View Single Post
Old 01-22-2010, 10:43 PM
Bryanna's Avatar
Bryanna Bryanna is offline
Grand Magnate
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,624
15 yr Member
Bryanna Bryanna is offline
Grand Magnate
Bryanna's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,624
15 yr Member
Default

Hi Azazel,

Yes, it is normal to have a suture wrap around an adjacent tooth. Try not to disturb those wrapped sutures as it will pull the entire suture out.

It is important to keep your mouth very clean. Brush and floss all areas except the teeth that have the sutures wrapped around them. Rinsing with warm salt water several times a day will help keep the debris out of the extraction site and off of the sutures.

I assume you have an appointment with the dentist to remove those sutures? If not, then you will need one because generally sutures around other teeth are not dissolvable.

The bleeding in the area of those sutures could be from a build up of plaque so do the rinsing :-)

Bryanna


Quote:
Originally Posted by Azazel123 View Post
Yesterday I had 2 wisdom teeth taken out. The dentist gave me stitches which kind of wrap around some of my other teeth it looks like. The gums by one of the teeth that it is wrapping around started to bleed a little bit today. Is this normal and fine?
Bryanna is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote