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Anonymous
I got my wisdom teeth out a about a week ago. I've been keeping good care of them (I thought), but now the socket on the bottom left is hurting a lot more. It looks all white and pale.

Please tell me I don't have a dry socket.
>> Anonymous
Does it hurt when you get them out
>> Anonymous
It could be but it's difficult to say just from pain and a pale color. But those can be some of the symptoms.
>> Anonymous
As with any extraction of a tooth, some pain is to be expected, as the gums surrounding the former location will be damaged to a certain degree. This is especially so in extractions of impacted wisdom teeth, which may not have properly erupted; in these cases, the gums are cut open to allow access to the tooth, then sutured shut.

However, a dry socket typically presents as a sharp and sudden increase in pain commencing 2–5 days following the extraction of a mandibular molar, most commonly the third molar. It can also be accompanied by a foul taste or smell.[1][2]

The pain, which often radiates up and down the head and neck, can be extremely unpleasant for the patient. It will often cause pain in the ears as well. A dry socket is not an infection, and is not directly associated with swelling because it occurs entirely within bone — it is a phenomenon of inflammation within the bony lining of an empty tooth socket. Because dry socket is not an infection, the use of antibiotics has no effect on its rate of occurrence.
>> Anonymous
Well, it should look pink, but the pain part is pretty normal. Dry socket just sorta happens sometimes; it's not so bad. If you're really worried, call up the doc and complain.
>> Anonymous
Why would you remove those teeth? Does everyone have to remove them eventually?
>> Anonymous
>>262898
No but quite often they do cause discomfort or other dental problems. My dad never had his out.
>> Anonymous
>>262848
no
>> Anonymous
>>262883
atleast say its from wikipedia, faggot.