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wisdom teeth blood clot how long
A female asked:
Dr. Gary Sandler answered
54 years experience Dentistry
Initial coverage: Approximately 1 to 3 weeks for initial coverage of tissue, although it actually takes about 6 to 8 weeks for the socket to completely fill in with bon ... Read More
Dr. John Thaler answered
41 years experience Prosthodontics
Varies: Everyone is different as healing goes. However, most people get soft tissue coverage in about 3 weeks, if wounds were fairly well able to be sutured a ... Read More
Dr. Louis Gallia answered
45 years experience Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Weeks to months: The socket will fill with soft tissue within a few weeks. Bone will fill in the socket within a few months.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered
40 years experience Dentistry
Yes: A dark red color to be exact.
Dr. Joseph Wineman answered
40 years experience Dentistry
Clot color: Following an extraction the clot is formed from the blood that coagulates in the socket. So yes, it will be reddish in color.
A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jennifer McAroy answered
17 years experience Dentistry
Clotting: The clot may not fall out. Tissue migrates over clot and causes the socket to heal.
Dr. Joel Doyon answered
36 years experience Cosmetic Dentistry
Yes and no: If the clots are coming out, you should be having severe pain in the extraction sites. If you don't have pain, you are probably just flushing out som ... Read More
A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Earl Sandroff answered
43 years experience Dentistry
Same as other clots: A blood clot from almost anywhere in the body will be bright red or blood colored. If it has been exposed to the air for a period of time it will be d ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Steven Koos answered
21 years experience Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Highly unlikely: This usually happens within the first several days. The lack of a disrupted clot to reform can lead to the development of a dry socket, but the incid ... Read More
A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered
40 years experience Dentistry
Time: You'll need to give your cheek some time to heal. The blood clot needs to be resorbed by your body.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Rubenstein answered
51 years experience Dentistry
Blood clot: If you are having no pain, keep the area clean and free of debris, as per the post-op instructions from your oral surgeon.
If you are having increase ... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gary Sandler answered
54 years experience Dentistry
Ext socket: It could be food or normal healing tissue. As long as there is no pain or swelling it should heal on its own uneventfully. Rinse out as well as you ca ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jennifer McAroy answered
17 years experience Dentistry
Socket: If the socket is open and no clot has formed, this could become painful. Watch for pain and an odor on your breath. If this occurs, it could be dry ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Russell Lieblick answered
21 years experience Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Yes : First the clot becomes the scaffolding for healing, then the clot is resorbed as bone grows back into the socket.
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