Wisdom teeth pulled...?

About 3 days ago I had 4 wisdom teeth pulled. My normal dentist pulled them.. so they were not difficult. I have been reading a lot of other posts and it seems that the others all talk about dissolvable stitches. I got the normal stiches that need to be taken out in 10 days. Why are my stitches different?





Also, I would like tips on cleaning holes with the stitches. I am having a very hard time. I was not given any special tools to aide me.

Wisdom teeth pulled...?
My dentist gave me an eyedropper and had me use it to wash the sockets out with scope. You want one where you can force the mouth wash out quickly. After you do this, then use regular water to flush them out again.
Reply:These concerns should really be talked over with your doctor at consult. I work for an oral surgeon so I will share with you what I have learned.





Dry socket is a clotting issue. You are correct in stating that. For the most part patients do not develop this but some can. It is easily treated though with medicated packing. It is important to follow ALL of your post op instructions carefully. No straws, rinsing, brushing or forceful spitting on day one. Day 2, brushing is safely done but be careful and rinse with salt water morning, evening and after meals for a few days. Day 3 use the syringe to gently flush any debris that settles in the sockets.





Don't worry about waking up during the procedure. You will have an iv in place the entire time. If your surgeon sees too much activity coming from you he/she will give the proper dosage to help keep you sedated. The nice thing about iv sedation is the doctor can control how much to use during the procedure. When a patient uses an oral sedation the doctor is pretty much limited to how he/she can control the sedation.





There are signs that the doctor is trained to look for if more sedation is required. Usually arms start to lift or squirming in the chair. I have never seen a patient just pop up from the chair and say ouch. when they start making movement the surgeon will stop what he/she is doing and administer more iv sedation and it's night night time again until he/she is finished.





hoped this helped. and just so you know. removing wisdom teeth is a breeze. don't worry, be happy they'll be gone.
Reply:The dentist will usually decidewich type of stitches he would like to use sometimes he may think the dissolvable one would come out to soon .As far as cleansing you probably dont need anything special .Brush gently in the area until you can go back to normal use salt water rinsing mouthrinse and if you need to use a cotton swab or gauze to gently wipe away any food or anything that is sticking in that area but I think probably rinsing and brushing will do it .



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