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2 years, 7 months ago

Post-op wisdom teeth pain. Help!

I had my wisdom teeth (all 4) removed a little over a week ago and I'm still in a lot of pain. What can I do to help speed the healing and relieve the pain? Any tricks / tips? I don't believe I have "Dry Socket"
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windowshopping | 2 years, 7 months ago
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Items containing Clove Essential Oil will help relieve the pain as well as fostering healing. Clove oil contains a significant amount of eugenol and has been used as a dental analgesic and anaesthetic for a very long time.

If you have access to pure clove a a single drop may be used on each socket to assist in relieving the pain. Otherwise, consider brewing a clove tea using whole or freshly crushed whole cloves steeped in hott water for at least 30 minutes. I would recommend swishing the tincture in your mouth for about 5 minutes. While clove is generally regarded as safe (GRAS), I probably would not swallow the tea.

All that being said, it has been a week - you might want to consult your dentist, dental surgeon, or physician.

Hope you feel better soon!

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jodilovesjosh | 2 years, 7 months ago
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You should use a warm compress for about a day, and then use cold compress for the rest. Doing this will reduce swelling, and pain. If you're still in pain, you should take some ibuprofen or advil to make it go away. If none of this works for you consult the physician that did the procedure.

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thebandit | 2 years, 7 months ago
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Sounds an awful lot like dry socket to me. Is there a bad taste in your mouth? I had four dry sockets when my wisdom teeth came out -- it wasn't fun -- and the best way I could describe that taste is "rotten earth." Painkillers will only help a little. For me, they stopped working around 4 a.m. -- also not fun.

Go see your oral surgeon, seriously. If it's dry socket, he'll prescribe you ointment, probably with clove oil, to be applied with compresses. It should heal up within a week if so.

Good luck!

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