I had my wisdom teeth pulled on Friday and today I had spit in my mouth and acci!


Question:

I had my wisdom teeth pulled on Friday and today I had spit in my mouth and accidentally spit (read more plz)?

and when I did it felt like I sucked on my extraction sites (if that makes sense). Do you think I dislodged the clot and will cause dry socket?
And how long until I am in the clear of not getting dry socket?


Answers:

Here I am to save the day. LOL!

Here are a couple of sites to check. If you start having pain worse than you have been having so far, go to the E.R. Check out the first web site first so you can follow the information it has leads to.

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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