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SuperScared14
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I had a rotten molar that was heavily decayed and the wisdom tooth above it extracted yesterday. It is 24 hours later, and I woke up this morning with a bunch of blood in my mouth. the oral surgeons secretary said this was normal... so okay.
What's bothering me now is today, i started the gentle salt water rinsing. Now, I have a strange salty taste coming from the extraction site and if i pull my check back and put my hand over my mouth and nose, it smells kinda funny. I don't know if this is normal for day one for it to smell a bit and to taste salty considering i've started the salt water rinsing. I am hoping the smell is just the fact that I had major oral surgery (one rotten molar and a wisdom tooth above). This was on the top half of my mouth, in the back on the right.
However, I know dry socket is a posibility.. It is my worse fear, epecially in this situation. I had an Infection that was draining through the tooth prior to the extractions, but I was told by my dentist that if i had the tooth pulled, theren'd be no more infection. I am on the antibiotic keflex, it's my second course because it didn't stop the infection the first time round.
I am really scared and hoping for a simple answer to this. This oral surgeon is only in town two days out of the month, and with the weekend coming up, i'd have no way to get a dry socket packed. the hospital doctors here don't do dental things. Sometimes my saliva has a brown tint today but i assumed that's old dead blood draining, but i don't know
I have anxiety and OCD... can anyone offer me any assurance? Perhaps from prior experience? The last thing I want is a dry socket. not on the weekend, because there's no way to have it treated. I've heard that the hospital uses on call dentists... but they're not on call during the weekend. i'm not sure.
Am I going to be okay? Is what i'm experiencing normal?
Much Love,
- Tom
What's bothering me now is today, i started the gentle salt water rinsing. Now, I have a strange salty taste coming from the extraction site and if i pull my check back and put my hand over my mouth and nose, it smells kinda funny. I don't know if this is normal for day one for it to smell a bit and to taste salty considering i've started the salt water rinsing. I am hoping the smell is just the fact that I had major oral surgery (one rotten molar and a wisdom tooth above). This was on the top half of my mouth, in the back on the right.
However, I know dry socket is a posibility.. It is my worse fear, epecially in this situation. I had an Infection that was draining through the tooth prior to the extractions, but I was told by my dentist that if i had the tooth pulled, theren'd be no more infection. I am on the antibiotic keflex, it's my second course because it didn't stop the infection the first time round.
I am really scared and hoping for a simple answer to this. This oral surgeon is only in town two days out of the month, and with the weekend coming up, i'd have no way to get a dry socket packed. the hospital doctors here don't do dental things. Sometimes my saliva has a brown tint today but i assumed that's old dead blood draining, but i don't know
I have anxiety and OCD... can anyone offer me any assurance? Perhaps from prior experience? The last thing I want is a dry socket. not on the weekend, because there's no way to have it treated. I've heard that the hospital uses on call dentists... but they're not on call during the weekend. i'm not sure.
Am I going to be okay? Is what i'm experiencing normal?
Much Love,
- Tom