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What Causes White Colored Discharge From Mouth Post Molar Tooth Extraction?

Thursday at 11 I got a moler extracted on the top left of my mouth. Today Saturday at about 7:00 I rinse my mouth after I had aten with salt water and the whitish colored clot start to come down even though I was gentle. Is this normal ? I m scared to death of dry socket?? What happens if the whitish colored clot comes out tonight?
Thu, 9 Apr 2015
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I CAN UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN..
AS PER YOUR COMPLAIN IT SEEMS THAT THE WHITE COLOURED CLOT WHICH CAME OUT COULD BE IN REAL A DISLODGED CLOT. MOSTLY THIS HAPPENS IN THE INITIAL TIME THAT IS WITHIN A FEW HOURS AFTER EXTRACTION IF PROPER POST EXTRACTION INSTRUCTIONS ARE NOT FOLLOWED.
YOU ARE RIGHT THAT DISLODGEMENT OF CLOT CAN LEAD TO A PAINFUL CONDITION CALLED "DRY SOCKET" IN WHICH THE EXTRACTION SOCKET DOESEN'T HEALS WITH RAW AND INFLAMED SOCKET WALLS,PAIN AND FOUL SMELL FROM THAT AREA.
BUT GETTING SCARED OF DEATH FROM DRY SOCKET IS A BAD THOUGHT. IT DOESN'T MOSTLY HAPPEN AS DRY SOCKET IS NOT A VERY RARE OR FATAL CONDITION AND CAN BE TREATED WELL BY A DENTAL SURGEON.
I WILL SUGGEST YOU TO ONCE VISIT YOUR DENTIST TO GET EVALUATED FOR THE EXTRACTION SOCKET TO CHECK WHETHER CLOT IS DISLODGED OR NOT.
IF BY CHANCE IT IS DISLODGED ALSO THE DENTIST WILL PLACE A ZINC OXIDE EUGENOL DRESSING IN THE EXTRACTION SOCKET WHICH HAS TO BE CHANGED DAILY AND GRADUALLY YOUR SOCKET WILL HEAL.
SO DON'T YOU WORRY. SEE YOUR DENTIST ONCE.
HOPE YOUR QUERY IS SOLVED.
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What Causes White Colored Discharge From Mouth Post Molar Tooth Extraction?

I CAN UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN.. AS PER YOUR COMPLAIN IT SEEMS THAT THE WHITE COLOURED CLOT WHICH CAME OUT COULD BE IN REAL A DISLODGED CLOT. MOSTLY THIS HAPPENS IN THE INITIAL TIME THAT IS WITHIN A FEW HOURS AFTER EXTRACTION IF PROPER POST EXTRACTION INSTRUCTIONS ARE NOT FOLLOWED. YOU ARE RIGHT THAT DISLODGEMENT OF CLOT CAN LEAD TO A PAINFUL CONDITION CALLED DRY SOCKET IN WHICH THE EXTRACTION SOCKET DOESEN T HEALS WITH RAW AND INFLAMED SOCKET WALLS,PAIN AND FOUL SMELL FROM THAT AREA. BUT GETTING SCARED OF DEATH FROM DRY SOCKET IS A BAD THOUGHT. IT DOESN T MOSTLY HAPPEN AS DRY SOCKET IS NOT A VERY RARE OR FATAL CONDITION AND CAN BE TREATED WELL BY A DENTAL SURGEON. I WILL SUGGEST YOU TO ONCE VISIT YOUR DENTIST TO GET EVALUATED FOR THE EXTRACTION SOCKET TO CHECK WHETHER CLOT IS DISLODGED OR NOT. IF BY CHANCE IT IS DISLODGED ALSO THE DENTIST WILL PLACE A ZINC OXIDE EUGENOL DRESSING IN THE EXTRACTION SOCKET WHICH HAS TO BE CHANGED DAILY AND GRADUALLY YOUR SOCKET WILL HEAL. SO DON T YOU WORRY. SEE YOUR DENTIST ONCE. HOPE YOUR QUERY IS SOLVED.