....from a few days ago...or is it normal to have a hole where the tooth was extracted no a few days later?? I had a top right molar extracted a few days ago and last night after swishing with a stronger salt water rinse ( I just found out) than I shouldn't, I noticed the hole where my tooth was feels deeper( and looks like it) than just a few minutes prior to rinsing. Could I have washed to blood clot from 3 days ago away?? Or could it be okay?? ( normal)If I were to LOOK at the area....what should I expect to SEE?? I am having much neck/head pain ( still) as it most likely aggravated an already sore med issue in those places. Please help!?Any place online to VIEW pics of this??????????????????

tickle

For one thing, Kitten, you have to leave the cavity alone, stop poking at it, stop looking at it and it will heal up and you will have no more worries. What did you do, poke your finger in it to see how it was doing ? Not a good idea, it is an open wound for now until your body heals it naturally. And it will. If you normally clot easily (from a cut or whatever) then you will clot easily in this cavity.

Let it be and heal.

tick

flossie

Kitten,
It is normal to have a hole where the tooth was removed. The blood clot does eventually disappear and it will take some time for the area to close. In the mean time do as tickle said, keep your fingers out of the hole! Keep rinsing gently with warm salt water. If you are having pain you should go back to see the dentist who removed the tooth.