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maso95
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I've never been a fan of dentist, not because of what they do but, more the financial side. Awhile ago, my top right (#1? Single root) wisdom tooth started causing me grief because it was impacted. Not too terrible but caused a bit of pain. I pushed it aside and managed pain that was until about the end of November, I broke the buckle of said tooth. I SHOULD have called and scheduled an appointment the day that happened. I did not (learned a good lesson) the pain progressively for worse and worse and then unbearable. I called an after hours on Sunday night and the scheduled me for Monday morning. That same night the pain got so bad, I went to the hospital. Knowing there wasn't much that could be done, I needed a bandaid. Everytime I was asked, the pain level was a 10. After pain med and amoxicillin, pain was at an 8. Went home took a sleeping pill and went to the dentist the next morning and everything went swell. Minus them not numbing me super well, tooth popped out, didn't break (any more).
Now here's where I get stuck inside my head. The pain I felt was relieved and then replaced by the fear of dry socket. The paper they gave me at the office said wait 72 hours before smoking, which I honored because I was terrified. But the anxiety just seems to be spiraling.. I mean I'm not over doing it, I'm taking care of the site with hot salt baths and even brushing/flossing regularly. It's just I don't understand some of the timelines. Some say 72 hours, some say 1 week, I even saw one that said until completely healed. but then also read that dry socket usually develops 3-5 days after, which just confuses me.
No pain but just the thought of being back in that state is just messing with me. I'm sorry if this is to long winded or ridiculous, I'm just grateful for, if nothing else, a place to vent this. Still, thank you for anyone who takes the time to decipher this jumbled mess.
Now here's where I get stuck inside my head. The pain I felt was relieved and then replaced by the fear of dry socket. The paper they gave me at the office said wait 72 hours before smoking, which I honored because I was terrified. But the anxiety just seems to be spiraling.. I mean I'm not over doing it, I'm taking care of the site with hot salt baths and even brushing/flossing regularly. It's just I don't understand some of the timelines. Some say 72 hours, some say 1 week, I even saw one that said until completely healed. but then also read that dry socket usually develops 3-5 days after, which just confuses me.
No pain but just the thought of being back in that state is just messing with me. I'm sorry if this is to long winded or ridiculous, I'm just grateful for, if nothing else, a place to vent this. Still, thank you for anyone who takes the time to decipher this jumbled mess.
