoteach1742]

I have a dry socket right now too. When the dentist gave the prescription of Clove oil did it help form another clot? Also by you using honey does that help speed up the process. I don’t understand why and how I developed a dry socket when I did everything the dentist told me to do and what not to do.

[@mr.invisible3770]

Just Great, I got a dry socket - it F’N Sucks! It’s affecting my work, sleep and sanity. This is why I hate dentists.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Sorry to hear that, the dry socket will heal, it just takes time.

[@zerorokenseanethe666]

@@VeryNiceSmileDental about how many days? It's annoying

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

@@zerorokenseanethe666 sorry to hear you have a dry socket. It usually takes about 7 days to go away but it depends on your particular situation. Let your dentist know what is happening to you.

[@stringer6435]

worst pain iv ever felt, had a lower dry socket , took 2 weeks for the pain to go down… iv had a few ops in the past but this pain was the worst! clove oil helped, pain killers and rest ..

[@dawonhaskins7134]

I'm bout to smoke 🚬 thru my nose I need a cigarette bad smh wish I never smoke

[@apeshit4416]

your a genius . thank you 😂 Cheers 👃🏼💨

[@apeshit4416]

update: burns like hell .... but does work. 😤

[@Udontnome282]

I have one right now after a tooth extraction at which I felt every part off due to the dentist not being good and I had swelling no treatment not told not to drink through a straw just told don’t smoke or spit. The pain and swelling is only just going down 6 days later told by them if it still hurts in 3 days to call back as there is not much they can do plus no pain relief or anything.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Sorry to hear about your situation. It will get better with time. Thank you very much for watching.

[@dylankruse7749]

This is so much ways to get a dry socket I didn’t notice I thought it was just smoking and sucking on a straw

[@karienger1976]

How much time does it take for the blod clot to fasten? How many days after extraction can i t fall out? 3 days after removal of upper w.tooth, and I felt something weird while drinking tea.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

If you are going to have a problem, it usually happens in the first day or two and the pain starts on day 3. If you have no pain by day 5 you usually don't have to worry about dry socket anymore. Thank you very much for watching and let me know how you feel in a couple of days. Be sure to rinse your mouth after eating.

[@KAELAROBERTSONN]

Dry socket is easily the worst pain I have ever felt. Woke up at 3AM to deafening pain that didn’t stop for about an hour. Took hydrocodone and that just put me to sleep

[@roseannjauregui9391]

Got dry socket even though I followed All their directions. Bought Alvocure, used it & helped a little. Terrible tasting for the little help it gave. I guess I have a lot going against me to have gotten it.

[@megannifranklynschool]

Have a dry socket now and I’m not being dramatic but it’s worse than childbirth it’s excruciating I’m on day 6 and no ease up so far I’m just praying for a miracle x

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Sorry to hear about what you are going through. Hope you feel better soon!

[@asrarcheema6299]

best ever video on concerned topic .. Thank you Doctor 😊 💓

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

So nice of you! Thank you very much for watching!

[@Nickk_714]

i’m getting my 2 upper and bottom premolars removed,any tips on how to not get food stuck in there,or just any tips to avoid dry socket in general?great video btw helped out alot

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Thanks for watching. Tips are all in the video. Let me know how the extractions go for you. Are you getting the teeth removed for orthodontic reasons?

[@Nickk_714]

@@VeryNiceSmileDental yes,due to overcrowding and my jaw not being large enough for all my teeth

[@Farathriel]

Lol, I had a tooth removed over a week ago. It was a botched root canal treatment from my previous dentist. He had messed up the dental crown which resulted in a leaky filling. Long story short, there was a cyst at the bottom of the root and the whole tooth was basically eaten by a severe decay. My current dentist, a great man btw, managed to get things done and extract it, although not without some problems as my teeth have really long and angled roots. I suspect that the blood clot was removed when I spat the gauze out. It got partly stuck on my gum so when I pulled it out, it must've dislodged the clot leaving the jawbone open. Anyway - the pain was rather strong, it was accompanied by a pungent smell of decay. It was an awful, hot and throbbing sensation which got progressively worse with sudden movement or when I talked (which my line of work didn't help since I'm a teacher). Anyway - I got some antibiotics and painkillers so things are gonna be fine.

[@bbyng7316]

😮

[@deaniepops1]

I'm just swilling it with salt water. And pray it stops hurting soon.. been pulled 5 days ago.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Sorry to hear about your situation. Take some over the counter pain medications and call your dentist tomorrow to touch base with them and get some stronger pain meds.

[@purplehaze1464]

Thanks for the info. I had the right wisdom teeth removed about a year or two ago. I quit cigarettes for a whole two weeks and was still nervous about getting dry socket, and fortunately nothing bad happened...Fast forward to now and I got my left side extracted on Friday morning...Idk how long I can hold off on not smoking, but I also don't want to get dry socket...How long until you don't have to worry about getting dry socket? About 1-2 weeks? My sutures just came off yesterday also. I'm going back tomorrow for a checkup so I was gonna wait until then before trying to smoke a cigarette. It's hard..

[@isaacjara97]

“If you are living and breathing you’re more likely of getting a dry socket “ 🤣

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Lol ! Yup! Thank you very much for watching.

[@barspinsallday]

Thank you just got a tooth pulled an I also have gum disease so I hope I don't get one, had one when I got my wisdom teeth pulled

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Thank you for the comment and thank you very much for watching. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

[@kathyara4761]

Thank you doctor. Very well explained🤌

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Glad it was helpful!

[@moonlight_haze]

2:34 you literally read my mind 😭 i thought to myself "im doomed" the second before you said that. i cant afford the dentist but i have a rlly bad cavity that i rlly doubt can be saved so idrk what to do. but ik if i end up going to the dentist, they'll probably extract it. im genuinely rlly anxious about all of this

[@SStephii]

I honestly dont know what I have anymore, its been 2 weeks since I had my wisdomteeth removed and the nerve was squished at the right lower tooth. From first beeing numb and having so much tingling in my right cheek that I couldnt sleep the first 5 days to intense pain that only started after 6pm on the 11th day.... Im happy to see my dentist tomorrow. Im so tired of this discomfort...

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Sorry to hear about your situation. Let me know how your visit goes.

[@SStephii]

@@VeryNiceSmileDental Dentist sadly couldnt do much, the pain comes from the nerve and needs time. She reccomend vitamine supplements which I already am doing on my own. Weirdly enough didnt have much discomfort today, I secretly hope that yesterday was the end of it. Maybe all I needed to do was complain 🤷🤣

[@kalaban6370]

Thnks to ur vedio....my lower wisdom teeth is removed 5days from now 1hr and 30mins before they remove and till now i feel the pain very pain.....my gums have many scars i use mouth wash i hope tomorrow my gums are totally heal......because its really hurt so much pain 😢😢😢

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Hi, sorry to hear about your situation. Let your dentist know what is going on. It sounds like you may have a dry socket. Good luck and let me know how it goes.

[@codeation5862]

I got all 4 out. on the 3rd day of recovery I felt excruciating pain around my bottom right teeth area. It persisted for the next 4 days. The pain only got worse, and I thought it was dry socket. It turns out after flushing out a lot there was a food bit stuck in the hole. Only after a few hours the pain started to subside, then the next day no more pain. It was not dry socket. So if you think you have dry socket but the pain doesnt reach your ear or forehead its most likely food is stuck somewhere there. 2 weeks now into recovery and im almost all healed up. Properly rinse and syringe your holes after you eat!!!

[@lizruiz7300]

I said this once and I’ll say it again, I would rather go through natural labor again than go through getting my teeth pulled. The left side on local anesthetic and I was dying!! I developed lock jaw painful ! Now just a week ago, had the right WT and a right lower molar. I was put under and not as much pain just feeling a lot of soreness. I have a huge bruise on the side of my face and the swelling is finally going down.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Sorry to hear about your experience. Some teeth are more difficult to remove and there is usually more pain and swelling afterwards.

[@SavedwithGrace]

I’m day 3 into post teeth extraction (4 wisdom teeth removed) I don’t know why my bottom tooth is hurting a lot, I have literally follow my doctors instructions 😩 today is Sunday and my dentist office is closed.

[@veronicasuniquetouch1211]

Am experiencing dry socket right now I wish I had seen this video belore all this. Am in so much pain 😭😭😭. My doctor gave me pain killers and antibiotics but am still in pain 😭😭😭😭😭. This is making me so miserable and depress 😭😭😭😭

[@caseymyhro3769]

What if you had a bone graft right after the extraction? I have non-dissolving sutures right now, and everything looks good. My number 15 molar was extracted three days ago due to a severe infection. I'm extremely cautious, following all precautions. There is a white film over the extraction site right now, which I'm guessing is a good thing.

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Hi, if you had a bone graft at the same visit as the extraction you most likely won't get a dry socket since the socket is filled with graft material. The white film you see may be a membrane that was placed to contain the graft material (depending on what your dentist used).

[@ReaLlenaresas]

Does it heal on its own? A bit worried. i have dry socket but it's painless. A bit numbness.

[@tfdo]

much more helpful video.I am curious that does dry socket heals in its own without complications?

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Thank you. Yes dry socket will heal normally over time. It's just very painful and slow to heal. Thank you very much for watching.

[@parveen2263]

My dentist made the area bleed again because i had a dry socket and the area was not healing, is that better than using alveogyl (dry socket paste) ?​@VeryNiceSmileDental

[@kayunderwood225]

When he said an inexperienced dentist I was so scared like why wouls someone inexperienced be trying to pull teeth . That's why people ve so nervous about the dentist

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

I remember the first time I pulled a tooth. The person asked if I had done it before, I said no, you're my first. He almost passed out right then. It must not have been too bad though, he tipped me 5 bucks afterwards.

[@_Lis25]

​@@VeryNiceSmileDentalwell that's one way to give someone an anaesthesia XD

[@For_What]

I'm terrified now. Just got my two wisdom tooth on my right side removed yesterday. I'm absolutely afraid now. I'm not eating anything and really only drinking water

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Just follow the after care instructions and hope for the best. Thank you very much for watching.

[@juanvilas5341]

I had a simple extraction on my jaw (a molar which did not form the last protective layer when i was a kid due to a medication therefore it fell apart and reached the point of being unsalable) and i am doing fine my blood clog is solid. Although I have a raised canine in total I have to remove 5 teeth, one to lower the canine, the unsalable one that I already removed and the rest of the wisdom teeth, the good thing is that I am not in a hurry because none of them are impacted and the canine is just there... The only emergency was the one that I already took out because it kept getting infected constantly and it was so broken to the point that I couldn't put on a crown.

[@raenorsharpe3323]

so I developed dry socket and the pain was so excruciating and nothing relieved it. I have been overdosing on pain meds and I thought that was unhealthy so I went back to see the dentist, she numbed the area and agitated it so a new clot could form and then she packed it with a medicated gauze. the pain has subsided and the extraction site is closing slowly but surely however, o am now 2 to 3 weeks post extraction and I am noticing a hard tender lump developing along my jaw bone that spans the area of the pre molars and the first molar. went back to the dentist and she said she has never seen that in all her years of practicing so she referred me to a colleague of hers who ordered an x-ray. hopefully the x-ray will show the reason for this lump so I can have it solved once and for all. safe to say, this was an awful experience for me and I will try my best to care for the remaining 3 wisdom teeth I have to I never have to do another extraction again. but doc, do you have any idea what that lump might be?

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Sorry to hear about your situation. Where is the lump? Upper jaw or lower jaw? tongue side or cheek side?

[@Nthnthnth]

I just had my lower horizontal wisdom tooth removed a week before. Once it was out, the dentist said the nerve was exposed. I was good in the first 4 days. Then my nightmare started... The pain was so intense that woke me up on day 5 morning. I doubt that if I'm suffering from dry socket as the pain doesn't go and common painkillers like panadol and ibuprofen can't help. The dentist said there was no infection but he was uncertain how was the wound inside. Now trying my best to rinse the socket after meal. Hope the pain goes off within a week... It's a torture that I can't sleep well or eat well while struggling to earn my degree on time...

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Hi, it sounds like you may have a dry socket. Talk to your dentist.

[@eliasmokgonyana9678]

I had my bottom right molar removed. Took about 10minutes and I thought this is easier than I thought. First 2 days after I was ok but jeez little did I know I was gonna suffer like this. Day 7 the pain from dry socket is unbearable..so intense 😢

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

Sorry to hear about your dry socket. It will get better.

[@Pdfnaega]

i also have to remove my left molar removed I am scared + I have eat my other medicines tooo so after removal how will I eat those?

[@Pdfnaega]

@@VeryNiceSmileDental i also have to remove my left molar removed I am scared + I have eat my other medicines tooo so after removal how will I eat those?

[@Mahesh-ve2wn]

I am on 10 ty day of my tooth extraction I had a severe pain for last 8 days and visited my doctor 3times after the surgery I was having pain because of taking water of room temperature I had severe sensitivity I would recommend to use little warm water and do not use tooth paste or any other strong gel for 2weeks it's should be fine after then ....

[@1smae100]

Got mine pulled yesterday at around 1 it's already been 2 days now . There's times I have no choice but to spit . I been struggling with nasal congestion for years . But I do it gently hopefully I'll be good. I actually think my congestion and post nasal drip was caused by my infected wisdom tooth

[@VeryNiceSmileDental]

How are you feeling today?

[@1smae100]

@@VeryNiceSmileDental good no pain thank God But I am getting thick mucus in my throat here and there but it's not as bad as before I feel like I can smell better and breath thru nose better

[@1smae100]

@@VeryNiceSmileDental the day of or after procedure I did feel drainage near ear right where eustachian tube is