About bad breath:
A) IF no pain present or very little pain that doesn't require painkillers:
- your bad breath is normal. You have blood clots in your mouth that smell and taste bad, you might still have stitches that will smell bad until they fully dissolve and on top of that someone cut parts of your gums and scraped your jaw bone, so there is dying tissue there as new tissue is formed. Your mouth has several wounds in it that are constantly wet from saliva, of course it will smell bad. Rinse with salty water, brush your teeth slowly (not the extraction site) and don't talk to people. It's the only thing you can do.
- how long it will take? It will vary from person to person based on your healing abilities and how well you take care of things. Some people might heal faster and others slower. Stick to the routine, always rinse with the syringe after every single meal/snack. Hell, rinse every hour if you have to, it doesn't hurt (by rinse I mean get some salty water in your mouth and tilt your head left and right then let it drain - don't spit and don't rinse vigorously).
A) IF you have pain after 4-5 days that is so bad you need to take painkillers:
- your bad breath is NOT normal. Most likely you have a dry socket or an infection. Go see the doctor.
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