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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / February 2007one more question re post-implant surgery
Dumb question, I think... But I remember when I had my tooth pulled they said it was important to keep gauze against it to prevent "dry socket". Today the dentist gave me gauze but I hardly used it, I just came home and went to sleep from the valium I had taken. So my dumb question is, It's not important that I use gauze against the wound, in this case, right? Because there is no "socket" like when tooth is pulled? > So my dumb question is, It's not important that I use gauze against > the wound, in this case, right? Because there is no "socket" like when > tooth is pulled? In the case of extraction, the biting on gauze does not help prevent a dry socket. A dry socket occurs a few days after the extraction once a clot has been established but for some reason erodes away. The gauze simply applies pressue to the wound to stop the bleeding. Its no different than if you cut you finger and applied pressue to it to stop the bleeding. Simply by the nature of the implant surgery, there is no large area exposed, so unless its bleeding, no need to apply the gauze. J Suljak DDS PS. No questions are dumb. J Suljak DDS >> So my dumb question is, It's not important that I use gauze against >> the wound, in this case, right? Because there is no "socket" like when [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >J Suljak DDS Thank you for the info. I was afraid I'd made a mistake by not applying the gauze. |
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