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having teeth pulled: what is a dry socket?
Im having four teeth pulled tommorow and im really nervous. I have some questions and i was really hoping that someone could help me. What do they do to you before they pull them? Does it hurt? How long does it bleed? What is a dry socket? How long does it take to close the gaps? Any info would help. Thanks :-)
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I recenntly had 2 teeth pulled. If your dentist is good *like mine) he will try to make it so your pain is as little as possible. He will give you injections to numb it ( and if you have no absess they work well). He should give you a presciption for pain medicine for later. The gap does not fill back in; however your dentist can putreplacements (artificial teeth) in there. Dry socket is when the hole does not close completely, leaving the bone and the nerve exposed. There is medication that your dentist can give for it,but it stops the healing. You should be given instructions on how to avoid this. Good luck. It really is no big deal.
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I had a couple teeth pulled a few years ago. Because my mouth is so sensitive, I had them put me to sleep to get mine pulled.
They'll give you a shot to numb your teeth, my friend said that it's totally painless.
How much it bleeds really depends on how attentive you are to it. If your taking good care of it, it could stop bleeding the first day. However, if your tongueing it or messing around with it, the bleeding could start up again. If that happens, they give you plenty of gauze to put in your mouth. It's a little uncomfortable at first, but you get used to it.
I'm not sure how I would describe dry socket..I remember it's painful. You won't necessarily get it though, so don't worry. Just make sure to rinse your mouth and change your gauze regularly.
I don't know what you mean by "close the gaps"..
If your talking about healing it doesn't take too long for your mouth to heal.
A week or two of liquids only and you should be just fine.
I hope I helped.
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