wisdom tooth stitches?

Question

k it's sat 7pm and i got my wisdom tooth pulled friday at 3pm and i was eating some food and i thought there was a bit of food stuck in the hole where my wisdom tooth was taken out so i started to pull the stuff out of my mouth but it turns out i was uplling on the stitches and now the stitches are loosened up, it's not bleeding yet or anything but then again it just happened .. i'm just wondering if i should wait for something to happen or if i should call my dentist and make an app to tighten up the stitches again. please let me know asap

Answer 1

You probably don't need another suture, you may still have one there anyway. Avoid vigorous rinsing, only gentle swishing for now. Don't want to break the clot out, so no picking at it. If you can't gently swish it out, leave it, probably won't hurt you anyway. If your unsure you should call your Dentist and ask him, just leave a message tomorrow letting him know what happened and if he needs to see you to please return your call. That way if you're treating it wrong he can call you back. After all he knows how extensive your extraction was, or if losing that stitch could result in the tissue blowing up or not healing properly. I can't tell if it was surgical or simple so you're just getting standard post-op extraction advice. But I can tell you that most do just fine without any sutures placed. Good luck, he won't mind the call if it will put you at ease.

Answer 2

You are still okay. The white patch could have been nothing more than the usual white coating that collects in the mouth, only with the sutures it has places to stick to that you can't easily remove. The rinsing action just did it for you, that's all. It's also possible it's normal gum tissue that was a bit dehydrated, and the warm water added fluid it needed to pink up a bit. The suture material is made to absorb, but it does that sort of differently for different people. It is meant to dissolve in water or fluid- and the inside of the mouth is a pretty damp spot. So depending on how much you've drank, you may have just dissolved the top portion. What is left beneath the surface is still there holding things together, and enough healing has gone on to hold you together. Slight bleeding is not abnormal at all this soon after removal, and would not be all that unusual after you eat or rinse. As long as you are not having any pain or any significant bleeding, you should do just fine. The sutures help you avoid what is called a dry socket, when the clot in the bone is lost and the jawbone dehyrdrates. You should still be protected against that somewhat, since the undersutures would be intact. Just take care to keep up the oral hygiene and follow your after care instructions. If you notice an ache in the jaw, below the extraction site, then you would want the dentist to have a look. For right now, you sound like you are actually healing well, fast and slightly ahead of the expected schedule. Good for you, and good luck.

Answer 3

Since every dentist seems to have their own "technique" in regards to extractions & stiches, I would definately advise you to give them a call & if you can't get anyone during the weekend, then just go easy on the side & eat soft foods until you talk to someone in the office about this. The best way to get food out is by using plain warm water or salted warm water, followed by cold water rinse. Don't pick at anything & don't brush...just rinse, rinse, rinse & stay away from using any HOT liquids because that will cause the bleeding to start. If it does bleed, just use a little cold water in your mouth, spit it out, & put a piece of gauze or cotton or even paper towel over the tooth & bite down SOFTLY until the bleeding stops.

Answer 4

As long as you are not bleeding you are fine. They only put stitches there to stop the bleeding. Be extra careful to not drink from a straw, smoke, eat really hot or cold foods for the next 24 hours so you don't get dry socket. Go ahead and call you dentist on monday morning to let them know. It will be fine.

Answer 5

Maybe you didnt loose then up at all, the wound will eventually heal, but stitches help to heal it faster

Try using a mirror to check the wound if you did remove some stitches you should get them tight again

Also, check for blood while brushing your teeths

Answer 6

i would strongly recommend that u get the stitches done up again if the gum is open. when i got my wisom teeth extracted the gum got infected cuz food was trapped in there....and it is NOT pretty......actually pretty painful!!!! so go and get it sutured again to prevent any infection

Answer 7

HELLO CHICKYPOO,
ONCE THE STITCHES ARE PLACED IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO TIGHTEN THEM. NEW STITCHES WOULD NEED TO BE PLACED. HOWEVER, THERE ISN'T ANY BLEEDING, SO PLACING NEW SUTURES WOULD BE REDUNDANT AND YOUR DENTIST WOULD PROBABLY ADVISE YOU TO KEEP THE AREA CLEAN AND TO AVOID PICKING AT THE EXTRACTION SITE.
YOU WILL BE O.K.

Answer 8

I wouldn't worry about it, I didn't have stiches when I got my wisdom teeth pulled, They really aren't necessary. If you aren't pleeding or oozing, then just leave it be.

Answer 9

ouch