How to stop bleeding from a tooth extraction--more salt water?

Light presure: Your dentist should have given you post-operative instructions. Usually a pack of gauze is given and instruction given on how to use them. If you ran out of the gauze, you can use a tea bag. Wet the bag and bite on that with light pressure over the extraction site. Bleeding should stop in a few minutes. Call the dentist office for more instruction.

Pressure: Usually the need to put pressure on area with guaze biting is helpful. There are occasions when a blood vessel is involved and possible surgical intervention is necessary.