Running after tooth extraction

Teacher23

Hello all!

I would really appreciate some help three days ago (Tuesday afternoon), I had an upper molar extracted. I'm planning on running a 10k on Sunday night (5 days after the extraction), but being a ridiculous hypochondriac/seriously squeamish I am feeling a little (okay very!) nervous about it. I'm scared that the extraction site might start bleeding due to the increased blood pressure during the race and that I'll get dry socket. A friend is recovering from it at the moment and it sounds like torture! I've not trained since the morning of the extraction, and am getting a bit antsy! Considering going for an easy run tomorrow to maybe test my mouth out and see how it goes. I think the tooth is healing okay and I've not experienced much pain, just a slight discomfort.

Has anyone any experience with running a race shortly after having a tooth extracted? Anyone have any words of wisdom to offer?

Most sites I've looked up suggest taking at least a week off to recover which has added to my nervousness.

Why must I torture myself by google-ing medical advice? I will never learn!

Thanks for reading

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Cabaal

Boards can't give you medical advice on this as it's against the charter, I'd say speak to your dentist