Wisdom tooth fell out

vonbarracuda

As title says . My bottom wisdom tooth was rotten , I wa due to get it out when my other side mouth healed. But now it has just clean fallen out this morning while chewing food. Well 90% of it has! Leaving an exposed hole in my mouth . No blood or anything .
Any advice what I should do until Monday when I can get the dentist? I did salt water rinse there

elfy4eva

Pieces of food getting into the hole can lead to infection so be careful when eating and keep it clean till a dentist can get a look at you.

1hnr79jr65

Get a good mouth wash and rinse 4 or 5 times a day. Corsodyl would be ideal. Stick to room temperature water. No hot drinks no cold drinks. No alcohol or fizzy drinks no tea no coffee. Don't want to have anything that can irritate or make situation worse.

And rinse after every meal. Also try chew on opposite of mouth from broken tooth. Stay away from foods that are smal and could get trapped in hole such as rice or mash potato. You want to eliminate possibility of developing an abscess where you would be on antibiotics for days before issue could be resolved.

Ultimately you should call dentist and explain situation and request an emergency session today if possible. If not you should prolly follow the above until you can be seen.

vonbarracuda

Dentist closed sat and sun! Will ring first thing Monday ! I have the plastic syringe thing to blast stuff out from when I got my other wisdom pulled few months ago!
It was tiny enough the tooth but still don't know how it came come clean out

Oral Surgeon

vonbarracuda wrote: »

Dentist closed sat and sun! Will ring first thing Monday ! I have the plastic syringe thing to blast stuff out from when I got my other wisdom pulled few months ago!
It was tiny enough the tooth but still don't know how it came come clean out

Can you post a picture of it... I'm intrigued!!

vonbarracuda

Can't really get a picture it's hole behind last big tooth! Still no pain , am going to ring dentist in morning ! Hole looks fine . There's a small bit left I can feel against the other two . It's black so not sure piece of rotten tooth left or decay

Oral Surgeon

vonbarracuda wrote: »

Can't really get a picture it's hole behind last big tooth! Still no pain , am going to ring dentist in morning ! Hole looks fine . There's a small bit left I can feel against the other two . It's black so not sure piece of rotten tooth left or decay

I mean a picture of what fell out...

vonbarracuda

I don't have that too! I didn't notice it fall out just the hole after ! Probably when I was chewing something maybe !

Oral Surgeon

vonbarracuda wrote: »

I don't have that too! I didn't notice it fall out just the hole after ! Probably when I was chewing something maybe !

Ok, wisdom teeth don't just fall out... The decayed crown broke away and the root is in the gum/bone... You will need to have it removed alright....

vonbarracuda

Got it out . There was around 25% left . Home around a hour small bit of blood still coming out.
But otherwise the procedure was quick