Ruling out dry socket after wisdom teeth extraction needs to be based on clinical symptoms, not on time.
1. The cause of dry socket is unknown and may be related to insufficient local blood supply, excessive trauma and infection.
2. 2~3 days after the extraction of severe pain, can be radiated to the head pain, oral painkillers can not alleviate the symptoms, putrefactive odor is obvious, the inspection can be seen in the alveolar cavity or corruption necrosis of the blood clot.
3. The emergence of dry socket needs to be scraped under local anesthesia in the alveolar fossa of the corrupt necrotic tissue, the use of iodoform gauze filling, a week after the iodoform gauze can be withdrawn, dry socket has a self-limiting nature, the general prognosis is good, and the current dry socket has a very small chance of occurring.
If there is severe pain after tooth extraction, it is necessary to timely follow-up, under the guidance of the doctor for examination and treatment, to avoid adverse consequences.