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JupiterEyed
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Hello all!
I had to have my bottom-left wisdom tooth pulled on Wednesday morning. The proces went surprisingly well (as this was my first necessary dental procedure); I was given novocaine to numb the area and the tooth came out very fast and easy! The extraction site has since clotted, and I have been rinsing with salt-water after the first 24 hours as advised, but there are a few things going on that I was not informed about, nor is there information on my take-home sheet.
1) My clot has shrunk quite a bit and I'm only going on 72 hours. Is this normal?
2) (This will sound dumb, but) I also can't tell if the white on the clot is part of a noodle that I may have inadvertently chewed "into" the clot, or if it is the normal healing process. I am too scared to pick it (if it's healthy, I don't want to remove it) and salt-water rinsing has not budged it. Advice?
Thanks much in advance!
*JupiterEyed
I had to have my bottom-left wisdom tooth pulled on Wednesday morning. The proces went surprisingly well (as this was my first necessary dental procedure); I was given novocaine to numb the area and the tooth came out very fast and easy! The extraction site has since clotted, and I have been rinsing with salt-water after the first 24 hours as advised, but there are a few things going on that I was not informed about, nor is there information on my take-home sheet.
1) My clot has shrunk quite a bit and I'm only going on 72 hours. Is this normal?
2) (This will sound dumb, but) I also can't tell if the white on the clot is part of a noodle that I may have inadvertently chewed "into" the clot, or if it is the normal healing process. I am too scared to pick it (if it's healthy, I don't want to remove it) and salt-water rinsing has not budged it. Advice?
Thanks much in advance!
*JupiterEyed