Tooth Extraction

[deany4]

Hi all,

I had a tooth extracted yesterday. Just wondering, when does the pain usually start to disappear? And also, is this blood clot looking ok? I’m paranoid of a dry socket. Apologies for the below pictures, just wanted some advice.

https://www.dentistry-forums.com/attachments/61871615-c0fc-4271-8758-15905420a355-jpeg.1128/

https://www.dentistry-forums.com/attachments/b59f1234-a72f-4890-a156-ddc927da1fda-jpeg.1129/

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[kate LANKESTER]

looks like clot still there which is good.to avoid dry socket do not rinse too hard round area,avoid smoking too for a while as I had dry socket twice and told my smoking increased chance of this.dry socket is very painful,my pain started getting much worse about 4 - 6 days after extraction,when pain should be lessening,so is a good indicator if any pain doesn't subside after few days.hope this helps

 

[Andrew T]

I am in the same boat. I had a tooth extraction and it's coming up on 72 hours. Didn't have pain after the surgery. Still not feeling any pain. More of just paranoia. My extraction site looks different when I'm looking in a mirror with light. It has a white or yellow film that is spotty over it. I havent done anything that should dislodge the clot. I'm just hoping it is not infected. I woke up this morning with a weird taste in my mouth but I feel that it's the sensation of me biting my tongue.