my tooth won't stop bleeding?!?!?

Question

i just pulled my tooth out....but now my gum won't stop bleeding...what do i do??

Answer 1

Put an ice pack on it, then if it doesn't quit call your dentist or go to ER

Answer 2

Keep biting down on your gauze. When you change the gauze be sure to dampen to avoid pulling out the clot. If you bite on dry gauze, the clot could get caught on the guaze kind of like when you snag your nail on your sweater. If this doesn't work after a few hours, try biting on a damp tea bag. The tea bag has tannic acid that helps to promote clotting and will hopefully stop the bleeding. Don't smoke, drink through a straw, or sneeze with your mouth closed, all of these things cause pressure changes that could dislodge a clot. You want to avoid these and similar activities. If you are on a blood thinner consult you doctor and dentist and see if it would be ok to discontinue that for a few days until you have had sometime to heal. If none of this is working, call and talk to you dentist or one of his assistants, that's what they're there for. There may have been a complication or something that would cause this that will require a different type of treatment. Hope this helps! Feel better soon!

Answer 3

I had recently had my wisdom teeth pulled, plus on tooth that was badly decayed. When I got home the decayed tooth did not clot and was bleeding intensely. I waited a few minutes and realized something was wrong, I was bleeding a mouth full every minute or so.. I then drove back to the dentist where they realized something was wrong and told me I should of went to the e.r.(it took 40 minute to get back to the dentist). They put a gel membrane in and it stopped the bleeding. I still do not understand why it bleed so much?

Answer 4

I actually had a similar problem a couple months ago. I had my wisdom teeth pulled and one of them was uncontollably bleeding a couple days after. Nothing I would do would stop it but I finally found something that worked. If you wet a tea bag and bite on it thats houd help. You may have to keep changing it until the bleeding stops but it should work for you. My dentist said it has a tannic acid which will help to stop the bleeding. Hopefully this has been of some help to you. And don't worry it should eventually stop.

Answer 5

Keep rinsing your mouth out with ice cold water, or put ice on the socket. If it won't stop bleeding after 10 minutes then get yourself to A&E as soon as poss.

Definitely don't use warm salt water as this will encourage it to bleed more.

Answer 6

Rinse with warm salted water and plug the space with just enough cotton wool to overlap.Bite down on it for about a minute. If it's still bleeding badly,get medical help

Answer 7

You don't state your age or which tooth.

The answers above are good - but in the meantime, get some guaze -- roll it up to soak up the blood. Do this with several clean pieces. Then place one in for a long while.

While waiting, call the dentist.

Answer 8

Stuff Square or rond cotton pads up in whole and bike down hard,hold for 5 mins. and change,it,s very common,don,t get scared the bleeding can go on for a hour,keep putting lot of presser on pads and use alot,roll them up so they fit in tooth whole better,The blood will start lighting up the moor pesser you put on it,bite it with other theeth to hold in place!Know if bleeding does not suside in hour after doing that,Get your *** to Docter!Good Luck,Hollywood

Answer 9

Rinse with warm salt water. If bleeding persists, go to the nearest urgent care center or emergency room for assistance. It should stop after the salt water rinse (the water must be warm - as hot as you can stand it without burning your mouth - like a cup of tea).

Answer 10

Apply pressure to the affected area for about 20 minutes. If that doesn't help get help immediately. Is it bleeding a lot?

Answer 11

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