“What happens if food gets in your wisdom tooth hole?”
I am a 27 year old male. I want to know what happens if food gets in your wisdom tooth hole? Do you brush it out?
7 Answers
Yes you can rinse and brush it out, but that is not the ultimate solution for the problem. You need to see a dentist immedately before the tooth start hurting. you dentist might recommend filling or extracion of the tooth.
Keep it clean any way you can.
Gently rinse with salt water, gently is key. Rinsing to vigorously may rinse out the clot and result in a dry socket.
You clean it out, usually with an irrigating syringe given to you by your surgeon.
Generally, food that gets caught in a wisdom tooth hole will work itself out on its own. It is usually not a problem unless it starts to cause you pain or if it happens right after the treatment within the first few days. You can go to your dentist an have the extraction site professionally irrigated if that happens.
Yes, brush it out.
Hello,
If food gets into the hole from where your wisdom tooth was it is not usually a big deal. It is best to squirt some water back there to try and flush it out. Do not pick at it as this could cause dry socket. The food will usually come out rather easily. Hope this helps.
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
If food gets into the hole from where your wisdom tooth was it is not usually a big deal. It is best to squirt some water back there to try and flush it out. Do not pick at it as this could cause dry socket. The food will usually come out rather easily. Hope this helps.
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
