Wisdom Teeth Dry Socket

Wisdom teeth are located at the end of teeth curves and called third morals, since they positioned after the second morals inside the mouth of humans. Humans have four wisdom teeth, in which two reside in the upper curve of teeth and two reside in the lower curve. They do not have any important role and these grow in mouth after the late 20's of age. They cause problems in mouth rather than any benefit. Therefore, dentists

suggest eliminating them. In most cases of wisdom teeth extraction, the blood fills in the socket, made by extraction of wisdom teeth, gums grow over the vacant socket and solid blood is exchanged by bone; but in some cases, it does not happen and the situation is called wisdom teeth dry socket.

Wisdom Teeth Dry Socket

When blood will not fill the socket, gums will not develop over the socket and these sockets would remain open, they will produce pain. This condition may also cause bad breathe and bad taste. This pain also affects ears and swelling in lymph nodes. This problem may start within 3 to 5 days after surgery and continue until one or two weeks. Wisdom teeth dry socket is called dry because the socket made by extraction of wisdom tooth remains dry.

Wisdom Teeth Dry Socket

Causes of dry socket made by surgery of wisdom tooth, they are complex surgeries, bleeding, and displacement of blood clot. If patient smokes, drinks beverages or alcohol, eats hard foods or forcibly splits something during the precaution period, it can also result in dry socket condition. For preventing this problem, patients should follow the precautions given by dentist and regularly meet with dentist for checkup so that problem cannot increase. Patients should follow the guidelines of oral surgery, since anything, which makes replacement of blood clot can prevent the gum to grow in vacant slot.

There are many treatments for wisdom teeth dry socket. Dentists suggest that dry sockets should be treated with nutrition and the pain due to them should be eased with painkillers. Some dentists place the painkillers in the socket during surgery, but this can also be a reason of this problem. This process is used very rarely. In some cases, narcotic medicines are required for relief from pain.

After surgery, if there is any pain in jaws or socket, then immediately contact the dentist for prescription. Pain in this trouble is not permanent and last forever after a certain period. Dentist generally prescribes painkillers in this situation. The surgery should be completed under the guidance of an experienced surgeon, since it is a complicated surgery and any minimal fault may result in huge trouble.

Therefore, this is not a very common problem, only severe cases are here regarding to this problem. Mostly surgeries for wisdom teeth have operated successfully without any trouble but, awareness of precautions by the dentist during the prescribed period is necessary since it may cause the problem to increase. At last, it is suggestible to get treatment of your problem under guidance specialist doctors.

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