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Suggest Treatment For Excess Salivation From Tooth Socket Post Extraction

i got my right lower molar tooth extracted last week and developed a dry socket. My dentist now treat with dry socket paste and got pain relief. But I got excessive salivation and cannot sleep at night. I dare not rinse with warm salt water or betadine mouthwash very often because I m afraid that the dressing would dislodge and get excruciating pain again. I tried to swallow the saliva, but it make some pressure on dressing site. Any advice? and any advice to increase healing process for dry socket? Thank you very much
Fri, 28 Aug 2015
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain excessive salivation can be experienced by an individual due to two causes:

1.Due to over production of saliva..
2. Due to decreased clearance or swallowing..

In your case it odes not seems that the salivation has not increased but it is due to reduced swallowing due to the fear that the pressure imposed on the extraction site where the dressing is placed will dislodge the dressing..

You need not to worry as swallowing the saliva will not cause the dislodgement of the dressing and you can easily swallow the saliva and gradually you will feel that the problem of excessive salivation is reduced by itself..

If at all the salivation is increased it can be due to the medicament placed in the dressing and when some amount of the medicine touches the tongue of the inner cheeks there can be increased salivation..

For faster healing of dry socket the dressing should be changed every alternate day and take antibiotics like Amoxicillin to prevent infection and painkillers like Ibuprofen to prevent pain..

You will be fine soon..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards..
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..
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Suggest Treatment For Excess Salivation From Tooth Socket Post Extraction

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.. As per your complain excessive salivation can be experienced by an individual due to two causes: 1.Due to over production of saliva.. 2. Due to decreased clearance or swallowing.. In your case it odes not seems that the salivation has not increased but it is due to reduced swallowing due to the fear that the pressure imposed on the extraction site where the dressing is placed will dislodge the dressing.. You need not to worry as swallowing the saliva will not cause the dislodgement of the dressing and you can easily swallow the saliva and gradually you will feel that the problem of excessive salivation is reduced by itself.. If at all the salivation is increased it can be due to the medicament placed in the dressing and when some amount of the medicine touches the tongue of the inner cheeks there can be increased salivation.. For faster healing of dry socket the dressing should be changed every alternate day and take antibiotics like Amoxicillin to prevent infection and painkillers like Ibuprofen to prevent pain.. You will be fine soon.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards.. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..