Dry Socket Dental Pain Relief

by cagemaster, Mar 4, 2008

I recently had a molar removed and was unfortunate enough to develop a dry socket. This is associated with extreme pain for a great length of time. Here I describe what I did to alleviate this pain to the best of my ability, and hopefully it will help other people that my be unfortunate enough to develop this dental condition.

Having recently opted to have a back molar extracted instead of getting a root canal I am now somewhat of an expert on the pain associated with Dry Socket. What is Dry Socket? Dry socket (alveolar osteitis) occurs when the blood clot at the site of the extraction is dislodged, exposing underlying bone and nerves. That's the clinical definition, in reality it's a condition FAR more painful than the sore tooth or the extraction process ever was.

About 36 hours after having the molar removed I started developing debilitating pain in my jaw and face. It would radiate throughout the whole side of my jaw where the molar was, down my neck and up to my eye socket and ear. Basically it felt like a root canal without the freezing (trust me - I've experienced that first hand too).

Upon returning to the dentist I was informed there was not much to be done other than to grin and bear the pain for up to 6 weeks! The dentist cleansed the socket with saline solution and packed it with some gauze soaked in "dry socket paste" which helped dull the pain almost immediately. Unfortunately it only lasted a few hours and I was back to popping pills.

So, after a week of this let me share what I've done to get some relief:

One Ibuprofen (Advil or generic) and one extra strength Tylenol every 4-5 hours as needed works for me. Unfortunately for the first few days the effect of these pills would wear off after about two and a half hours but I had to wait at least four hours before I could take another dose.
Take the antibiotics as prescribed by your dentist!
Avoid hot drink for the first couple of days as it seems to irritate the fresh wound
Do NOT use a straw as suction in your mouth will dislodge blood clots and irritate the wound
Apply some clove oil diluted to 50% with vegetable oil directly into the socket with an eyedropper as needed. Be careful with this stuff as it will burn like cayenne pepper on your skin, tongue, lips etc! This doesn't help too much but it definitely does provide some relief. (You should be able to get this at health food or alternative medicine stores). I *think* this is one of the main ingredients in the dry socket paste the dentist put in.
Advil PM has been a savior at night. Before finding this I could not sleep through a night because the regular Advil/Tylenol would wear off after a couple of hours.
Don't use mouthwashes with alcohol (like Listerine) until your are better since they shrink the gums and kind of hurts! Try a mild salt-water solution for rinsing and rinse every time you eat something. If food gets stuck in the socket it irritates it and causes more pain! (don't rinse or smoke for the first 24 hours after extraction though, it can dislodge the clots)

I'm not a doctor and don't want to give anyone any medical advice so I would suggest talking to your dentist/doctor before trying anything!

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#1 by mark s, Mar 20, 2008

Hi - when the clove oil was put on was it worth the effort - i.e. did it stop enough of the pain to make it worthwhile doing?

#2 by cagemaster, Mar 20, 2008

it was definitely worth the effort even for a few minutes of relief. I'm honestly not sure if it actually helped stop the pain or if it just burned differently thus making me forget about the dry socket pain - either way it was nice. It was actually my dad that recommended it, apparently when he was a kid on the farm on the prairies, clove oil was the main remedy for toothaches.

hope this helps.

#3 by cagemaster, Mar 23, 2008

Well, here i am about three weeks later and all is well - my dry socket pain is all but gone. I still have a sore jaw if i open my mouth too wide but thats all. The gums are healing nicely now.

I hope this article helps some people becuase my god the pain of this condition was horrible.

#4 by raquel, Mar 25, 2008

i too have dry socket. i got my lower right wisdom tooth extracted last monday,march 17th, and it is now tues, march 25th, and i am stil in agony. i have been to the dentist 3x already for dry socket paste,and have to go 3 moer times this week. this is the worst pain i've ever experienced in my life! my right gland is swollen badly, and my ear is killing me!! even vicodin doesnt help w/ this pain!! its pure hell!! im already done w/ my antibiotics! good luck to anyone getting a tooth removed!! this sucks!!!

#5 by cagemaster, Mar 25, 2008

try the advilPM if you can get them - its just ibuprofen with some sleep aid but it really helped me get some sleep (along with a couple extra strength tylenols)

best of luck - i know how awful the pain is - if you come up with anything that helps more than what i've suggested here please post your ideas. Thanks.

#6 by raquel, Mar 25, 2008

im taking 800mg. of ibuprofen, and that doesnt help, and after 4 hrs., im popping 750mg. of vicodin that the dentist prescribed, and here i am, 3 and a half hrs., still in pain!!! i shouldnt even be taking so much ibuprofen because of my weight, im only 105 lbs. i cannot eat, only drink smoothies, i am physically and mentally worn down. had i known about dry socket before i got my tooth pulled, i would have put up w/ the discomfort from the tooth, which was NOTHING compared to this! this is the absolute worse pain i\'ve ever experienced in my life! i wish the dentist gave me some of the dry socket paste to take home, to apply myself...i dont understand why they cant do that? they said they cannot prescibe it to patients..? why not? why do people like me, you, and others have to suffer like this? then having to go back and forth to the dentist for the dry socket paste , when all i want to do is rest(from not sleeping at night) waking from the throbbing pain, the nausea from antibiotics, not being able to eat etc... thank you for suggesting the advilPM, but i am already taking ambien to help me sleep, along w/ the ibuprofen, and im still am being woken by the excruciating pain! early monday morning , it felt like my right ear was going to explode! anybody know what\'s in the dry socket paste exactlly?

#7 by cagemaster, Mar 26, 2008

try to get your hand on some clove oil, mix it 50/50 with vegetable oil (so its not so strong) and use an eyedropper to put it on the socket and area. it WILL burn like hot pepper if you get it on your tongue/lips etc. you can put a couple drops right into the socket and maybe lay off the drugs a little... it did help a little for me. i got a little bottle at a health food store - had to call a couple to find one that carries it but worth the effort - if your local GNC store does not have it ask them for some other health stores in the area - thats what i did and they directed me to one that did have it in stock for $7.

my understanding is that the dry socket paste is part clove oil and part numbing gunk to temporarily numb the nerves.

best of luck - i hear you about the pain - it really is unberable.

#8 by raquel, Mar 26, 2008

thanks for the advice..im just so scared to put anything in there..i woke up in excruciating pain AGAIN 5am, had to pop another 800mg motrin, went to the dentist at 1pm for the dry socket paste, and explained how im still in agony. can you beleive he wanted to, and i quote,"numb me up, and cut into the socket, scrape the area, to let fresh blood clot!! this guy is a butcher! i said, no way, just put the paste in thank you!! if i didnt "clot" the first time, why would i now? i cannot beleive this ordeal i am going through! the pure horror! im ready to get a second opinion....something\'s not right..!

#9 by cagemaster, Mar 26, 2008

it certainly would not hurt to see another dentist for an opinion - hope you feel a little better tomorrow.

#10 by raquel, Mar 28, 2008

thanks..only someone who has been through this actually knows how debilitating the pain is.took my last trip to the dentist today for "paste", seems it's closing up, but now i have a new set of problems...noticed the severe pain in my jaw, still have the swollen glands, and pain in my right ear. i always had problems w/ my jaw popping, clicking,etc., read up on tmj, and i beleive getting my tooth extracted made this condition 10x worse.(when the dentist extracted my tooth, he put an extreme amount of pressure on my jaw, while i guess, trying to break the tooth apart). i wish i would have researched all the complications that could go along w/ having a wisdom tooth removed...u wrote on the 23rd that your jaw was still sore, has that gone away? my ear keeps popping when i talk, and im really worried that i need to see a tmj specialist.

#11 by cagemaster, Mar 28, 2008

hi - glad to hear its a little better anyways. My jaw is now 99% fine - barely noticeable anymore. Mostly its just if i yawn too wide it still hurts a little but thats it - nor more painkillers even. I was popping a lot too for about a week but thankfully that has cleared up for me too. I'm still careful what i eat as to not agravate the extraction site but generally now its healed (although not fully filled in with gums yet - still looks like a hole).

#12 by raquel, Mar 29, 2008

thanks again, when exactlly did you have your tooth removed? just curious as to how long it takes for the gums to fill in? the tooth directly infront of the extraction site is very sore,(dentist took x-rays, n said it looks fine)i wonder if its so sore from having the pressure of the wisdom tooth taken off of it, or, if the nerves from the extraction site are just shooting over to that tooth? i have to eat very carefully on the left side of my mouth. are you having to do the same thing as well? or are you eating w/ both sides? it's 4pm, and i havent popped any pain killers yet,(knock on wood), my glands on the right side of my neck are still swollen though, and im having these weird twitch -like muscle spasms around my jaw line here and there....any of this sound familiar to you w/ your experiance? not to mention the fullness i still feel in my ear......

#13 by cagemaster, Mar 30, 2008

yeah, the tooth in front of my molar (i had the back one out) was really sore - i actually went back to the dentist and told him i thought my bite had changed so that when i closed my mouth i thought the top row was only pressing on that tooth and it hurt. he checked it and said it was even right across and he was right - now it feels normal. i could have sworn that that tooth was much higher than the rest since when i closed my mouth its all i felt! Yes, i am STILL eating on the other side of my mouth, mostly because i dont want to break open the new gums and ive kind of gotten into the habit.

my jaw was popping too, and my glands were really swollen too. my ears were plugged and after the pain started dying away i took a few ADVIL COLD AND SINUS - they basically unplugged my sinuses and ears and took the pressure off. All this is all gone now and everything seems 100% fine - just kind of slowly died away - pain started to go away one the socket closed over with gums. once that happened it changed fast. Oh yeah, for quite a while i had to remember to slowly open my mouth a little more day after day since it had sort of gotten used to being closed and really hurt if i opened it more than 1/2 and inch or so - i would go to each and kill myself by opening my mouth. That too as gone away.

best of luck

#14 by raquel, Mar 30, 2008

i need all the luck i can get right now, so, thank you again. i was gonna write about my bite feeling really off yesterday, but thought maybe i\'d sound crazy..! wow, so you too have experianced this weird feeling...? glad to know im not alone..i thought i was losing it from all the stress. i could swear too, that my teeth layed across eachother much differently, than before i had the tooth extracted. feels really weird. i keep looking in the mirror to see if they appear differently , but cant tell...just feels messed up. i dont even dare to try and bite down on the sore tooth AT ALL. hurts like hell right now. before i left the dentist office on friday, i asked him how long will it take for the gums to \"fill in\", and he had told me that they werent going to fill in, that the area would just shrink, then called in another patient, as to ignore me. this guy was a real ass. im NEVER going back to him. but, what does shrink mean? is the hole going to \"shrink\", and stay there? what is that? a couple of yrs. ago, i had three wisdom teeth pulled all at once, without any complications, and my gums healed normally. right now, there is no gum tissue to support the tooth that was infront of the extraction site, so, i wonder how that all goes? im so disgusted w/ the dentist that pulled my tooth, he didnt take the time to explain the healing process to me, he just didnt care. i\'ll tell ya what, even though the dry socket is supposidly closed now,(the dentist said the hole closed), or better yet, the layer of skin or gum tissue closed over the exposed bone and nerves, i found that when i talk, the extraction site starts to hurt like hell again! and my gums on that side of my mouth are inflamed, around to my two lower front teeth. it\'s one thing after another...im gonna get some advil cold and sinus asap. these swollen glands, and ear are still causing major discomfort. im still waking up with my mouth, and jaw sore, i just want this ordeal to be done with, but i know it\'s gonna be a while. i just want to say, even though i dont know ya personally, your sharing your experiance w/ me has made me feel a little better about the whole thing, cause\' like i said before, i cant explain the amount of pain, (agony), nor the discomfort to anyone i know, they cant comprehend how horrible having a dry socket is. so, thank you for taking the time to write back..i really appreciate it....im glad everything healed up nicely for you. hope im as lucky...

#15 by raquel, Mar 30, 2008

just wanted 2 say, something must b wrong w/ my computer, cause' i didnt put all those / in my message! lol....

#16 by cagemaster, Mar 31, 2008

i was brushing the rest of my mouth normally then using my index finger with a little of the toothpaste and doing the last tooth manually like that. you can also rinse with a mild solution of baking soda and water too if that feels better than salt water. Ensure shakes and soup are always good too to keep you strong.
cheers

#17 by raquel, Apr 2, 2008

thanks for the baking soda tip. i bought some arm and hammer toothpaste yesterday. that's getteing the back tooth cleaner. i also take some of the toothpaste and mix it w/ some warm water to make a rinse for after i eat/drink something. still feels like my bite changed, im praying i dont have nerve damage to my other tooth. hope your still doing well......im still in pain over here.....my throat is killing me,glands are very swollen still.

#18 by cagemaster, Apr 7, 2008

hi - hopefully you are feeling better by now?

#19 by HML, Apr 12, 2008

Got all four wisdom teeth pulled out on the 10th of April. Only having some trouble with the lower left one. Last night felt sharp pain in jaw around 4am, took meds and went back to sleep. I had felt like this must be the beginning of dry socket, but when I got up this morning pain isn't as bad and even tho meds have worn off, and to my surprise I see that part of the gooey clot has pooped out, but is still attached.

Yesterday I ate a baked potato and avocado, but today I guess I'm going back to liquids. Anyone have any advice about what to do? Should I put gauze back on clot?

#20 by cagemaster, Apr 13, 2008

personally, if it doesn't hurt too bad i would leave it be and just be careful not to aggravate it and hope you get by without developing a worse condition.

I hope for your sake it doesn't develop into full blown dry socket!

good luck

#21 by nextstep, May 9, 2008

Hey everyone thanks for the tips. Got both bottom wisdom teeth pulled(actually cut) out Tuesday. Not much pain until rinsed with salt water this evening (Thursday). Of course dentist closed. Read to try warm tea bag and put on dry socket. Using it right now and immediate relief, although I feel like I may choke with them both in. Used a spice tea figured the cloves in it would help. Almost a miracle REALLY. Hope this can help someone else doing what I am. Using the internet for medical help. Great asset and cheap.

#22 by cagemaster, May 17, 2008

hi nextstep - hope you are doing ok - what an awful condition this is!

#23 by dentist, May 26, 2008

Not to bash on cagemaster because he is doing his best. I would recommend seeing a dentist for dry socket treatment because a few things in his post are incorrect. Antibiotics are not taken for dry socket treatment and the dentist can apply a paste that will drastically reduce the pain within the same day. There are many other factors and specialized instructions depending on the patient and medical history.

#24 by cagemaster, May 26, 2008

absolutely -see your dentist- but the dry socket paste only lasts a few hours and you have to go BACK EVERY DAY to get it re-applied - this does not help at 3am. im just trying to give some at home remedy advice that saved me a world of hurting!

#25 by Yasmine , May 30, 2008

I appreciate you cagemaster, because my flippin' dentist left for the Memorial Day weekend on Friday knowing I was in agony, and told me she didn't want to pack my socket because it delays the healing process. So, of course, I was either drugged or in pain all weekend. Couldn't eat, sleep, and stressed. The worst part was I couldn't get drunk, or smoke either so I was a nightmare. I decided that if I wasn't going to enjoy the weekend neither was my dentist, and I paged her constantly over the three day weekend so she could be constantly reminded of my agony. Finally on Monday she tells me to come in Tuesday just so she can end up packing it, making me feel immediately better. So guess what she didn't do it on Friday because I would've had to see her the next day and she would have been off enjoying her 3-day weekend. I am so bitter! I will never go back to her. She's great, and I love her, but this experience nearly drove me clinically insane. So thank you cagemaster!
My whole neck, and mouth still ache. I am constantly thirsty and I have cotton mouth so long story short-ARGH!

#26 by cagemaster, Jun 3, 2008

wow - that really sucks - i wouldnt go back to her either. hope you are feeling a little better now!

#27 by Jessica, Jun 17, 2008

I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed on Thursday, which were all impacted. On Sunday, I woke up and when I tried swallowing it felt like there was something stuck in my throat so I called the emergency number and the dentist on call said it sounded like I had an infection that was spreading to my throat so he prescribed me anti-biotics and said I needed to be seen the next day. I went in yesterday and the dentist I saw said I have a dry socket on the bottom right side.. the weird thing is that it doesnt hurt. The right side of my throat hurts and it feels like something is stuck in my throat. The dentist said my throat looked fine and packed the hole. I had to go back again today and I saw a different dentist and he said I have a dry socket and wasnt sure about my throat so once again the hole was packed. I have to go back tomorrow to have it checked out and packed again. I'm becoming frustrated and confused. Any ideas about my throat???
Thanks!

#28 by LakeSdPrk, Jun 19, 2008

Wow, I appreciate all the comments...I had 3 teeth pulled 6 days ago, and have been in agonizing pain since. The whole right side of my face and jaw, including ear are killing me. I thought it was something I had done but apparently its more common than I thought. I'm going to try some of the suggestions in previous posts, and just really pray for relief. Good luck to all.

#29 by Nicole, Jun 19, 2008

I had one of my wisdom tooth's pulled out Monday because I was in such pain. I thought it was goint to hurt, I was nervous like crazy in that chair. The dentist came in there tapped it and said I was going to feel a little presure and then the tooth came out. I was good after that. My right wisdom tooth has been gone fot three days now. Do I still have a chance of getting dry socket?

#30 by Whitney, Jun 24, 2008

Wow I wish I found this place a couple days ago. I got all 4 wisdom teeth taken out about a week ago, and I've had a horrible migrain for the last 5 days straight. Everybody said if you have a dry socket you will know b-cuz it hurts so bad, but my teeth never really bothered me. It was the migrains that were killing me! Anyways I tried to stop taking all of the medications b-cuz I read that sometimes if you overuse them they can actually cause headaches, and it actually seemed to help a little.

Well I called the dentist and he said I probably had dry sockets b-cuz apparently migrains from them usually are located in your temples and forehead. So today I got them "packed", and it was the most painful experience ever. I walked out of the clinic crying. How often does this need to be done? Does it stop the healing process b-cuz it's in the way? And how long until everything stops hurting and I can eat normal foods again? Can I eat normally when the packing is in place, or do I still have to keep it to strictly soft and liquidy foods? I CANNOT WAIT until this whole ordeal is over! Thanks for any help

#31 by cagemaster, Jul 14, 2008

well, its been about 4 months now since i had this horrible affliction and i just thought i'd write to let you know all is well.

once it went away i was a little sore for a little while but now seem to be 100% ok.

best of luck to everyone!

#32 by SR, Jul 23, 2008

Oil of cloves is the way to go,the dentist I use packs dry sockets with this sort of fibrous wadding that is soaked in oil of cloves,it works wonders and kills the pain almost instantly,I didnt get a chance to see the name of the manufacturer on the tin though,as time goes on the fibrous stuff does eventually start to come out and you may need to go back and have it repacked.
Most important of all though after an extraction is do not smoke and avoid anything that involves sucking as this will dislodge the blood clot in the socket,also Corsodil mouthwash from the chenist is a god send too,tastes really foul but does the job and speed up healing and prevents dry sockets/infection.I know a bit about this after having 21 teeth extracted,plus four impacted wisom teeth,only 5 real teeth left now,was going to be six but the surgeon accidentaly broke one of them!!
Aaaah!Dentures,you cant beat a good fitting set,and if you break a tooth of fancy a change just pop them out fix/repair/modify and put them back in,so much less trouble than real teeth.

#33 by Lisa, Jul 30, 2008

Hello! I had a tooth extracted on a Wed and by Friday through the weekend I was in pain. During this time I took Ibuprofen about every 4-6hrs. and Tylenol with Codeine. Monday morning came and I went to the dentist and he said I had a dry socket. The dentist said he would have to pack it with medicine. Luckly before I went I dosed up on tylenol with codeine. The Dentist procceded to pack my socket with this fowl smellin brown greenish stuff. He said it was some sort of Bark from a tree and they get it somewhere. I felt him push this stuff the size of a peanut M&M in my socket. The pressure was enough to make me moan of agony. As soon as he quit playing with it it no longer hurt. I went the rest of the day happy go lucky. Towards the end of the night the packing fell out from i guess all my saliva and water drinking. I fell asleep on my tylenol with codeine and awoke the next morning with no pain at all. The socket looks red around the edges and pink in the inside and you can no longer see the bone at the bottom. I don't remember what that stuff was but, it worked. I just take a ibuprofen every 8 hrs because I do not want to feel the pain just incase. The dentist said i could go back and keep getting it packed if i feel pain or I need it. I opt for no more packing since they dont numb you up i don't want to feel that pressure again. And if I do feel any pain I rather feel a little than have to have him pack my socket again. OMG! It hurts but just the thought of it scares me. I dont have any pain at all. I just keep looking for the hole to shrink. Have a dental appt on Monday we will see what the dentist says then on the progress of my dry socket.

#34 by cynthia, Aug 13, 2008

Thank you so much for this site, I've been suffering with my dry socket for a week now and have times where literally I think I'll crawl out of my skin in pain. The oral surgeons have been rude like I'm being a baby, so I went back to my regular dentist for the packing. I just want to feel like me again!

#35 by Chris, Aug 16, 2008

This pain does go away...right? I had one of my back lower molars removed and have dry socket. I have been in agony for over a week. My oral surgeon keeps telling me the pain should end soon, but I feel like it will last forever. Nothing helps with the pain. I have been on Vicodin and another prescription pain killer, but they do not seem to work at all. I have had the socket packed, and I do not get relief from that either. Clove oil is the only thing that seems to semi work.

#36 by cagemaster, Aug 18, 2008

hi - it will go away... eventually.

really sucks

glad the clove oil helped!

#37 by chell, Aug 27, 2008

hi just sitting reading the comments on dry socket i have had it since getting back tooth taken out last friday i have never in my life felt pain like it can't sleep or eat think you going to crack up glad it's not just me went to dentist on monday got it packed told i'd be fine in day or 2 not . I have taken pain killers like never before not helping got antibiotics then took ill and ended up in hospital side effects from all the pain killers and antibiotics so just so you no i no how you all feeling

#38 by David Lee, Aug 30, 2008

iHi There thank you Everyone for posting your storys helped me alot to understand what i shouldent do lol i just had all four of my impacted Wisdom Teeth Removed they had Cavities on all four of them as well so i got them removed nd this is day number three for me and i feel great i left my Gauz in for three days
and took it out as soon as it started to get uncomfterbul they stiched my gums togather so i would be at less risk for a dry socket and they say if i drink any fizzy stuff like pop it will disolve my stiches thats got me a little scared because they prescribed me this mouth wash and im afraid it might disolve my stiches to anyon can shar there opinion on this i would be greatly in your debt.

#39 by Lisa, Sep 4, 2008

Thank you cagemaster for making me feel like im not going insane...my dentist pulled 3 teeth out last wed, a wisdom and two molars. they were abscessed, he put me on vicodin and penicillin. by that night i was uncontrollably throwing up. had to call off work. called the pharmacist in the morning, he wanted me to wait and take 1/2 tab of vicodin,to see what was making me sick, i waited and took it a few hours later...i was violently ill from it...and for about 16 more hours....needless to say, went back to work friday afternoon and sat still in pain, and living on ibuprofen(and way overdosing i might add) by sunday i couldnt take the pain any long...had been on antibiotic for 2 days, and the dentist couldnt see me till 8am Labor day, monday...dry sockets...which i figured after researching...he packed it for 3 days and said it looked good. said i should be fine...i said that i was in excrusiating pain, he said \"its going to hurt a bit\"...sent me out the door, never gave me another pain pill...called him, prescribed me perks, i dont want to take them for fear of being sick from them too, plus i heard they make you whoozy, how can you work?...my friend gave me me 800 ibs and their keeping the pain dulled at best....slept my first nite thru in 3 weeks...but i was still not sure y ive been in such pain til i read your sight....im still in pain...eating oatmeal and soup...and wondering how much more i can take??? and for how much longer?

#40 by Lisa, Sep 4, 2008

Thank you cagemaster for making me feel like im not going insane...my dentist pulled 3 teeth out last wed, a wisdom and two molars. they were abscessed, he put me on vicodin and penicillin. by that night i was uncontrollably throwing up. had to call off work. called the pharmacist in the morning, he wanted me to wait and take 1/2 tab of vicodin,to see what was making me sick, i waited and took it a few hours later...i was violently ill from it...and for about 16 more hours....needless to say, went back to work friday afternoon and sat still in pain, and living on ibuprofen(and way overdosing i might add) by sunday i couldnt take the pain any long...had been on antibiotic for 2 days, and the dentist couldnt see me till 8am Labor day, monday...dry sockets...which i figured after researching...he packed it for 3 days and said it looked good. said i should be fine...i said that i was in excrusiating pain, he said \\\"its going to hurt a bit\\\"...sent me out the door, never gave me another pain pill...called him, prescribed me perks, i dont want to take them for fear of being sick from them too, plus i heard they make you whoozy, how can you work?...my friend gave me me 800 ibs and their keeping the pain dulled at best....slept my first nite thru in 3 weeks...but i was still not sure y ive been in such pain til i read your sight....im still in pain...eating oatmeal and soup...and wondering how much more i can take??? and for how much longer?

#41 by Lisa, Sep 5, 2008

Sooooo....your not going to believe this, last night after crying my eyes out, i took tylenol Pm and slept all night got up, a friend went to the store for me...(TAKING CARE OF ME...AWW) and bought clove oil, she said she talked to me, dont remember, so tired and so worn down from this pain that tylenol pm just knocked me out. So she stopped over before i went to work and brought it to me, i had just taken ibuprofen and used the oil. Ended up just dabbing it with a qtip and thats all i used ALL DAY! After using pain killers every two hours for the last 3 weeks, this was a BLESSING. Thank you thank you! Ill keep you posted!!

#42 by Alexis, Sep 18, 2008

Dry socket\\\'s suck, big time. I had a lower wisdom tooth pulled on Sept 4th. Developed the dry socket 2 days later, and I did everything the dentist told me to..no smoking, no straws, liquid diet, etc. I\\\'ve had it packed 5 times in the last 13 days. I got it packed 2 days ago and today it is already starting to kill me. I took 4 motrin and 2 extra strength tylenols, still nothing. I can\\\'t take my percocet prescription b/c everything makes me sleepy and I have exams this week, nor can I call out of work anymore. This is the worst pain of my life, I really would not have got this stupid tooth pulled if I knew this would be the result. I finished my stupid antiobiotics and my oral surgeon said \\\" it\\\'s healing well\\\". I\\\'m losing my sanity and have officially turned into queen bitch. 13 days and still getting dressing and in pain, is this normal??? when will this stop!!? any suggestions???? :(

#43 by cagemaster, Sep 27, 2008

hi all, glad to see my original comments have helped some of you!
dry socket REALLY sucks and i wouldn't wish it on anyone.

try the clove oil and advil pm if you can get it. it really does help.

best of luck to all!

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