Wisdom tooth extraction site

[RadEllie]

Hey all! So I’m 28 and Just had all my wisdom teeth extracted on Friday, the 29 of December. Thank God for small favors, I only had three. Two on the top that seemed to pop out quite easily, and one on the bottom that was partially bony impacted. The only one that’s really causing me grief is the bottom one. I had an increase in pain today (Tuesday) which I find odd since I’m 4-5 days out from the surgery. I took a peek in my mouth and it doesn’t look great to me, but it’s not like I look at these all the time so I really have no idea. Does this look normal for 4-5 days post-op?

 

[RadEllie]

Chances are some poor soul googling in the future may stumble upon this. So I went back in to my oral surgeon today, and this indeed is a dry socket. It feels a lot like a toothache, with sensitivity to liquids and air. They flushed it out, packed it with a pellet soaked in clove oil, and at the moment I’m feeling a lot better. Here’s another picture from today. When in doubt, trust your gut and go see your surgeon. Chances are something is indeed off about your recovery.

 

[RadEllie]

After three days flushing out with medicated mouth wash twice daily, looks much better already, though it still hurts something awful. Dry socket is no fun, but it isn't the worst pain I’ve ever had.