Hi, I need help please
I had a resection of my right mandible due to tumor (ameloblastoma), the affected bone was removed and a metal plate was put into it and my jaw is wired shut, my Dr said depending on the healing, a bone graft would be done after 6 - 8weeks. Well a few days after removing the the bone, the wound broke down, he said it was caused by an infection, when I try to rinse with salt/water, the water oozes out of the surgery site under my jaw, leaving the wound really wet and dripping . Dr said he would need to debride the jaw infection and he would need to remove the metal plate and my right jaw would be without metal nor bone for 6-8weeks when he's ready to do the bone graft.
What I want to know is, is this correct? And what does it mean to debride? When he debrides the infection does that assure me there won't be further infections? I rinse up to 6times a day with salt and water and up to 3times with cordysol, I also brush up to 3times is this good enough?