The white bit that was on it yesterday is now gone as seen in pictures, its been a week as of today and theres zero pain
First 2 pics are 2 days ago, 3rd is yesterday and the rest are from today. Is this normal? Was it just food particles stuck in the clot?
I've BEEN posting with little to no response from anyone, does my healing look normal? I had a tooth extracted last Tuesday and it doesn't hurt or anything, just a bit of pressure around it sometimes when I drink or swallow.
All of these pictures are from the past 2/3 days (and a few from today), ive been looking up pictures and videos of normal healing and I think it looks fine i just want to check.
More information: The tooth I got pulled had a cavity into my nerve so it hurt anytime I ate hot or cold foods/drank something hot or cold, like a sharp pain. Getting the tooth extracted was a dental emergency because it had been bothering me for a few months already. I'm going back to the dentist June 15th for an overall checkup.
(I have been drinking some sprite and monster and smoking a bit since I passed the 48/72 hour marks)
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let me know if this looks like it's healing normally!!!!
(FIRST PIC IS BEFORE EXTRACTION OF THE CAVITY, IT WAS INTO THE NERVE BTW! ALL OTHERS ARE FROM TODAY)
I got it taken out on Tuesday, may 5th and it doesn't hurt or anything, it feels a bit like theres pressure around the center right now but it doesn't feel empty. its been 5 days, 6 as of tomorrow around like 6pm I would say.
I recently posted asking if it was dry socket and was told by people in replies that it's not, but I still want to make sure it's healing properly! Ive been doing google image searches of pictures i take daily of it, and everything that pops up is the AI overview saying its a normal healing socket after a tooth extraction, but i dont want to trust the AI for obvious reasons.
I will add that ive been taking z-pac antibiotics (not sure the proper name) since the day after I got it extracted and only have one left to take tomorrow. I brushed my teeth yesterday with non fluoride toothpaste and avoided the extraction site of course, & ive been swishing with salt water gently
(ALL PICRURES FROM TODAY!!!!)
So, I got my upper left tooth (I think number 14 or 13 if you look at the dental tooth chart or whatever, or 15. One of those.) ((EDIT:: tooth 14! After looking at the chart again) pulled last Tuesday because I had a cavity that was so bad it was into the nerve & the 2 on each side of it are getting cavities a bit too, ive been taking a ton of pictures since I got home from the dentist to try and see if it looks 'normal'
I HAVE been smoking but i waited 48/72 hours to do so and I haven't been drinking out of straws. I brushed my teeth today with fluoride free toothpaste and of course avoided the extraction site, & ive been rinsing GENTLY with salt water every few hours each day.
im not sure if it is dry socket, it doesnt hurt or seem to smell or taste bad from what I can tell at all, so I think im okay? The only thing concerning me is the white & i have had a bit of pressure near it if that makes sense but not throbbing.
EDIT::
It's been 5 days now, still swishing with salt water and im able to eat more! I had ramen noodles the other day but waited for them to cool down quite a bit, adding a picture from a few minutes ago of my tooth!
Also, a question for dentists, is it true that if you dont have dry socket after 5-6 days you CANT/WONT get it? Because thats what ive been hearing and i want to make sure