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Can you get a dry socket 6 days after the surgery?
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It's possible: Dry sockets are essentially like losing the blood clot that is protecting the extraction site. The socket itself is lined with nerves and if exposed, can hurt a lot! if it was a big extraction and no closure was attained with sutures and you created a vacuum in your mouth through possibly smoking or even just spitting, you could have accidentally dislodged that blood clot. Hope you feel better.
Answered 9/10/2013
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Dry Socket: Typically a dry socket becomes painfully evident about 4 days following an extraction of a tooth. The greatest percentage of dry sockets occur in the lower arch. See your dentist who can pack the site with a special dry socket dressing. This, along with an analgesic, should keep you comfortable until the pain subsides and healing is underway. In about two weeks you should be comfortable.
Answered 7/3/2015
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