Do your cheeks swell more if you have a dry socket?

A dry socket usually occurs when the extraction site of your tooth fails to form a clot and heal. When the clot dislodges, the socket will be dry and painful because there is no more clot covering the bone, hence the name dry socket. http://www.intelligentdental.com/2010/05/29/common-inflammatory-disease-of-the-jaw-bone/

In most cases, if you have a dry socket you will not bleed. If you have a dry socket, you need to go back to your dentist.

DEFINITELY NOT A DRY SOCKET... YOU WOULD KNOW IF YOU HAD A DRY SOCKET. BASICALLY YOUR SOCKETS ARE JUST CLEAN.

A person will be in the clear of a dry socket after about 10 days. A dry socket can be avoided by not using a straw or smoking after getting a tooth pulled.

An untreated dry socket can lead to infection.

yes it is possible to get dry socket even if you have stiches..

yes a dry socket is very painful

Supposed to be a couple days to help prevent dry socket something to do with the suction or even using a straw, but I think everybody does. Do some searching on dry socket dental for more. . .

It's definitely not smart to smoke a cigarette with dry socket. As the socket tries to heal and reclot, smoking can prolong the healing process even more. Many dry sockets are believed to be caused by smoking initially, so just quit for a while and let it heal.

Unfortunately, a person can get dry socket 6 days after a tooth extraction. Some ways to avoid a dry socket are not smoking and not using a straw.

It depends on who you ask. The literature on dry sockets after wisdom teeth extractions reports a range from 5-20% dry socket occurence. Most experienced oral surgeons will see fewer than 10% dry socket rate after wisdom teeth extractions. The biggest determining factor to risk is experience of the surgeon. Which means that newbies will have more dry sockets than seasoned surgeons.

It is a bit unlikely to get dry socket 10 days after an extraction, but not impossible. Usually dry socket occurs 3-5 days after the extraction.

you have a dry socket

The pain of a dry socket should last no longer than 4 days. Dry sockets typically occur after you've gotten a tooth pulled. If the pain persists for more than 4 days after the extraction, contact your dentist for an appointment.

In most cases, the danger of getting a dry socket has passed in about two weeks. It all depends on how fast the soft tissue in you mouth heals. Once the socket is complete covered in a layer of gum tissue, it is no longer possible to get a dry socket.

In average a dry socket happens 4 days after an extraction. It rarely happens after a week.

Dry sockets occur when a tooth has been extracted. Without the extraction, there is no socket.

In cold weather, many find that their hands and cheeks especially become dry and red. During winter months, skin may become more sensitive to shaving due to the drying effect of the cold. Other effects of cold weather damage can be dry or chapped lips, wind burnt cheeks, and red or dry patches on the arms and hands, especially the tops of the hands which are often more exposed to the cold.

It can take several days for a dry socket to close completely. You will have to go to the dentist every day until it heals to have the socket packed with a medicated dressing.

GO BACK TO YOUR DENTIST. THEY WILL NORMALLY REPACK THE SOCKET.

Stomata are just openings made when guard cells swell. they swell with a lot of available water. when its dry they close up. dry weather causes them to close because the water evaporates.

Dry socket is created by the act of sucking so even if you suck too hard on a straw there is a chance you will get it.

Most likely you have a "Dry Socket". which can occur when the the blood clot is disturbed or removed from the extraction site, or due to smoking after after having a tooth extracted. Call your dentist and describe your symptoms, most likely they will want you to be seen & treated. If indeed it is dry socket they will clean out the socket & place a medicated dressing inside the socket, which you should feel…

Eating after treatment of a dry socket when a tooth was pulled, is usually a matter of comfort. Try not to eat anything like nuts, that will lodge in the socket. You may want to stick to liquids or puddings for a day, to allow the dry socket time to heal, and so you won't be biting on a painful surface.

I not sure if it does but I have dry socket and tge cold on my cheek hurts and feels like it isn't getting warm when insude

sucking the cigarette (like a straw) is what causes the dry socket. just like a straw can cause dry socket, cigarettes basically do the same thing. it is recommended to wait 3-5 days to smoke a cigarette after getting your wisdom teeth pulled.

If the socket turns white after a tooth extraction, it means you have a dry socket. The white you are seeing is bone. After you have a tooth pulled, there is a socket or bone and sensitive nerves. Dry sockets occur when a blood clot either fails to form in the socket or it disintegrated. Dry sockets can lead to terrible pain and inflammation You should call your dentist right away if you have one!

My throbbing pain has subsided in 10 hours same day. Infection swell is there without pain. Reason being: taken 2 times of medication (painkiller/antibiotics) without 8 hours interval. CLOVE OIL! miracle. just bought it, dip it in gauze and place at extracted tooth socket. Instant pain relief. no headache, toothache or throbbing pain in face. instant. I suggest anyone to try CLOVE OIL for fast relief temporary. BE it DRY SOCKET or Post Infection SWELL.

Yes, it is possible to get a dry socket 6 or 7 days following an extraction.

It is actually called "dry socket" it is when after a tooth is pulled a blood clot forms to protect the underling tissue . when you have dry socket the blood clot has been dislodged and the bone and nerve are exposed causing pain.

Usually a dry socket may occur around the fourth day after dental extraction. Even though extremely uncommon, a dry socket can occur at any time while the gum is still healing, which normally takes up to 2 months.

Usually a dry socket will occur when you have had a tooth pulled (wisdom teeth being pulled are notorious for this). A dry socket is when the dentist pulls the tooth and the tissue covering the bone below the gum comes away and the bone is exposed to air. It's extremely painful. If you have a dry socket you would know it. If you are having pain go back to your dentist and if you…

If it is a true dry socket, you can go to the dentist that removed the tooth and they can pack the whole with medicated gauze. You can also try putting a tea bag over it and firmly but gently biting down. Just a little more pressure than is needed to hold the tea bag in place.

A dry socket is extremely painful and the only way to get rid of it is to go back to the dentist. Your dentist will clean the socket and pack the open area with a medicated dressing and you will have to go in every day until it is healed.

its painfull swollen reddish and you can see the hole (socket) open fully or partly.

it won't look like much more than a tooth pulled out but it will hurt, a lot!

Not very likely. 3-5% of people get dry sockets. Mostly in people who smoke or people who have thin blood, or having a condition to where they dont heal very well. Most dry socketsaccrueon the lower teeth. If you do get dry socket see your dentist.

Smokers have a raised chance of dry socket. Dry socket is an extremely painful condition, one to avoid. In simple terms, smoking makes the socket less able to heal, and vulnerable to infection. Avoid smoking completely after the procedure if possible (consider buying a nicotine patch), and your chances of dry socket will be reduced. So in summary, the chances are lowest for non smokers, and highest for a heavy smoker who smokes after the…

Yes you will get a dry socket you should wait about a week to a week and a half before you smoke

Here's a small youtube video from someone who claims to have dry socket. Looks just like the hole where my molar was extracted - ouch. http://www.technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DnEqaptD41LY : Here is an illustration of dry socket. Though not an actual photo, it makes the point. : http://www.softdental.com/articles/Dry_Socket_The_Monkey_Wrench_of_Healing.html

Smoking has no effect on root canal therapy, or endodontic therapy. Previously a poster wrote that smoking had caused dry socket. Dry socket is a sequela to an extraction; smoking can adversely influence the healing status of the socket of an extracted tooth.

Clove essential oil is a great solution for dry socket. It can help relieve the pain and discomfort. Clove oil is used in toothpastes and by dentists and is 100% natural. You can apply it by putting clove oil on a q-tip or cotton ball. Then apply the cotton to the dry socket, putting it in place for several moments. Don't apply the clove oil directly to the dry socket it could burn with over…

It is not necessarily dry socket. If the pain feels the same, chances are, that side is just healing slower. If the pain gets worse, or is still as bad tomorrow, see your dentist. Since you say it isn't terrible, the fact that only one side hurts does not indicate dry socket.

yes. dry sockets normally develope 5-7 days after extraction. Often times happens sooner but more commonly seen 5-7 days after.

Usually a dry socket will occur a little after the procedure is done. You might be in the healing stage and it is just really sore. Remember not to drink out of a straw. That will cause suction and the suction will make you lose your blood clot and that will cause a dry socket.

you have a dry socket and need to go back to the dentist and get it drilled out

The use of clove oil on a dry socket is a natural remedy. There is no risk associated with use of clove oil for any amount of time that the treatment is needed.

Smoking anything will cause dry socket, as well as drinking from a straw. The reason you get it is because of the change of pressure in your mouth. So I wouldn't suggest it

no it delays healing

Dry socket can heal on its own, but there are many negative impacts it may have: It takes much longer, the pain persists, it could become even more infected, it is likely that it will not heal properly. Going to the doctor is the best thing to do because they know what they are doing and they can disinfect it and make sure it will heal the way it is supposed to.