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A member asked:
I had my wisdom teeth removed 6 days ago. i was rinsing with the syringe, very close to the hole. i bled but it quickly subsided. what does that mean?
7 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Rinsing too hard: You may have pushed the plunger of the syringe with excessive force, causing the rinse to slightly disturb the healing tissue forming in the extraction socket. I wouldn't worry about it.
Answered 11/27/2014
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Wisdom teeth: the pressure from your syringe may have disturbed the clot forming at the site of the pulled w,isdom tooth
Answered 9/28/2015
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Wound healing: The socket is not fully healed over with epithelial tissue so basically it is an open wound and as such can be easily irritated which results in some bleeding. It's like washing an incompletely healed scab on your knee that bleeds slightly when you wash it. Each day the wound heals more. I wouldn't be concerned as long as everything else is OK.
Answered 12/9/2016
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