Four days ago I got top molar extracted I'm still in pain my teeth next to it hurts and around the area where the molar was taken out from is swollen and I have this throbbing pain that just won't go away. Can I have a dry socket ?

Gosh, so many dry socket questions lately!

You can tell if you have a dry socket; if there is a bloodly clot in the hole where the tooth came out, you are okay. I can understand the pain, it was a molar extracted, a big tooth and I don't know what condition your gums were in, and the teeth around it, when the extraction took place.

You could have a low pain thresshold and need some advil for the pain to reduce inflammation; did the oral surgeon give you any instructions on how to care for your mouth while healing? Like rinsing with warm salt water to enhance the healing process, and please don't poke around in the hole, eat soft foods still, do not chew on that side and rinse often to dislodge any material that may acccumulate at the extraction site.

It should take a week for some people to lose the pain.

Thanks just wanted to make sure that it was OK it's my first molar extraction and I didn't know if swelling and pain was normal after three days

Thanks just wanted to make sure that it was ok it's my first molar extraction and I didn't know if swelling and pain was normal after three days

It is normal, but will carry on if you are poking at it and not doing what the doctor said. Let it be, and everything will be fine. Extractions are common place now for people. If you are a healthy individual, then everything will be fine. If he doctor thought our mouth was in jeopardy he would have given you antibiotics, so chill.