Post dry socket

[sammi17091]

Those who have experienced dry socket : is it normal to bleed once you have flushed the hole? I just had my dressing removed, and I used the syringe to clean it after eating and had a bit of blood afterwards. The bleeding had stopped, but I want to make sure that it’s still healing properly I’m taking a trip to Alaska for 4 days so my doctor wouldn’t put new dressing in which is quite the bummer

 

[honestdoc]

Bleeding is good. It will form a clot and eventually close the extraction site. It is best not to disturb the clot as developing epithelial tissue will form over the clot and heal the area.