Is this dry socket? Day 6
Hello all, I got my lower right wisdom tooth extracted last Thursday, the pain had gotten worse on day 2 but then quickly got better (I tend to have a very high pain tolerance) and on day 4 my stitches seemed to come loose and the socket had "opened" again.
At the bottom of the socket beneath where the stitched flap had covered I can see white but I'm not in very much pain (Throbbing, inconsistent and like 2/3 out of 10), there's minor swelling around my cheek and jaw but I'm worried sick that what I'm seeing at the bottom of my socket is exposed bone and I'm not sure if I should be very worried about this or not.
I have a followup planned but am not sure what to do until then if it is dry socket.
Also, I'm not sure how quickly I would be feeling pain after the clot came out if it IS dry socket-- I've been bracing myself to wake up in agony but it hasn't happened yet.
Does dry socket hurt immediately once the clot falls out, or does the pain develop over time?
Thanks for your time, and assuming you're on this sub for a similar reason, best of luck in your recovery!
I've been rinsing my mouth with saline (using gravity by pretending I'm in a moshpit) like crazy and was prescribed antibiotics and clorahexadine the day it was extracted.
Pardon the image quality, taking these photos was a novel experience