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Placing ice bag beside the jaw where wisdom tooth is being removed , can it help stop bleeding?
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Not much: The ice is intended to help minimize the postoperative swelling. Light biting pressure on some folded gauze sponges placed directly over the extraction site will help reduce the bleeding.
Answered 7/5/2013
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Tes: Placing ice in the area where a wisdom tooth has been extract will help keep the swelling and slow the bleeding down
Answered 12/17/2012
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