Once wisdom teeth are removed, keeping the extraction sockets clean is essential for the healing process.

Food is stuck in my wisdom tooth hole. Tooth picks, dental flosses, and water syringes don’t cut it because they aren’t. It looks that way because it is supposed to. Such food can trigger a.

A sterile gauze pad is necessary. What to do to remove the food, the flap can trap food and lead to a gum infection, the rinses are just to make sure food doesn’t get lodged in those holes. Yes, one could get and infection but acute inflammation is more likely.

Im worried about getting food stuck in the hole or getting dry socket from sticky foods. I’ve tried using a waterpik already. Boiled eggs, creamy soup, mashed potatoes, yogurt, smoothies, etc are safe to eat.

I know the healing process takes time, but i wasn't feeling pain so i started eating more normal food a couple of days ago. A hole in the tooth socket may be apparent after wisdom teeth extraction. Consult your doctor before applying a water flosser.

In some cases, people experience immediate and sharp pain when food is stuck in a tooth. Contact your dentist if you detect any signs of infection or. Hopefully that answers why you have a black hole where the wisdom tooth was removed.

It’s been two weeks since the. I brush my teeth regularly and use the mouthwash the dentist gave. There’s some food stuck deep in there that i can’t get out.