Bloody gums after wisdom extracted?

Question

Wisdom tooth was pulled yesterday morning (broke drilled yanked and stitched). Gum is still bleeding but not as much as it was when I woke up. Went back to surgeon, person was in a rush I guess and didn't see any active bleeding. Gauze was saturated with blood and now if I leave gauze in for 5 minutes about this much is left on it ( @@@@ ). What do I do about this? Also, since I was stitched up should I worry about dry socket? Thanks!

Answer 1

Not unusual. Put slight pressure (bite) with the gauze. Here's a good write up from an Atlanta Dentist:

Part of your wisdom tooth removal care is to take the antibiotic and pain medication given to you after your surgery. The antibiotic prevents infection of the wound created during your oral surgery and an infection free wound is more comfortable than an infected one. The pain medication must be taken BEFORE the numbness wears off because it works better than if you take it after. If you're not hurting after the first pain pill then you can take your pain medication as you wish but you must take the antibiotic for the entire week after your oral surgery. For extra pain relief you can alternate taking your pain medication prescription with 400 milligrams of Motrin or Advil every four to six hours.

Eat! Because there's a wound in your mouth it may be uncomfortable to chew, but you must eat to heal . Consider Carnation Instant Breakfast or Slimfast. You are not allowed to be on a diet during the week after your oral surgery because this could create healing complications. The quicker you heal, the better you'll feel. Drink plenty of fluids because there is almost always some blood loss from oral surgery. Orange juice is especially good but any fluid is better than none.

Bite on the sterile gauze provided to you. The pressure on the gauze stops the bleeding and if you run out of gauze, try a tea bag. The gauze must be changed every twenty minutes so that the blood doesn't start clotting and sticking on it. If this happens you will bleed again after you rip it out. Some bleeding is normal for 24 hours, however, is should not be bright red nor fill a small glass. Do not spit hard since this can break the clot up and start bleeding again.

You can use ice only for the first hour after oral surgery to prevent swelling. Ice will cause pain if used excessively. Use moist heat after the first hour. Run the hot water in your bathroom sink and place a towel in it. Ring the towel out and place the warm towel over the area of your oral surgery. Then open and close your mouth to stretch it and increase the blood circulation. After 24 hours you can salt water rinse. Stir a teaspoon of salt in a small glass of warm water and swish out your mouth and gently spit the rinse out.

You must return in one week for your post operative appointment. There is no charge for this appointment and we have you return to be sure you have healed correctly. Sutures may also need to be removed.

No one wants complications but if they do occur they should be reported to the dentist immediately. Many medical conditions can cause excessive bleeding. One of these is anemia which is very common in teenage underweight females. It is especially important to drink lots of fluids especially if bleeding doesn't stop and a follow-up visit to your physician is highly advised. We want our patients to be very comfortable, but this is not always possible after oral surgery. If the medication we gave you is not working well then please give the office a call and we can prescribe a stronger medication. Sometimes it is necessary to come into the office to get your written prescription since very strong pain medications can not be called into the pharmacy.

If you were doing well after you oral surgery but three days later the extraction site begins to hurt, it's probably a dry socket. Unfortunately very little can be done for a dry socket except stronger pain medication. The oral surgery site can be packed with a medicated gauze but this only brings temporary relief.

Answer 2

When u have the gauze in make sure u are biting down a little to put some pressure to help stop the bleeding. I would say a little blood is normal. Dry socket can happen if u smoke cigarettes within like 48 hours of having the tooth removed.

Answer 3

Somestimes they will bleed even when everything is alright. You can use a tea bag to help stop the bleeding. It doesnt taste great, but it is effective. Also, dont be too scared about the blood. It is usually not as much as it looks like in the mouth, but is mixed with saliva and it makes it look like a lot more. Try to keep the gause in your mouth and not take it out a lot or pull it out to look and put it back in as that can dislodge any blood clot that is forming.
Dry socket is when the blood clot that forms comes out of the socket and the bone underneith is exposed. It is very painful and you would know if you had it. Just try to keep the area clean, avoid eating anything sharp like chips, or too hot or too spicey. Keep the area clean by swishing very gently with salt water.

Answer 4

I actually was told not to leave gauze in my mouth after the 1st day as this can cause the clot from forming causing a dry socket. Just rinse with warm salt water. No smoking or sucking using a straw when you drink, and no hot beverages as this can dislodge the clot and cause further bleeding. Do not take aspirin as aspirin causes the thinning of the blood.

Answer 5

You should have had doctor's orders from the Surgeon giving post-op directions. I had my wisdom teeth extracted nearly 40 years ago, I seem to remember having to gargle with salt water every few hours. and having 2 prescriptions, 1 to ward off infection (some kind of anti biotic) and 2 something for pain. By the way that (@@@@) doesn't seem to be an excessive amount of blood for this procedure. I wouldn't worry about dry socket if the gum heals correctly.

Answer 6

Keep spitting the blood out--and if it's stitched, the odds of dry socket are much less.

It's common to have your gums oozing for a few days after the surgery. If it is still oozing by Monday, go to the surgeon and scream that this just ain't right!

Answer 7

sometimes the things you eat and drink can inhibit the clotting process. Like drinking through a straw, inhaling a cigarette, I had to have my gums stitched with my last wisdom tooth cause they had to cut apart my jaw bone to get the tooth out and my dentist said that I still have a small chance of dry socket. If it is still bleeding in another day, speak again with the dentist again.

Answer 8

When I got my wisom teeth pulled, I remember them bleeding for a couple days. I just bit down on the gauze and kept replacing it when it was soaked in blood. The bleeding should less and less as time goes on.

Switshing/gargaling salt water in your mouth after every meal prevents dry socket. Didn't your surgen talk to you about this or give you a paplet about it?

Answer 9

If it bleeds a LOT, then yes, call him back. But, it is normal. Do NOT use a straw or mess with it with your tongue..gross, I know, but it happens. . This will lossen the clot that forms preventing a dry socket.

Answer 10

Hey I had the same problem years ago when I had mine doen, dude your a bleeder..lol
but seriously mine bled on & off for like almost a day it seemed & my jaw? whoa it was sooo sore nobody warned me of that, and it was New Years Eve
They didnt tell you to use warm salty water? gargle with it every so many hours & also keep it clean with listerine this should help, dont eat anything hard just drink like a shake or soup or something.
good luck