“I had three of my crooked teeth extracted and they won't stop bleeding. What should I do?”
I had my two crooked teeth (upper central part) and one normal tooth (lower molar) extracted 8 hours ago. The bleeding won't stop, the first gauze that the dentist gave me was soaked in blood and I don't have any dental gauze to replace it, so I use cotton as a replacement. The bleeding still won't stop, I searched online if this is normal but I guess it's not. The blood is still thick and dark. The only problem with what I did, I think, is that I rinsed the blood with water a lot. What should I do to lessen the bleeding?
Male | 18 years old
9 Answers
DentistCrookedTeeth
Short answer You should buy some gauze and put in the extraction site and bite down firmly for 45 minutes After an extraction should not rinse or spit because it can cause bleeding.
If you don't have an underlying bleeding disorder, you should not have excess bleeding. Immediately after the extractions, the doctor would have likely given you gauze to bite on that you should disturb for one hour. It is not recommended to rinse the area untll the next day. I would begin by getting some gauze 2X2 and slightly moistening it, then fold it in fours. Place this over the extraction sites and bite for one hour. You can also try biting on a moistened black tea bag for one hour.
A tea bag soaked in warm water pressed up against the area may be helpful.
It is not normal to have bleeding that won't stop after a tooth extraction. You should report this to your dentist immediately, and if it is after hours, you should call your dentist's emergency contact phone number. If you are unable to reach their office, you should go to the emergency room.
A good way to slow bleeding is to bite on a tea bag. Tea has properties that lessen bleeding. Also your mouth will taste better.
I can only hope that by the time you are reading this response, your bleeding has finally stopped. Whenever bleeding is not controlled within 1-2 hours, you should seek out emergency care either with a dentist or hospital as the blood loss can become a critical concern. Definitely heavy rinsing can be a perpetuating factor. Good luck.
Dr. Cyril Tahtadjian
Dr. Cyril Tahtadjian
You should drink any fluids to a straw being careful not to disturb the clot that takes several hours to do its formation and then it must be protected by the Gauls so that it carefully has a chance to be replaced by new tissue and let the blood vessels in it so to speak reattach. You should also be lying down and not so active this creates less blood pressure and your head should be even with your heart and laying down. The idea is to rest.
First of all don’t rinse at all with water or mouthwash for the first 24 hours after removal of teeth and keep the gauze in between your teeth and bite for 20 minutes and throw away and don’t replace.
But your bleeding could be due to your medical history if you might be taking some medications for your health or else you didn’t follow instructions
But your bleeding could be due to your medical history if you might be taking some medications for your health or else you didn’t follow instructions
Please bite on tea bags to control bleeding and go see your dentist asap to make sure everything is okay.
