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