wisdom teeth extracted - slightly sucked ice cream off spoon.... - Dental Health Message Board

dadiva · 05-14-2009, 01:44 PM

I just had 1 wisdom teeth extracted last Friday and all is pretty great with them. I was just enjoying some ice cream and noticed that I accidentally sort of sucked a little bit trying to get it off the spoon. I guess I do that usually...who knew? Anyway, I was trying to be careful, but am at work and not paying as close attention and I felt a little something shift in there...on the top. Felt perhaps a faint pain. Maybe I am making it up. How do you know if you sucked too hard and did something wrong to the wounds??

tjlhb · 05-14-2009, 04:56 PM

The risk from sucking is sucking the blood clot out of your empty socket, causing a dry socket that allows the exposed bone to get irritated and painful.

dadiva · 05-14-2009, 09:10 PM

Right, I have definitely read about that. But I don't feel agonizing pain. I just feel like something is different in there, like I changed something I shouldn't have. Like...it is CLOSE to sucking the blood clot out. Or...like...I did, but the agony just hasn't arrived yet.

I hope I didn't mess it up!!!

thanks for your response!!

Stribe · 05-14-2009, 09:47 PM

Dry socket is instant and extremely painful, you would know it. It also only comes in the first 3-5 days post op, as your body will have healed to the point that you cannot get a dry socket anymore.

Just keep taking it slow and keep the area clean with plenty of water rinses and you should be just fine.