“What can I do for a dry socket?”
Female | 28 years old
8 Answers
Sorry to hear about your dry socket!
Dry socket or alveolar osteitis is the loss of the blood clot after a tooth extraction. Depending on when this happens it can be very painful. The blood clot is there to protect the empty tooth socket during the healing process, so if it is lost then there is exposed socket and bone until the gums (gingiva) heals over it.
Since the blood clot is lost, the only thing that can be done is to keep there area clean to help promote healing. If the discomfort is bad, then you can go to the dentist that extracted the tooth and have him/her pack the area with dry socket paste. This gets rid of the pain, but it tastes awful. Hope this helps.
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD