Dry socket cure?

Question:

i'm almost positive i have dry socket the pain is horrible and i haven't slept well for a few days because of it, i go back to the oral surgeon tomorrow bc its been a week and hes going to check it but my mouth smells horrible what can i do to make the horrible smell go away and stop the pain until tomorrow

Answers:
Your symptoms sound totally like you have a dry socket...when you see the oral surgeon tomorrow make sure you tell them exactly what you've described here. They can place a medicated dressing inside the socket (looks like a noodle!) to help keep you comfortable until your own tissue lines the bottom of your extraction site. You can't really help the smell at this point (it's the smell of a blood clot breaking down), but taking ibuprofen (Advil) will help the pain.

Can't do anything about the smell. For the pain, you can take x-strenth Motrin, Tylenol 3 (with scrip), or Vicodin (with scrip). You also might try chewing on a wet tea bag. Steep a tea bag as though you're going to make a strong cup of tea, then stick the tea bag over your dry socket and clamp down. It's gross, but it's something. It's the only thing I was allowed when I had my wisdom teeth pulled.

My mom stuffed some cotton balls inside the hole of
the tooth and took a whole lot of pain pills...

Dry socket cure?

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