What should I do if I bleed after tooth extraction?

Many friends will experience bleeding after having a tooth extracted. Generally, after the tooth is extracted, the doctor will ask the patient to apply cotton gauze to stop the bleeding. The cotton gauze can be taken out in about half an hour, so friends who are preparing to have a tooth extracted can rest assured.

How to stop bleeding after tooth extraction:

1. Make horizontal mattress sutures on both sides of the gums and apply pressure for 5 to 10 minutes after suturing.

2. Try to use iodoform sponge to place it in the upper part of the alveolar socket, and then apply pressure with gauze roll.

3. Under local anesthesia, remove the blood clots and inflammatory granulation tissue in the alveolar socket, then use an iodoform gauze strip to fill the socket tightly from the bottom, bite the gauze roll to apply pressure, remove the gauze strip after one week, and replace it with a shorter one and place it loosely. After several changes, granulation tissue will gradually grow in the socket and heal.

Tooth extraction precautions:

1. First of all, the most important thing is to keep calm before and after tooth extraction, don’t be too nervous, and listen carefully to the doctor’s instructions. This is very important.

2. Do not eat within 2 hours after tooth extraction. Eat soft food, liquid or semi-liquid food on the same day. It is better to eat warm or cold food. Do not eat hard or overheated food. You can chew on the other side.

3. Do not rinse your mouth or spit too much on the day to prevent bleeding or infection. Do not repeatedly suck and spit out blood clots due to the bloody taste in your mouth, which will prevent the wound from healing.

4. Don’t brush your teeth on that day. Do not suck on the wound. No musical instrument.

5. It is normal to have blood in saliva within 1 week after tooth extraction. If the bleeding does not stop, go to the hospital for examination.