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popsandrox
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Hi all,
A week ago today I had an upper molar removed due to a deep cavity. It was still quite sore up until this morning, so I went to see the dentist and he told me it was infected. So he (supposedly) numbed me up and scraped and irrigated it, before putting in that gross clove-flavoured medicated packing. He said it might fall out after 4 hours or so, but it should be OK by then. I'm terrified about dry socket though, and judging by what I could feel during the procedure this morning, I'm worried that the bone is now exposed, and if the packing falls out, I'll have a dry socket. Is this a risk, or will the hole still be healed over partially, even if he did scrape and irrigate it? He gave me no antibiotics and said there should be no need to come back. Any input will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
A week ago today I had an upper molar removed due to a deep cavity. It was still quite sore up until this morning, so I went to see the dentist and he told me it was infected. So he (supposedly) numbed me up and scraped and irrigated it, before putting in that gross clove-flavoured medicated packing. He said it might fall out after 4 hours or so, but it should be OK by then. I'm terrified about dry socket though, and judging by what I could feel during the procedure this morning, I'm worried that the bone is now exposed, and if the packing falls out, I'll have a dry socket. Is this a risk, or will the hole still be healed over partially, even if he did scrape and irrigate it? He gave me no antibiotics and said there should be no need to come back. Any input will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!