I just got my tooth pulled, and when I changed the first packing, I saw a clot...will I get a dry socket??
Question: Or will another clot form? I changed the packing 20 minutes after the extraction like they told me to.
Answers: What you saw was probably some thick blood on the gauze, this is normal. The clot develops deep under the tissue and wouldn't be visible to you just now. Continue with your home care instructions avoiding anything hot or hard to chew today and tomorrow adding some gentle warm salt water rinses to cleanse the area without disrupting the forming clot. Take any prescribed medications and over the counter Advil or Motrin as prescribed by your dentist.
if you followed your dentists instructions you should be okay. dont use a straw. i did once and within a few minutes the side and top of my head felt like it was blowing up. it took about a week to get it closed up. i had to go to the dentist every working day for a weekm he put some stuff in it to shrink up the hole, ouch. be real careful for a few days, dont bend your head forward, or lift anything that you have to strain, of course the dentist has told you all that. be careful and every thing will be fine.
As long as you are following directions you shouldn't. It is normal for a clot or blood to be attached to the gauze when you change it. You could just wait longer to change it. I usually just kept them in until I couldn't take it anymore then changed them.
The clot is what your blood cells are supposed to do or you would be a hemopheliac, which are people who have no platelet blood cells that cause them to bleed to death from a simple cut.
Gargle with warm salt water to keep the environment in your mouth bacteria free and take care of yourself.
Hey... the blood is clotting because that's what it has to do to stop bleeding. Getting a dry socket hardly ever happens (thank goodness!!!) You are doing what your told you to do..he probably told you to rinse your mouth out carefully with warm water and a little salt..Do this a few times tonight...you should be fine be tomorrow. Usually advil is good to take for tooth stuff. If it starts to hurt...all your dentist! ♥
It will be okay. Follow all the rules your doctor/dentist gave you for avoiding dry socket and if you have questions call them tomorrow. :) Feel better soon!
Answers: What you saw was probably some thick blood on the gauze, this is normal. The clot develops deep under the tissue and wouldn't be visible to you just now. Continue with your home care instructions avoiding anything hot or hard to chew today and tomorrow adding some gentle warm salt water rinses to cleanse the area without disrupting the forming clot. Take any prescribed medications and over the counter Advil or Motrin as prescribed by your dentist.
if you followed your dentists instructions you should be okay. dont use a straw. i did once and within a few minutes the side and top of my head felt like it was blowing up. it took about a week to get it closed up. i had to go to the dentist every working day for a weekm he put some stuff in it to shrink up the hole, ouch. be real careful for a few days, dont bend your head forward, or lift anything that you have to strain, of course the dentist has told you all that. be careful and every thing will be fine.
As long as you are following directions you shouldn't. It is normal for a clot or blood to be attached to the gauze when you change it. You could just wait longer to change it. I usually just kept them in until I couldn't take it anymore then changed them.
The clot is what your blood cells are supposed to do or you would be a hemopheliac, which are people who have no platelet blood cells that cause them to bleed to death from a simple cut.
Gargle with warm salt water to keep the environment in your mouth bacteria free and take care of yourself.
Hey... the blood is clotting because that's what it has to do to stop bleeding. Getting a dry socket hardly ever happens (thank goodness!!!) You are doing what your told you to do..he probably told you to rinse your mouth out carefully with warm water and a little salt..Do this a few times tonight...you should be fine be tomorrow. Usually advil is good to take for tooth stuff. If it starts to hurt...all your dentist! ♥
It will be okay. Follow all the rules your doctor/dentist gave you for avoiding dry socket and if you have questions call them tomorrow. :) Feel better soon!
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