Cloves
7May2003 Filed under: JournalishMy sockets are now packed. What was all this horror-talk? I barely even knew I had them, although I was awfully achey last night.
Anyway, Dr. Peck poked gauze soaked in clove oil into my sockets. Side effect: the VP at work thought I’d been smoking clove cigarettes.* I smell great!
And my jaw doesn’t hurt any more.
…And it’s a natural remedy!
Rat report: Tejasa seems to be adapting well to her girdle. She’s most frustrated when sleeping, because she normally curls into a ball, and now she has to snooze stretched out like a little hotdog, laid out on a bun of rat nesting on the top floor of her four-story ratty penthouse.
*Note that the VP loves being mentioned on Electrolicious. Hi, Pat.
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Hey there. I'm Ariel Meadow Stallings, a native Seattleite who's written my way up and down the Left Coast. Electrolicious is where I post daily randomata, but I also write for a living. My first book, Offbeat Bride, was published last year.
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the mighty jimbo
May 7th, 2003 at 7:51 pm
when i had them the gauze tasted like ASS. and not minty ass. just ASS.
Ariel
May 7th, 2003 at 8:05 pm
I seem to have lucked out. The wonderful cloves taste is quite nice.
Ariel
May 8th, 2003 at 9:57 am
I’m putting this here because it’s interesting to me and probably no-one else:
Last night I was talking about “the mystery” of dry sockets. No-ones totally sure why people get them, although they do know that smokers and women on the pill are at a higher risk. I am neither of those things! Then Andreas reminded me that my oral surgeon predicted I would get dry sockets because of my JAW OF CONCRETE™! You see, there’s only one artery running through the jaw. Because my jaw is so rock hard and non-porous, not a lot of blood was going to seep through it … meaning a blood clot wouldn’t form in the socket. Meaning I would get dry sockets because of my strong jaw.
I had completely forgotten that the dr. had said this (it was immediately after my surgery and I was wobbling in and out of consciousness).
I’m sure you’re all fascinated, which is why I’m posting this as a comment, and not a blog entry.
Cheryl
June 25th, 2005 at 3:57 pm
Thanx I need it right now…
Going to try soaking packing into clove oil if I can find any.
I heard to also soak it in shortening if you’re desperate.
A third on I heard is honey…don’t know for a fact but the best seems to be clove oil.
How deep do u fill the socket with gauze and oil???
Mine is deeeeeeeep!
Karla
October 14th, 2005 at 11:01 pm
My husband was hitting the walls and cursing from such horrific pain from what appears to be dry sockets. He had his bottom wisdom teeth and molars pulled almost 2.3 weeks ago and has been in sheer agony. There was no pain pill that seemed to work..so after reading about the Clove Oil..I made a midnite run to the pharmacy and filled his socket with the oil. It took about 30 minutes, however he FINALLY was pain free. Thank you for your comments, as nothing else seemed to work.
Ariel
October 15th, 2005 at 9:52 am
Tips for treating dry sockets.
Andrea
December 31st, 2005 at 6:52 pm
I got dry socket and boy oh boy it hurts more than anything I have ever experienced! I was taking about 12 ibuprofens a day with very minimal relief. Thank God for clove oil! I put three drops directly in the socket and within minutes I was virtually pain free. The taste is horrible but WORTH IT! Oh, and by the way, why didn’t my oral surgeon warn me about the higher risk of dry socket while I’m in my first 3 weeks of birth control pills??? The bastard!
Erika
February 1st, 2006 at 4:17 pm
I had my wisdom teeth removed 5 days ago and now have 2 dry sockets. I have had the holes packed once and dread having them repacked tomorrow becasue the pain was horrible. I was going to try the clove oil. Do you pack the holes with gauze soaked in the oil or just drop the oil in the holes?Also, would a heating pad help with the pain and the healing?
Ariel
February 1st, 2006 at 4:19 pm
I’m not a dentist, so I’m not really qualified to give you any advice. All I can tell you is that my dentist packed my dry sockets with clove-oil soaked tiny gauze strips, and it gave me immediate relief. Talk to your dentist!
Amber
February 6th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
I just got my sockets packed with clove oiled gauze today. I thought my jaw was breaking off…..I’m still skeptical as to having dry sockets, but I do feel relief. I had ear pain but it seemed to go away by massaging my jaw muscles and applying heat. I worked a whole day at work with no pain that way. But it came back last night, hence the gauze today…..
I also found this neat website: http://www.americasdentalbooks.....ention.htm