I am so afraid of getting dry socket. I got my wisdom teeth pulled today and the!
Question:
I am so afraid of getting dry socket. I got my wisdom teeth pulled today and there are white spots where....?
the teeth got cut out (they were impacted), and when you barely press on the white spots air comes out. Could it be dry socket? I just got them pulled today and I have been doing everything the dentist told me to. I really dont want to get dry socket. :-(
Answers:
You shouldn't be pressing on or playing with anything around your tooth sockets at this point. Dry socket happens when a clot won't form and , if you keep playing with your sockets, your blood won't flow and clot. Everything takes 10 days to heal intraorally so give it some time. Don't pick at it with your fingers or play with the sockets with your tongue, don't drink from a straw or make any type of sucking gestures, don't chew or brush on or near the sockets, don't spit, and keep everything as clean as possible around the area and you should be okay. If you had dry socket, you would know. The pain is excrutiating. If you are uncomfortable with these air sacks, have your dentist check them out asap.