Hi annanut,

Yes, PM me with some locations and I will see what I can find for you. I can review professional websites and usually decipher between BS and reality.

The bone graft material is put into a bloody socket of numerous cells as a means of stimulating your immune system to go through a natural bone building process. The bone graft itself does not become solid. The growth of new bone integrates with the graft material to form solid bone. So the idea is to have a healthy bloody socket with lots of healthy cells swimming around to hold onto enough bone graft material to form new bone. The more graft you lose, the less bone will form.

Everything that you eat, drink, and rinse with will enter the surgical site. It imperative to not eat near the surgical wounds to avoid food impaction and to be mindful of drinking so as to avoid disturbing that area as much as possible. Avoid using a straw as the sucking motion can dislodge the graft. Drink normal but refrain from anything other than water as sugary drinks, spicy drinks, and caffeinated drinks will irritate the oral tissue and can disturb the healing cells. Rinsing gently with warm salt water 3-4 times a day keeps bacteria down and is therapeutic for healing. Avoid alcohol and mouthwash altogether. Both of which reduce the production of saliva and slow down the healing process. If the graft and blood clot have not married (combined properly) then the end result will be bone loss, not bone growth.

The white inside of the socket can be food debris, pus or normal tissue. Do not try to dig in there with anything to remove it. The clot does not stay red as it mixes with the graft and cells, etc.

Bryanna




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