A member asked:
i had my bottom wisdom tooth out a week ago and today i've been bleeding for s few hours with a tea bag over it. could it be i got a dry socket?
2 doctor answers
Dr. Gary Sandler answered
54 years experience Dentistry
Post op eval: Contact and see for an evaluation the dentist who removed your tooth for a post op evaluation. It is the responsibility of that dentist to follow you for a reasonable time to assure the area is healing properly and without complications.
Answered on Jun 18, 2017
Dr. Arnold Malerman answered
53 years experience Orthodontics
Call your Surgeon: Call your treating Dentist or specialist Oral Surgeon, the practitioner that knows your wisdom tooth situation best. He/she is responsible for your post=surgical care. Without seeing you it is difficult to give you a specific answer.
Answered on Jun 19, 2017
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A 39-year-old male asked:
Bleeding after wisdom tooth being remove , for hours, uses the tea bags but still gets bit bleeding?
Dr. Daniel Quon answered
42 years experience Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Try this: Dampen the tea bags in hot tap water, and squeeze most of the water out from the tea bag. Place the hot moist tea bag directly over the extraction si ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Louis Gallia answered
45 years experience Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
NO: Dry socket will be painful. Hole is normal. Should disappear over the next several weeks.
A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Earl Sandroff answered
43 years experience Dentistry
Not to worry...: if you're not having any real pain or a dull ache...no dry socket.
They may have put some packing in the hole that was left. The usual thing is just ... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Mjos answered
44 years experience Dentistry
Not a dry socket: After 3 weeks, it is not a dry socket.
It is still healing and digging debris out is not helping it heal.
You need an irrigating syringe to gently rem ... Read More
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