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.
Hello Brittany, After you have tooth extraction, the total healing time is between 3 and 4 months. It is normal that the first few weeks you feel a hole in your gums where those teeth were. I recommend that you rinse with salt and water after each meal to make sure no food gets caught in the holes.