I got all 4 wisdom teeth out 8 days ago, and I have some questions:
1. Where exactly is the "extraction site" that I am supposed to clean with the syringe? My dentist gave me the syringe yesterday and I tried to use it, but I just assumed that it went in the area where there was a little hole (not my gum). Am I supposed to put it in my gum?
2. Also, each time I used the syringe (last night and this morning), it made my bottom right area hurt even worse (it has been hurting me more than the others, which are painless now). Do I have an infection?
3. If I get food trapped in the hole left from the extraction, will the new tissue just grow over whatever food is trapped?
4. How can I be sure that no food is trapped in my extraction site, and is that what might be causing the pain in my lower right area?
Thank you
1. Where exactly is the "extraction site" that I am supposed to clean with the syringe? My dentist gave me the syringe yesterday and I tried to use it, but I just assumed that it went in the area where there was a little hole (not my gum). Am I supposed to put it in my gum?
2. Also, each time I used the syringe (last night and this morning), it made my bottom right area hurt even worse (it has been hurting me more than the others, which are painless now). Do I have an infection?
3. If I get food trapped in the hole left from the extraction, will the new tissue just grow over whatever food is trapped?
4. How can I be sure that no food is trapped in my extraction site, and is that what might be causing the pain in my lower right area?
Thank you