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Mandy3966
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Hi there,
Currently on day 3 after extraction of two teeth, and all seemed to be going well until this morning (approx. 70hrs after extraction).... Last night when I went to bed both extraction sites (one on either side of mouth) had a blood clot on each of them, but this morning when I checked, the extraction site that is sore and tender, had no blood clot on it! It had vanished!!! I assume it much have fell off in the night or something.... anyhow, is that too soon for a clot to disappear???? I noticed it about 7hrs ago and as a lot of anxious people on here since then have been waiting for terrible pain to kick in to indicate I have a dry socket! I know its mentioned on here that you are usually clear of a dry socket after 72hrs, but on another site I've read, it says they occur usually 3 to 5 days after the extraction! At the moment though, no pain (touch wood), but still quite tender....
I also wanted to mention the white tissue around the extraction site, I know after reading a lot on this site that the white tissue is perfectly normal and shows healing..... however is it normal for the white stuff to almost cover the entire length of the 3 teeth either side of the extraction site? My gum on almost the entire upper right hand side (I had a pre molar removed) looks like your finger does after a plaster has been on it that has gotten wet, that sort of white. Is this normal?
I know I am probably worried over nothing, but would appreciate any advice as have another 4 days before returning to the dentist ...
Many thanks,
Mandy3966
Currently on day 3 after extraction of two teeth, and all seemed to be going well until this morning (approx. 70hrs after extraction).... Last night when I went to bed both extraction sites (one on either side of mouth) had a blood clot on each of them, but this morning when I checked, the extraction site that is sore and tender, had no blood clot on it! It had vanished!!! I assume it much have fell off in the night or something.... anyhow, is that too soon for a clot to disappear???? I noticed it about 7hrs ago and as a lot of anxious people on here since then have been waiting for terrible pain to kick in to indicate I have a dry socket! I know its mentioned on here that you are usually clear of a dry socket after 72hrs, but on another site I've read, it says they occur usually 3 to 5 days after the extraction! At the moment though, no pain (touch wood), but still quite tender....
I also wanted to mention the white tissue around the extraction site, I know after reading a lot on this site that the white tissue is perfectly normal and shows healing..... however is it normal for the white stuff to almost cover the entire length of the 3 teeth either side of the extraction site? My gum on almost the entire upper right hand side (I had a pre molar removed) looks like your finger does after a plaster has been on it that has gotten wet, that sort of white. Is this normal?
I know I am probably worried over nothing, but would appreciate any advice as have another 4 days before returning to the dentist ...
Many thanks,
Mandy3966