MjC asked:
Is that normal and what should i do to get rid of it?
it’s been seven days since i got my wisdom tooth extracted and i have bad breath and a bad smell in my mouth.
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That happened to me, I had dry sockets. It needs to be treated by your dentist or oral surgeon.
The smell and taste comes from the blood clot breaking down, it’s normal. You can call your surgeon and they can place you on a rinse called Peridex that will help you. Continue to brush your teeth, salt water rinses and also keep the sockets clean. You can use mouthwash to help, but your best bet is to get the rinse called Peridex.
that sounds like its just bad breath from what you ate not your teeth being pulled . ask the dentist or doctor if you have halitosis . or how ever you spell it.
I’m a dentist.
That’s fairly normal. The smell, if memory serves, is from the granulation tissue that is filling up your extraction sites.
When you have a tooth extracted, a blood clot forms. This clot serves as a framework in which the cells involved in the formation of granulation tissue (fibroblasts and fibers, various immune cells, and blood vessels). This granulation tissue makes up the healing socket.
If I’m not mistaken, that’s what smells bad.
If you find that the odor continues beyond two weeks, contact the doctor who removed the teeth.