Wisdom teeth surgery, bad taste?

Question:

I had my wisdom teeth taken out about 5 days ago. Now there is a bad taste coming out of some of the holes. I've read about this online, and it says that it may be a dry socket. However, in all of these other descriptions, a lot of pain was mentioned, and I'm having hardly any. The usual small pains from the surgery still being so close is all that I'm getting. What else could this be besides dry socket?

Answers:
"Due to the blood clots that form in the exposed sockets as well as the abundant bacterial flora in the mouth, an offensive smell may be noticeable a short time after surgery. The persistent odour often is accompanied by an equally rancid-tasting fluid seeping from the wounds. These symptoms will diminish over an indefinite amount of time, although one to two weeks is normal. While not a cause for great concern, a post-operative appointment with your surgeon seven to ten days after surgery is highly recommended to make sure that the healing process has no complications and that the wounds are relatively clean. If infection does enter the socket, a plastic syringe (minus the hypodermic needle) full of a mixture of equal parts hydrogen peroxide and water or chlorohexidine gluconate can be gently plunged into the sockets to remove any food or bacteria that may collect in the back of the mouth by a qualified dental professional."

I occasionally get a strange taste in my mouth as well and I'm on Day 5.

well whenever i went back to the dentist they stuck this things in mine. that tasted horrible. did they do that to you?

infection

Wisdom teeth surgery, bad taste?

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