Dry Socket

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  • 02-20-2009, 11:37 AM
    Finch Platte
    Dry Socket
    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!

    http://www.softdental.com/articles/clip_image00112.jpg

    fp
  • 02-20-2009, 02:14 PM
    Swish
    Well, you already have the bad breath & foul odor...
    ...but the rest of the deal sounds really unpleasant for you and not for others, so don't ride.

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Finch Platte
    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!

    http://www.softdental.com/articles/clip_image00112.jpg

    fp

  • 02-20-2009, 02:17 PM
    Auricauricle
    Thanks guys. I needed a good wince!
  • 02-20-2009, 02:24 PM
    kexodusc
    Watcha ride?
  • 02-20-2009, 02:38 PM
    Finch Platte
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by kexodusc
    Watcha ride?

    Mountain bikes.

    You?
  • 02-20-2009, 02:44 PM
    kexodusc
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Finch Platte
    Mountain bikes.

    You?

    Snowmobiles. The occasional Friesian.
  • 02-20-2009, 05:48 PM
    3-LockBox
    Well, not what I thought the thread was going to be about...and I guess that's a good thing.