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Herndon, VA
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 answers3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Gary Sandler
Dentistry 56 years experience
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.
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Dr. Arnold Malerman
Orthodontics 55 years experience
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.
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Last updated Jun 19, 2017

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