Is there a home remedy for a dry socket that won heal where I had a tooth pulled?
I have had dry socket now for almost 2 months and the pain in excruciating. I was put on anitiobitiotics and the pain subsided for two weeks, now it is back again. I don’t know what to do as it is so painful. I live in the UK and the dentists here are unhelpful as to what kind of time period I can look forward to for this horrible thing to heal…..
i am working in slovakia and had to have my tooth out 7 days ago.molar 7 they call it next to the wisdom.i have been in mega pain and have had to go to school everyday and deal with lots of screaming kids trying to teach them to speak better english.i can hardly speak myself.i don’t know how long this is gonna last and i have been taking dalacin c antibiotics and i think far too many ibuprofenum 400mgs.i’m not sure how good this clove oil is but i have been cleaning the never ending hole where my tooth used to be with salt water and i have tried removing the food with tweasers, but unless i can find a fishing rod small enough to fit in my mouth i will always be unable to goto the bottom as i have nothing short of the grand canyon in my mouth.i think that someone should set up a dry socket charity and maybe we could get some reward for all this pain.I know this sounds sick but thanks for making me realise that i am not alone and i don’t know if it was posted on this site or not but i re
I now have dry socket. Perfect timing: i just started a new job and moved to a new apartment, and my job is teaching, in which talking is a must. I have tried all kinds of meds. I have even had to go to the ER twice, and have them give me an emergency IV analgesic. They then prescribed me with a pill analgesic. I’ve been popping them like candy. A five day prescription is lasting only two days…and i’m trying to hustle my way to get more…I feel like I’m going to OD on them things. I agree with everyone who says that this is the WORSE pain I’ve ever experienced in my life: worse than female cramps (and I get them bad), worse than my ankle sprain and broken bone, worse than slamming my fingers on the car door…JUST PLAIN HORRIBLE. I wouldn’t wish this pain on my worse enemy. And the worse part is that it doesn’t go away…and those who’ve said that dry sockets last months or weeks are really scaring me! I hope not, or shoot me now! The bad news for me is that I REALLY REALLY WANT TO
I came on here last week in desperation when I was in agony with an infected dry socket, and was alarmed to find there were people complaining of up to a fortnight’s pain, but no-one saying when it would end! So for anyone who’s suffering at the moment, here is a little encouragement. I went to the dentist a couple of times in the first week, which was a good thing to do, except that if you have children or anything else to do that gets very impractical. So, having got some antibiotics, I spent several days taking lots of painkillers (too scared to try any home remedies in case I did something stupid!) and a week and a half after the original operation it started to get better. Just over two weeks now, and everything’s finally healing properly! So don’t worry, it’s horrible at the time but with a little help from your dentist, it won’t last too long!
