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I had my wisdom teeth out a week and a half ago - so fear my new bigger mouth. At least as soon as it's working properly. I had what are called dry sockets and had to have them packed with vile-tasting goo...

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Lovely. Reminds me of my own fear of eating peas, sweetcorn and peanuts for the two months following my own wisdom tooth extraction (all four under general anaesthetic).

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It's not been that bad - I had all four done also, but the top ones have pretty well closed up, and I've had little pain from the bottom ones since they packed them.

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Ah yes, dry sockets. I had that.

It's been 2.5 months and I still have a hole in the back of my mouth. When they offer you the irrigator syringe, take it. And the vile tasting goo? If they pack it again ask if they can mix it with a cherry-flavoured anesthetic. It makes you feel much less pain and the cherry covers the taste of the medicine.

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BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA convenience and comfort in British national health BAHAHAHAHA

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But did you notice that I remembered the "u" in flavour?

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Yes! :)

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What's an irrigator syringe, please?

The goo is pretty vile, but only for four hours - after that I was sort of blind to the taste, if you see what I mean.

Contrary to Wednesday's statement below, I'm quite happy. The teeth are out, the pain's not been beyond the limits of painkillers, and the entire operation cost me the princely sum of 20 pounds.

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An irrigator syringe is a little blunt-tipped syringe (i.e. without a needle) with a long nozzle on the end that you can stick waaaay back in there and hose down the sockets with...

I had seven(!) wisdom teeth out twelve years or so ago, which left great big holes in my jaw. I was warned not to chew on ice or eat corn nuts for at least three months, or I ran the risk of SNAPPING MY JAW.

Plus I had huge holes in there, and had to clean them out daily. It was not-fun. Especially when I got a chunk of popcorn caught in one of them. Ouchie.

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Seven? Now, that is unusual.

They had me giving myself hot salt mouthwashes until they packed the sockets.

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The irrigator syringe is, well, it's a plastic syringe that holds water and has a curved plastic "needle" (really just a pointed plastic end that the water comes out of). It's *really * helpful for getting stuff out of the extraction site, and lets you eat more than just liquids and mushy foods. It also helps you to not develop dry sockets again after the yucky tasting dressings are gone. You basically fill it with salt water, point toward the center of the hole in the back of your mouth, and plunge. It gets everything out a lot more easily than just rinsing.

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Ah, yesh, the dentist had one of those. I'll ask if I have to go in again, but presently it all seems to be healing up pretty well.

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Contrary to Wednesday's statement below, I'm quite happy.

Except for the parts where you were complaining a lot. And the parts where you were in hideous agony.

And you could have been way happier on percodan. :)

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What are dry sockets? When the holes don't heal up?

Am glad I didn't have them when I had my wisdom teeth out..they don't sound nice... Worst thing with mine was the last one to come out...one of the roots was curled like a coat peg and was caught on my gum

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Normally a clot forms in the hole and closes it up. If it doesn't, you have a dry socket. I don't like to exaggerate but this is hideously painful.

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