Pressure on a gauze: There is no bleeding that pressure on the gauze will not stop. A certain amount of bleeding is to be expected following surgery. Slight bleeding, oozing, or redness in the saliva is very common. Excessive bleeding may be controlled by placing a gauze pad over the area and biting firmly for thirty minutes. Repeat as needed until bleeding is stopped. Take care.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Pressure & Tea Bag: Continue pressure with sterile gauze, changing the gauze ever 29 minutes. Also ice the area of your face closest to the extraction site/. 10 minutes on, 20 minutes off. While your saliva makes the bleeding look worse than it is, if you feel the area is still oozing blood after a couple more hours, take a regular tea bag, make it wet, wrap the sterile gauze around it & apply pressure.
Answered 4/22/2015
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Apply pressure: Place a wad of gauze over the gum and bite down to apply pressure to the area for at least 30 minutes.
Answered 5/17/2016
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