<s>[INST] I have an area in the right side of my throat which occasionally becomes dry and is not reachable by water. While at the dentist recently pieces of filling and tooth stayed in my throat and were not rinsed away as usual. Since then I have had discomfort swallowing and a soreness especially early in the morning. I have also found pieces of filling in my mouth on two occasions, 3 or 4 days later. My question is: Is it possible to have a pocket in the side of the throat which can hold small objects which may enter when the head is tilted back as during dental treatment ?. After 6 days the soreness is still there but intermittent. Thank you, Russell [/INST] Hello there, After reading your history I suspect you have developed severe soreness in your throat which may be caused due to allergy of the filling materials used during treatment or trauma from broken filling pieces. Sore throat may lead to pain and discomfort, difficulty in swallowing, redness and sometimes swelling of the throat mucosa. NO it is not possible to have pocket formation in throat, don't worry symptomatic treatment will solve your problem. Use lukewarm saline water or antiseptic mouthwash like chlorhexidine for mouth gargling regularly for 3 to 5 days till the symptoms subside. Eat soft food, avoid hot and spicy foods and carbonated Chat Doctor.  In case of severity you can start with antibiotic course of augmenting with analgesics for 3 to 5 days. I hope this helps, take care. </s>