Four days after a lower molar came out at a dental office in Broken Arrow, a patient noticed a faint, sour smell drifting up from the empty socket every time she leaned over the bathroom sink to rinse. It hadn't...
Between 1 and 4 out of every 100 tooth extractions develop a bacterial infection in the days that follow, according to case-control data from Veterans Health Administration patients, and that rate climbs for surgical extractions like impacted wisdom teeth. If...
One of the most common questions we hear from patients in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma is simple: how long does tooth extraction healing take? Having a tooth removed can feel intimidating, but recovery follows a predictable pattern, and knowing that pattern...