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Have Smell And Have Greenish Colour. Had A Tooth Extracted Earlier. Can It Be A Infection?

I got an extraction 3 days ago on the #15 tooth which was badly decayed and extremely painful. I put a small mirror in my mouth to look at it yesterday and noticed the site looked green and now smells horrible and has what I think is pus coming out. I only received pain meds afterwards, so my question is do you think it could be infected?
Mon, 20 May 2013
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Hi,

Thanks for asking the query,

According to your clinical symptoms i suspect that you have developed a abscess at the site of extraction this could be due to food accumulation, there could be a chance of broken root piece left in the socket, to rule out this i would suggest you to visit the concerned Dentist and get an x-ray done, if present it can be removed surgically followed by proper curettage of the socket.
Take antiseptic mouthwash and lukewarm saline rinses.
Maintain a good oral hygiene.

Hope this helps out.

Regards..
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Have Smell And Have Greenish Colour. Had A Tooth Extracted Earlier. Can It Be A Infection?

Hi, Thanks for asking the query, According to your clinical symptoms i suspect that you have developed a abscess at the site of extraction this could be due to food accumulation, there could be a chance of broken root piece left in the socket, to rule out this i would suggest you to visit the concerned Dentist and get an x-ray done, if present it can be removed surgically followed by proper curettage of the socket. Take antiseptic mouthwash and lukewarm saline rinses. Maintain a good oral hygiene. Hope this helps out. Regards..