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What to do if i had 2 of my bottom teeth pulled how do i know if i have a dry socket?
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Not enough info: How long ago were your teeth extracted? A day ? A week? A month? And are you in pain or swollen? A day or two after your extraction, if you have really severe pain and if a bad taste or odor is coming from the extraction site, there is a good chance you have a dry socket. But realistically it needs to be visualized to see what the wound looks like.
Answered 6/3/2013
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Slow healing: It hurts, there is a hole there where bone is exposed and filling it with a sedative dressing makes it feel better. You really can't diagnose it yourself, you need to have a dentist see it. If the pain is not going away or getting worse, get it checked.
Answered 9/14/2014
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