Question 1

dr.. says 8 days i'm clear from dry socket in my top left and bottom..why is my jaw still sore after 8-9 days..i get stiches removed today as well.

Accepted Answer

Expectations: Your expectations are a bit different from what your body is telling you. Yes, after 8 days you are clear of dry socket, but you did have surgery... tissue was cut, maybe bone too. Teeth were removed. During healing, the opening and closing of your mouth tugs and pulls at the wound, making it sore. At this stage OTC anti-inflammatory meds should do the trick. Feel better soon.

Question 2

i know the bottoms hurt more than the top but is this a dry socket?

Accepted Answer

Can't tell: Dry socket problems need to be visualized by the surgeon who extracted your teeth and be treated, if necessary. Give them a call.

Question 3

dry socket dressed yesterday morning with desolvable dressing however it seems to be trying to fall out. it's poking out the top. what should i do?

Accepted Answer

Very carefully: cut off the top inch or two of the dressing.

Hope this helps

You may want someone to do this for you a small
manicure scissors (or "baby scissors") is preferable!

Dr Z

Question 4

hi dr. im 38yr. old female..had my top and bottom left wisdoms out 8 days ago. have to go tomorrow to get stiches out of bottom. am i clear from dry socket?

Accepted Answer

Dry socket: A dry socket occurring at 8 days out would be extremely rare. By now, the soft tissue has more than likely away completely healed over the sockets. You should be clear to pretty much do anything. Hope this eases your fears

Question 5

i might have to have my top wisdom tooth out soon and i'm so scared! also, how easy is it to get dry socket?

Accepted Answer

Dry socket unlikely: The occurrence of dry sockets after wisdom tooth extraction is one of the more feared complications. The breakdown of the blood clot that naturally forms after the removal of teeth can lead to an increase in pain. It can happen after any tooth removal, but is most common after the removal of lower wisdom teeth, not uppers. Tobacco is the most important thing to avoid, plus good oral cleaning after.

Question 6

it been four days since all my top were removed and stitched and one of my far back bottom teeth am i safe from a dry socket.

Accepted Answer

Not really: A dry socket can occur several weeks out. I've seen it as an ER doctor.  So, stay vigilant.

Question 7

i had my back top molar removed 8 days ago, ended up with dry socket. 24hrs ago dentist made another clot. unsure if i've lost it again.

Accepted Answer

If unsure: The only way to really know is to go back to your dentist to let him/her take a look and see.   If no pain, you can wait it out a day or two and see what happens, but always better to call your own dentist for advice.

Question 8

i just had my top right wisdom tooth extracted. can i take excedrin for the pain? will it prevent me from clotting? i don't want to get dry socket

Accepted Answer

Blood Clotting: Excedrin contains aspirin which can prevent clotting. That being said, your normal clotting time for an extraction is 7 to 10 minutes, so by the time you read this your medication will not affect the clot. Do not gargle, rinse hard, or disturb the wound and you should be fine. Take Tylenol if you are really concerned.

Question 9

7 days ago all my top teeth pulled with sutures.today the stitches started falling out. i saw a big hole with a white spot in it.is it a dry socket?

Accepted Answer

Post extraction: It is common for sutures to come out after about a week.  This is part of normal healing.  If you had a dry socket you would have intense pain. Since you didnot say anything about pain, it is unlikely that you have a dry socket.  Call the extracting dentist with you questions about healing concerns.

Question 10

had lower 1st molar left side extracted over 6 days ago and have real sore back lower and top jaw on and off no dry socket. when will the achyness go?

Accepted Answer

Soon: Your post give no details regarding how difficult the extraction was, if there was an infection, or what pain meds you are taking. By the tenth day you should be fine. Take OTC pain meds in the interim to help with the discomfort.

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Dr.. says 8 days i'm clear from dry socket in my top left and bottom..why is my jaw still sore after 8-9 days..i get stiches removed today as well.

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I know the bottoms hurt more than the top but is this a dry socket?

A member asked:

Dry socket dressed yesterday morning with desolvable dressing however it seems to be trying to fall out. it's poking out the top. what should i do?

A member asked:

Hi dr. im 38yr. old female..had my top and bottom left wisdoms out 8 days ago. have to go tomorrow to get stiches out of bottom. am i clear from dry socket?

A member asked:

I might have to have my top wisdom tooth out soon and i'm so scared! also, how easy is it to get dry socket?

A member asked:

It been four days since all my top were removed and stitched and one of my far back bottom teeth am i safe from a dry socket.

A member asked:

I had my back top molar removed 8 days ago, ended up with dry socket. 24hrs ago dentist made another clot. unsure if i've lost it again.

A member asked:

I just had my top right wisdom tooth extracted. can i take excedrin for the pain? will it prevent me from clotting? i don't want to get dry socket

A member asked:

7 days ago all my top teeth pulled with sutures.today the stitches started falling out. i saw a big hole with a white spot in it.is it a dry socket?

A member asked:

Had lower 1st molar left side extracted over 6 days ago and have real sore back lower and top jaw on and off no dry socket. when will the achyness go?

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