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How do i know if my blood clot fell out and i have a dry socket?
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Dental dry socket: You will generally have an increase in pain about three days after the dental extraction. The pain will be profound. The pain may be so severe that even moderate pain pills will not eradicate the pain.
Answered 3/16/2018
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Pain: Dry socket is extremely painful. If you have a dry socket you will know it, call the dentist who extracted the tooth if you have severe pain.
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