Dry Socket and How to Prevent It

Dr Choi from North Texas Dental Surgery explains what dry socket is and how to avoid it.

[t_money]

I got all 4 removed as a teenager. I was out asleep for the surgery, guaranteed the best way. No pain

[marythompson]

ITS A 20 ON PAIN CHART...I FELL DOWN A SET OF STAIRS IN 2012/BROKE MY IN A BODY CAST FOR 6 MONTHS... MY POINT IS MY DRY SOCKET HURT WAY WORSE.

[Ultranva]

When you mention the avoidance of sucking motion, does that apply to heavy breathing? I was also curious to know what my risks are being that I am not a smoker but at 25 years of age going into the procedure for impacted teeth.

[kittytlee]

Most videos and graphs show a lower molar extraction site, but if the extraction site is on the upper side, then the blood clot will fall off, unless one will not eat or drink for days.

[averyhopkins]

Awesome information, dry socket sounds horrific! Good work doc

[newwavepop]

i dont smoke and i never have so that eases me, but i am just a few months from 50 so i am certainly an adult and now im paranoid. just had it pulled yesterday and it is very difficult to not rinse and brush and floss.
the spot where the tooth was is only mildly sore but man my jaw is tender from being shoved and yanked around.

they pull it then hand me a piece of paper with to read when i get home and send me on my way. the first thing i do when i get home is go to the bathroom to take the gauze out and see if i need to replace it my mouth is full of blood so i rinse the crap out of it and replace the gauze then sit down to read the piece of paper, first thing it says do not rinse your mouth out DOH!!!

[ghoste_girll]

I accidentally used a straw and sorta saw a little black thing fall when i was washing my mouth pray for me y'all 😀

[cedarace]

I wish my dentist would have been more proactive in explaining like this guy did. no smoking and no straws are not a good enough explanation. I ended up with dry socket and I'm so much pain, every 4 hours like clockwork it starts throbbing. taking so much ibuprofen is messing with my ulcer 😭

[la]

NO smoking/vaping. NO straws. Eat a soft liquidy diet following the extraction. Don't disturb the area.

[benharrison]

Can I swallow because I a worried that it will suck out the blood clot

[mr.j]

I got my wisdom teeth taken out for my bottom teeth. My teeth were pointed towards my other teeth and they hard to surgically remove them cutting my gums and all. I’m 23 just for your information.

[dylannewsome]

Mine fell out when I was eating soup. And I tried using gauze to make it clot back up but it didn’t work:(

[mohammedkhan]

Had my tooth removed 3 days ago it was a a hard extraction the dentist could not pull the tooth out he cracked my tooth it broke off at the gum line then he picked at the roots to take them out my gum was a mess i am in so much pain hope it is not Dry socket

[reginacameron]

What if you’re 27 years old? I’m so scared of getting dry socket! 😩

[rebeccahatcher]

I went to the dentist exactly a week after my extractions, so so my follow up exam they ended up getting straight into giving me fillings. I asked is it normal to do fillings this soon, they said as long as you’re able to open you mouth wide. I’m not gonna argue with a professional. So throughout the process it was rough around my extraction sites, lots of suctioning very much near the spots.. I get home and my clot is completely gone, I don’t have much pain.. should I worry about this because it’s been a week?

[heatherrowe]

I’m
Having all 4 taken out under anesthesia July 7. All fairly badly Impacted. One is up in my sinsues. One is on a nerve. Etc. So because I’m 35 I have a higher risk for dry socket ? I’m already totally terrified for this. I’ve starting getting panic attacks. And I’ve got 2 small children to take care of

[gummybear]

my Dad got it and he had horrible pain for 15

[TehGoldd]

If u get dry socket put clove oil in ur irrigation syringe it brought my pain from a 7 to a 2

[VassilasGeorge]

Hope u see this
I am a dentist
Please tell me how is this syringe with this tip is called
I can’t find it anywhere

[peteredwards]

if you have a slow healing troublesome dry socket would a period of water fasting away from food facilitate the healing process sooner?