Dental Pain
Without a doubt, the most common symptom of a dry socket is intense, radiating tooth pain. Dental pain is such a problem for most people because of the abundance of nerve endings in the tooth pulp and the socket. While you no longer have to worry about tooth pain when it comes to the extracted tooth, the empty socket still comes with more than enough pain receptors to cause problems. When the bone is exposed, the pain symptoms become even more intense. It’s challenging to overcome, so dentists recommend best-practice methods to avoid a dry socket entirely instead of dealing with pain symptoms.
You can speak with people who suffered from a dry socket, and they’ll tell you how much pain is involved. Painkillers typically are not helpful against a dry socket, which further adds to the agony of dental pain. The only silver lining is that following a few best-practice methods will help alleviate the symptoms and make the condition a little easier to tolerate.
