No, it wasnt decay before anyone blames me. It was banged and died. So she had it out at 4pm GMT its nearly two hours, she is still spitting pale pink saliva. She is 6 and could be forcing saliva out for attention, it was a molar BTW. She says she is hungry shall i stick to soup and ice cream?
2007-01-11 04:55:22 · 11 answers · asked by babyshambles 5 in Health ➔ Dental
It's normal to notice blood streaks in the saliva, or pinkish saliva, for as long as a day. If the dentist gave some gauze for her to bite on, roll it up like a log, and have her bite TIGHTLY on it for 10-15 minutes. If it is merely tinted pink, you've got nothing to worry about. Only if the gauze come out looking blood red do you need to worry - and if you have any doubts, call the dentist and describe the situation - I'm sure that will allay any concerns you have. If you don't have gauze, you can use the corner of an old facecloth - just wet it slightly, and then have your daughter bite on it.
As for food, soup and ice cream is great. Just don't have the soup too hot because that promotes bleeding. And stay away from anything curnchy (chips/crackers/nuts/seeds/etc) that can get in the extraction site - they can irritate the healing socket.
2007-01-11 05:36:21 · answer #1 · answered by jisdds 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some bleeding after an extraction of a molar deciduous tooth is to be expected especially since the extraction was caused by trauma. Since it's been two hours and it's only pink mixed with the saliva, I wouldn't worry. What the dentist wants to know and see her back for would be excessive bleeding....spitting deep red blood. She is more than likely sucking at the socket causing a slight bleeding, just because the hole is there and mixed with saliva it looks like a lot more than it actually is. Have her bite down on a moist gauze folded over a couple of times for a few minutes and see if that stops the bleeding. Stick to soft foods today, soup, scrambled eggs, mashed pot's...ice cream...things like that. Also, the cold from the ice cream will help with the bleeding and the soreness. Anything that you feel uncomfortable with you should always check back with your dentist about. That's what they are there for. Hope I've been of some help, good luck!
2007-01-11 05:44:20 · answer #2 · answered by HeatherS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not to worry, the sight of some light bleeding will be normal for the rest of today. Did the dentist tell you to have her rinse with a slightly salted warm water solution? (don't know if they still do that though) Keep her meals simple to eat, no chewing hard foods only soft for a couple of days. Treat her like a little princess, this is tough on a 6 year old! (and her Mom!!!!!)
2007-01-11 05:02:26 · answer #3 · answered by Nancy W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get her to stop forcefully spitting. She could get a possible dry socket or some painful complications. Oozing of blood is normal for a couple of days like previous answers stated. But if it's a deeper red color than contact the dentist. A good coagulant is a warm, moist teabag.
As for her diet, anything should be fine. Just watch out for sharp pointy objects like potato chips, small objects that could get caught in the socket like poppy seeds and tough to chew like meat. I ate pasta, mashed potatoes, etc when I had my wisdom teeth removed. In the dental clinics I worked with we would also recommend any high fat foods like milk shakes, baby food, etc.
2007-01-11 08:17:22 · answer #4 · answered by doom92556 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had a tooth pulled cuz there was no adulty tooth under it. the baby tooth sunk into my gums and hitting my bone...it cause my mouth to hurt everytime i ate. the bleeding lasted for a while...so don't worry about two hours. there will still be pink coming out. it is hard for the gums to seal up when there is saliva keeping it moist. you can feed her whatever she wants....she just has to be carefully with eating all the side where the tooth came out.
2007-01-11 05:03:43 · answer #5 · answered by Sarah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could still be bleeding a little(enough to stain her saliva slightly)after 2 hours , especially if shes poking at it with her tongue.
Id stick to warm soup tonight..nothing hot or cold, only warrm and get her to rinse with water with salt added every so often to help it heal.
2007-01-11 05:00:21 · answer #6 · answered by serephina 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had many teeth dropped from my month and it will bleed, but not long as the body reacts to the situation. It is painful, but will recede. I am one of those odd people who enjoys seeing the dentist, if i can afford it! have a nice day.
2007-01-11 05:01:23 · answer #7 · answered by JOHN-ADRIAN L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put a tissue on it till the flow dies down. I used to. Or swill some water round your mouth then spit.
2007-01-11 05:00:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
soft sandwhiches and there can be pieces of the gum coming out, it will stop, but even weeks altter pieces of gum tissue can come out
2007-01-11 04:59:19 · answer #9 · answered by Juleette 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the tooth ,i don't know.the child not long normally
2007-01-11 06:48:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋