hi, last october my old dentist pulled my back tooth out, i had dry socket and a horrendous infection cus of the root.

on monday, i had that piece of root took out and cleaned, (without sedation) the dentist said he had got rid of all infection, he did say he could see my wisdom tooth and said i COULD get an infection from that and i would have to go back in and have the wisdom out, why did he not take the wisdom out there and then i wonder?

if the wisdom caught an infection would it feel like the dry socket? the same day as the anaesthetic wore off i never had any pain. yesterday, tuesday, my cheek was a bit swollen and i had pain like when i had the dry socket, its wednesday now cheek is still a bit swollen and have a little pain again. i've not taken that many painkillers and i honestly thought i would be climbing the walls with pain.

is this all normal please as its my kind of luck to get every infection known to mankind!!

many thanks.