I had my top left wisdom tooth extracted 3 days ago but I have this sour taste in my mouth my breath is not good and I feel this burning in my face into my left eye and a bad headache is this normal

Hi Yely81,

Bad breath after a tooth extraction is normal as you have an open wound in your mouth. Do not try to mask this odor with any germ killing mouthwash as it will only cause further irritation to the wound and can disrupt the healing. Also if you smoke, stop. The chemicals in tobacco can cause complications and prevent the site from healing. If you are not going to quite smoking then at least do not smoke until the site has completely closed over with gum tissue.

For 2-3 weeks rinse with warm salt water several times a day to keep the site clean. Be sure to thoroughly brush and floss all of your teeth 2-3 times a day and use a tongue scraper to clean your tongue once before bedtime. All of these things will reduce the odor from the wound and help prevent complications.

The burning in your face, eye and headache could be from inflammation. The headache also. If your symptoms worsen over the next 2 days or you develop swelling or a fever then get in to see the oral surgeon. If you see no change for the next day or two but then on the 6-7th day things are starting to improve then that is a good sign the inflammation is subsiding.

It is wise to drink filtered water throughout the day to flush out the toxins and bacteria from your system and remain hydrated. It is also best to eat a nutritious diet, avoid sugar, soft drinks and processed foods. The body wants to heal but you have to fuel it with water and nutrition in order for it to do that. Seems silly but it's true

I hope this information is helpful to you. Let us know how you are doing.

I went to see the oral surgeon today and he said its a dry socket. I don't smoke been on only home made chicken soups, yogurts and water. I have been doing the salt water rinse and lots of rest I don't know where I went wrong but at least now it should get better

Hi Yely,

What did the OS do for you today? If he packed it with a clove tasting medicament than that packing needs to be removed and replaced on monday or tuesday and repacked again.

Dry sockets develop because the blood clot either didn't form properly or it was disturbed shortly after the extraction of the tooth. You may have been rinsing too aggressively too soon after the extraction or you rinsed with mouthwash or something else that disturbed the clot.

Sometimes it is hard to pinpoint what went wrong. Hopefully you will heal fine from this point on.