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A member asked:
When dealing with pulled teeth, they say rinse with warm salt water. what does salt water actually do? it still burns like crazy either way.
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It burns: And that's about it water or a much lower 'normal' saline flus is all it would need.
Answered 10/14/2015
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Salt is antiseptic : A salt water rinse helps fight infection. You should not rinse out the day of the surgery to prevent loss of the blood clot that should be forming in the extraction socket.
Answered 10/14/2015
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