How to use an irrigation syringe?

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dave@stuffsolution.com - 24 Oct 2007 04:25 GMT

A week ago I got one of my wisdom teeth removed. It was impacted and
was surgically removed. It has healed fine thus far but food is
getting stuck in one of the open homes in the gum and I am wondering
exactly how to use the irrigation syringe properly? It has a curved
tip to make it easier to use, but I'm not sure where to place the
tip. Do I place it over the hole before squirting, or do I place it
inside of it before I squirt out the salt-water contents?

I also got another syringe with what my dentist said was like olive
clove extract or something like that, how do I properly apply this?
My regular dentist was not in so I did not get a chance to talk to him
like I would have all of this.

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Zzzdentist@dentalminds.com - 24 Oct 2007 05:21 GMT

On Oct 23, 9:25 pm, d...@stuffsolution.com wrote:

> A week ago I got one of my wisdom teeth removed. It was impacted and
> was surgically removed. It has healed fine thus far but food is
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> tip. Do I place it over the hole before squirting, or do I place it
> inside of it before I squirt out the salt-water contents?

You can start squirting just above the opening and then try going into
it. Basically you want to be fairly comfortable and be able to remove
any debris. You'll be able to clean the debris better if you place
the tip into the hole.

I've never heard of a dentist giving a syringe with clove extract, but
I suppose that after you have clean with the first syringe, you could
place the tip of the second inside the socket area and deposit some of
the extract in there. I have heard of people using cloves to help
reduce a toothache so maybe it's supposed to help post-surgically? Is
must be some holistic dentistry thing. ;-)

Personally, if the area is healing fine and not uncomfortable, I would
pass on the clove extract.

Zzzdentist
www.dentalminds.com

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dave@stuffsolution.com - 24 Oct 2007 09:42 GMT

On Oct 23, 11:21 pm, Zzzdent...@dentalminds.com wrote:

> On Oct 23, 9:25 pm, d...@stuffsolution.com wrote:
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> Zzzdentistwww.dentalminds.com

Thank you for the response! He said it was like oil of clove - its
color is yellowish brown. It burns really bad when it is first
applied and the taste is terrible, but it does numb the pain (it does
not aide in the healing process). It has not hurt terribly bad, so I
have avoided using it again since the first time just because of the
horrible taste.

Thanks again! :D

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