By definition, acute cough is one lasting <3 weeks, sub-acute cough lasts 3-8 weeks, and chronic cough lasts >8 weeks [8]. Most acute coughs raise minimal concerns among health practitioners as they are generally caused by URTIs, usually have a short duration, and are self-limited.
Healing is a complicated procedure after tooth extraction. It may take from 3 to 5 weeks in normal person but it will take longer in diabetic patient, presence of infection after extraction, malnutrition, complicated surgical extraction, and smoking. Complete healing with bone deposition and remodeling will take from 3 to 6 months.
You can drink through a straw. 3. The tissue can take 6-8 weeks to full heal so some loose tissue around the tooth in front of the extraction site is normal. 4. The holes can take up to three months to fully close. 5. There should not be any pain at this point. If there is discomfort, I would call the surgeon and ask them to do a quick post op visit for you to ensure proper healing is taking place.