Amit,
Iodine is toxic when too much is ingested. With that said, it is not something to just drink or use foolishly. Iodine can also be problematic for some people with thyroid disease.
Why is your dentist recommending betadine rinses?
Unless there is a specific reason to use betadine, the most therapeutic rinse is warm salt water. It is a natural disinfectant, antiseptic, non irritating, non staining and no chemicals to worry about ingesting.
The bleeding that occurred when you ate the apple was not really clot related as the clot had already formed and did it's job. So the bleeding was due to the chewing of the apple as it caused irritation on the raw surgical site. So it is best to refrain from chewing on that site until the gum tissue closes over. Eating a nutritious soft food diet is ideal again until the gum closes over.
Try to relax, you are doing okay
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by amitsa
Bryanna,
My dentist removed sutures yesterday. He said it has healed fine. Today morning,I tried to eat an apple and it pressed upon the extracted tooth site and started bleeding. I took a cotton swab put some Betadine gargle on it and placed there. The bleeding stopped and the clot formed again. I was quite frightened. I shouldn't have eaten an apple. I removed the cotton swab after 45 min , then drank water and ate ice cream to help it clot nicely just after an extraction..
I showed the dentist today evening and he said it is fine and asked me to eat only soft food.
The question that is worrying me is 'Is betadine safe as I used it ? It contains iodine. It must have gone in my stomach as I drank water. Iodine is toxic. My dentist has also asked me to do Betadine gargle 4 times a day for next 7 days.
Is it poisonous ? I dont know what to do. Please help. I am so worried.
-Amit.
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