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Visitor asks:
Dear Sir/Madam,
a week ago I was at the dentist, who extracted my wisdom tooth in the office. The extraction went well. My gum continued to bleed for a few hours, not heavily, just enough for me to notice. After two days I no longer had any pain at all. Now, however, the area where the tooth was has started to smell. It also seems that there is some discharge coming from the area.
I would like to know what this could be.
Kind regards,
Grega
Dentist Tomaž Rotar answers:
Dear Sir/Madam!
Wounds in the mouth heal somewhat differently from, for example, cuts on the skin. After extraction, a relatively large defect remains in the bone, which fills with a blood clot as well as with food debris that decomposes in the opening. You perceive the decomposition products as the taste and smell of pus. Purulent inflammation is usually accompanied by local signs of inflammation (redness, pain, enlarged lymph nodes...), which you do not mention.
Have a nice day!
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