Hey all, today I've had four teeth extracted at an appointment at my dentist's office at 2:45. The whole procedure only took about 45 minutes but boy was I wrong about that it would be painless. Well, the anesthetic injection hurt pretty bad even though they used numbing gel on the areas beforehand. But, I was used to it from previous deep cleanings and what not so I guess it was alright. Still, hurt like hell. The whole process was a little painful. I'm not going to lie, it wasn't 100% pain free like I was expecting it to be. My doctor didn’t give me any pain meds because he said Advil should be fine.
Now my question is, it's been about three and a half hours and the two places I had the top teeth extracted are still bleeding.
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Is this normal?? I'm using lots and lots of tissue to put pressure on it but it's annoying, hurts a little, and am getting a little worried.
Also, the staff there told me to refrain from gargling/rinsing mouth, drinking things with a straw, and noodles or pasta that are in a watery sauce. They said the reason for this is because when you rinse your mouth too often the blood that has dried up on the holes will get washed away and it'll make the healing process longer and painful. So, I guess what they said makes sense but I've read so many posts here as well as others giving me advice that they should rinse their mouths with warm salt water to speed up the healing process. Now, I'm just confused on what I should do. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
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