If you goo a Doogle search, you'll find a plethora of bands calling themselves Dry Socket. But you gotta admit, these two are aptly named.

I only bring up dry socket because I had a pooth tulled yesterday, and I asked the doc if I could go riding this weekend. He advised against it, because the protective blood clot (there's another name for you) could be dislodged, leading to DS. I sorta knew what DS was, but I looked it up, and it's all this and more!

Severe pain within a few days after a tooth extraction
Partial or total loss of the blood clot at the tooth extraction site, which you may notice as an empty-looking (dry) socket
Visible bone in the socket
Pain that radiates from the socket to your ear or eye on the same side of your face
Bad breath or a foul odor coming from your mouth
Unpleasant taste in your mouth
Swollen lymph nodes around your jaw or neck

Yeouch!



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