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TakeNoticeNow asked in HealthDental · 1 decade ago

Dry socket Question??? Home solutions for pain in dry socket??

A few months ago i had a wisdom toothe removed, a short while before i researched a condition called "Dry socket". On some blog i read that inserting a cotten ball soaked in salt water helps to relieve the pain.

Now my father in Law has dry socket and i cannot find this info anywhere!! I would like to help him as he is in a lot of pain !!! Any one know anything about this???

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  • 1 decade ago
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    A better solution for a dry socket is to use Oil of Cloves and soak some cotton pellets in it and put them in the socket.

  • 1 decade ago

    You will need and antibiotic to make sure it doesn't get worse and a good pain reliever. When I had a dry socket I took empirin with codeine but anything that reduces inflammation will help. Oil of cloves can help with the pain too but use it sparingly.

  • 5 years ago

    I put tea bags on the dry socket and the tanic acid helped draw everything up and eased the pain. I wet them first before putting them in.

  • 1 decade ago

    Your FIL should see his dentist ASAP. The dentist will place a special medicament into the socket and prescribe appropriate meds. Don't use at home remedies for something that a dentist should diagnose and treat.

    Source(s): RDH
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  • 1 decade ago

    You need to heal the tissue, not just try to treat the symptom of dry socket. I suggest you go to the following web site and order "NEEM OIL." This will heal the area very fast. Additionally, I would purchase "NUCLEOTIDES" to speed the process by kicking the immune system into high gear.

    These can be purchased from a company that I know to be very high quality at: www.healthline.cc (not .com) or call: (310) 320 - 1123 and order the products.

    You will be amazed at how fast he will heal.

    good luck to you

    Source(s): many years of nutritional studies - B.A. Biology & Chemistry
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    1 decade ago

    Your supposed to go back to the place where you got your wisdom teeth removed and they will give you antibiotics and some other stuff to take care of it.

  • 1 decade ago

    go back to the dentist they will put something in it for you. also he should have gotten pain meds after the surgery and those should also help.

  • 1 decade ago

    A wet tea bag... Trust me it will help.

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