How can severe pain and bad taste after wisdom tooth removal be cured?
Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
I am 29 years old. I got five teeth extracted, three of them being impacted wisdom teeth, in a week. My jaw is killing me. I have this nasty taste in my mouth. My holes look fine with a blood clot present.
- What could be wrong?
- I do a saltwater rinse, and I brush my teeth, and the reason I can eat is that food gets stuck in the holes, and I hate getting it out; it hurts really bad. How many more days will this be like this?
I cannot keep taking Ibuprofen and Tylenol; it is making me sick. I am just honestly in pain; I cannot eat. It is really bad.
Please help.
Thank you.
Hi,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I reckon you had a traumatic extraction experience, as you had five teeth pulled out in one go. This will definitely take some time to get back to normal.
The bad taste in your mouth is due to certain fluids oozing out during the healing process. But you have also mentioned that food gets stuck in those holes. This gives me a question of dry sockets. Ideally, in seven days' time, the gums would have shrunk at least one-third.
For severe pain, you might need to get a prescription for Paracetamol with Codeine from your dentist. And possibly take antibiotics as well. Meanwhile, try to rinse with Savacol (Chlorhexidine gluconate) mouth rinse two to three times daily (10 ml of rinse in a cup of water) to get rid of the bad taste and clear off bacteria.
I hope this helps.
Please feel free to reach out in case of further queries.
Thank you.
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