All veh good advice
Also worth remembering that you shouldn't be shy of going back to the dentist if things don't seem to be healing right. I had my first wisdom tooth extraction a few months ago, and was baffled by a tiny sharp bit which sat amongst the carnage in the days afterwards. I assumed it was all part of the fun and would soon vanish but, when it was still there a week later (and nothing seemed to be healing), I went back and asked the dentist to check that everything was OK.

She had a look and informed me that it was a tiny piece of bone sticking out through the gum, left over from the extraction. This was stopping the hole from healing. She told me the best solution was for her to chip some of it away, a process she called 'nibbling'. No, really. It involved her taking a tiny pair of pliers and snipping off the pointy bit.

Anyhow, after the most underwhelming occurrence ever of a woman nibbling my bone, things healed perfectly. Hurrah!
(costas, Sun 3 May 2009, 20:42, Reply)