Premolar tooth extraction?!
Question:
Premolar tooth extraction?
How long should it take for a premolar extraction to completely heal ? And is it normal that if you suck on the healing-over gum where the socket is to get a tangy bitter taste ?
Answers:
It will take about a month to feel a lot better, and about 3 months to be completely healed.
Do not suck over the socket as you will interfere with the healing process and you may dislodge a blood clot which is all part of the healing process.
After having an extraction you can have a range of weird tastes - that's normal. It could be the medicine the dentist has put in the keep it clean or sometimes they use disolvable gauze or solvable stitches.
Try not to mess with it! Contact your dentist if you begin to get any toothache in that area - apart from that be patient - it will heal and all weird tastes will go - i promise!