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Am I At A Risk Of Dry Socket With Blood Clot After Tooth Extraction?
Hi there.
I had a molar (2n if I'm not mistaken) extraction (had a bad carie and big abcess but was already going under antibiotic and antiinflammatory treatment for nearly a week before having the teeth extracted) saturday morning, therefore, gonna be 5 days tomorrow morning and I've been a bit paranoid about dry socket risk...a blood clot was formed immediately after having my tooth extracted and it stayed there for about 2 days, then this white substance started forming on the socket...parts of it are covered with it and the rest of the socket, from what I can tell, has kinda dried blood, like a clot, inside...the color is dark red inside. There's no bleeding at all, no pain at all (I didn't even feel pain after the extraction...none whatsoever fortunately) and I feel pretty much normal...been rinsing with slighty warm water with salt and the dentists told me to apply Clorohexidine LACER gel on the socket.
Since the clot fell off, am I at risk of dry socket?
I'm also a smoker and haven't smoked anything in week and a half, since the abcess began developing. When can I smoke?
I had a molar (2n if I'm not mistaken) extraction (had a bad carie and big abcess but was already going under antibiotic and antiinflammatory treatment for nearly a week before having the teeth extracted) saturday morning, therefore, gonna be 5 days tomorrow morning and I've been a bit paranoid about dry socket risk...a blood clot was formed immediately after having my tooth extracted and it stayed there for about 2 days, then this white substance started forming on the socket...parts of it are covered with it and the rest of the socket, from what I can tell, has kinda dried blood, like a clot, inside...the color is dark red inside. There's no bleeding at all, no pain at all (I didn't even feel pain after the extraction...none whatsoever fortunately) and I feel pretty much normal...been rinsing with slighty warm water with salt and the dentists told me to apply Clorohexidine LACER gel on the socket.
Since the clot fell off, am I at risk of dry socket?
I'm also a smoker and haven't smoked anything in week and a half, since the abcess began developing. When can I smoke?
Tue, 11 Feb 2014
Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
If the second molar is extracted you need to replace it with an artificial tooth.
If it is third molar no replacement is necessary.
Smoking is bad habit, better you do not smoke.
If you feel it is difficult quit smoking you can smoke once the wound is healed completely.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
If the second molar is extracted you need to replace it with an artificial tooth.
If it is third molar no replacement is necessary.
Smoking is bad habit, better you do not smoke.
If you feel it is difficult quit smoking you can smoke once the wound is healed completely.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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