I had a 2 teeth surgically removed Saturday morning and the extraction site is turning white,is this normal??
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White is normal for healing tissue. I think of it as callused, tissue that will be replaced by new tissue underneath. If the dentist didn't give you a plastic syringe go to the pharmacy and see if they'll give you or sell you one. You can gently irrigate the food out with it. Use salt water in the syringe or just rinse vigorously with it. Pain is normal to a certain level. If it is throbbing pain and keeping you awake it could be a dry socket. If you rinsed out to much, smoked, drank from a straw on that first day, a clot might not have formed. You will need to have the dentist put a medicated pack in the socket to aid healing. If the pain is just soreness, that is normal. Take anti inflammatory med. or the pain med. the dentist gave you.
Did you get your wisdom teeth out? I got mine out a few yrs. back, pain is deff. normal, your porb going to feel it for a few more days, when i got my teeth out i couldn't open my mouth all the way for a whole week. I think the white may be normal, it's prob just your gums healing, but if you feel more pain, and it gets more swollen, or even start to bleed, call your Dr. a.s.a.p., just keep on your antibiotic, and maybe gargle some warm salt water to keep your wounds clean n healing.good luck! OH, and after you eat, use a water pick to get the food particles out of the healing gums, this will help stave off infection.
I've had that done twice before- it turned kinda white both times, it will be tender for ages. It will eventually go away. It shouldn't get infected, even if food does get trapped. Hope it gets better soon!
Go back to the dentist. It may be infected and you need antibiotics. The pain is normal, but not turning white.
Yes, unless you are black.
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