Symptoms of dry socket of wisdom teeth

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Dry socket is a kind of local oral infection. It is a bone wound infection caused by oral bacteria after tooth extraction (especially after the extraction of mandibular complex molars), which can cause severe pain. The incidence of dry socket is between 5% and 30% after mandibular third molar extraction. Patients prone to dry socket include: women taking oral contraceptives, people over 24 years old, smokers, patients with poor oral hygiene and patients with mandibular impacted wisdom tooth extraction. Symptoms of dry socket of wisdom teeth? Let's talk about it

Symptoms of dry socket of wisdom teeth

Severe pain began to appear 2-3 days after tooth extraction, and the pain would spread to the ear, temporal, mandible or top of the head.

Sometimes there will be putrid odor and purulent secretion in the mouth. There will be no obvious swelling of the mandible and face, and the opening of the mouth will not be restricted. Swollen, painful lymph nodes can be felt under the chin.

The reactive pain appeared on the same day after the operation. The pain was generally not serious and gradually alleviated. It basically disappeared within 3-5 days. The blood clot of tooth extraction wound was basically normal. Dry socket is a kind of severe pain that occurs again 2-5 days after tooth extraction, which lasts for a long time.

matters needing attention

Avoid tiredness, quit smoking and limit alcohol. Smoking is a risk factor for dry socket; Drinking can stimulate the wound, leading to slow healing. Before tooth extraction, the whole mouth scaling, brushing and gargling were performed to clean the mouth; Do not brush or gargle within 24 hours after tooth extraction; Don't suck the wound of tooth extraction. Swallow the bloody saliva gently.