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A member asked:
Is it a painful procedure when the dentist has to insert the dry socket paste into the affected area?
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Not the paste: The drilling may hurt if not properly anesthesized but the paste won't.
Answered 1/7/2018
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Not really: The area is already a bit sore, so it will be a little uncomfortable. There will be more pain without the paste, so pick the lesser of the two.
Answered 8/3/2018
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Less painful, than..: The treatment of a dry socket is not painless, but it is more tolerable than the pain of the dry socket and relief is almost immediate as it helps to rekindle the healing process!
Answered 8/3/2018
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SO I WENT TO THE DENTIST TO GET MY TOOTH EXTRACTED BUT NOW I SEE A SMALL WHITE PARTICLE IN THE CENTER OF THE SOCKET AND ITS PAINFUL IF ANY FOOD OR DRINKS I CONSUME TOUCHES IT PLEASE HELP ME?
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My dentist put a packet in my mouth when I went to him for dry socket this morning. Is the packet supposed to come out? If so, how?
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I have been to the dentist and she was going to start an root canal procedure but as soon as she inserted the injection the pain was too intense so she had to stop. What should I do?
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