Do I Have A Tooth Socket Infection?

Have you recently noticed bad foul breath after your tooth extraction?

Have you recently noticed a kind of bitter taste in your mouth?

Have you experienced pain in your tooth socket?

Have you experienced fever after your tooth removal?

Have you noticed sensitivity of the tissues to hot and cold temperatures?

Have you recently experienced gum swelling?

Have you recently noticed cheek or face swelling?

Have you recently noticed that your socket looks gray?

Have you recently noticed plaque around the socket?

Have you experienced neck gland swelling?

It is unlikely that you have a tooth socket infection.

While it is unlikely you have an infection in your socket after the tooth removal, you are still displaying some signs of being uncomfortable about your postsurgical condition. Feeling sensitive or painful is a natural reaction of your body following an operation in your mouth. The feelings will stops as soon as your socket closes. Reduce any sucking or swishing motions to avoid the clot and removing the sponge. Lasting pains, bleeding or swelling are reasons to visit your dentist immediately for examination and treatment.

Based on your answers, you are at a very high risk of having an infection in your dental socket. Such a situation occurs due to the state called dry socket, when there is not enough blood to provide regeneration. Schedule a visit to your dentist as soon as possible. Your dentist may revise your socket, remove all decayed residues and put an antibacterial healing gauze piece inside. Moreover, you may also need antibiotics to suppress the infection development. Leaving a tooth socket infection as it is can lead to extremely serious dental complications. Schedule a visit to your dentist immediately.