If there is bleeding after tooth extraction, this is a natural process that usually does not require medical intervention. However, in some cases, such a phenomenon indicates significant tissue damage or other diseases, and it will be almost impossible to stop the blood on your own. What to do with severe bleeding and when is a doctor's consultation required? How much blood flows after a tooth extraction is normal?
How long does it take to bleed?
Any surgical intervention, including tooth extraction, is caused by injuries and damage to blood vessels and tissues - the teeth hold onto the tissues with their roots very tightly, so the dentist is forced to separate them using physical force. In this regard, it is impossible to do without blood during the procedure.
How long does it take to bleed after a tooth extraction?
Bleeding is normalstops 10-30 minutes after the operation - the blood coagulates during this time, a clot forms in the hole, which protects it from infection. When teeth are removed in the lower jaw (often referred to as difficult by dentists), it may take a little longer to bleed. As soon as the primary bleeding stops, ichor can be discharged from the wound (you do not need to take it for blood), so the saliva will be pinkish.
How much blood flows after tooth extraction, the doctor should tell the patient.
No blood at all
It should be noted that bleeding in some patients does not appear at all - this is due to the fact that adrenaline released in the body or contained in anesthetics causes temporary vascular spasm. In such cases, there is a serious possibility of developing the effect of a “dry socket”, or alveolitis, since a protective clot does not form in the wound. If the blood flow is strong enough and does not stop after the use of simple means, you need to consult a dentist - you may need medical assistance to stop its flow.
When bleeding for a long time after tooth extraction, is it dangerous?
What is the risk of bleeding?
Intense gum bleeding often frightens patients - they are afraid of dying from blood loss. But the probability of death after surgical interventions in the dental field is minimal - this happens in isolated cases and only with those people who sufferedaddiction to alcohol, drugs or serious illness. Pathologies of internal systems and organs as a consequence of severe gum bleeding are quite possible, therefore it is not recommended to ignore severe bleeding.
Causes of bleeding
So, there is bleeding after a tooth extraction, what can this mean? After dental surgery, bleeding is usually divided into primary and secondary. Primary - when blood flows immediately after the procedure. Secondary - the development of bleeding after a few hours or even a few days after a visit to the clinic.
Primary bleeding
Primary bleeding can develop for a number of reasons, most of which are caused by pathological conditions of the human body:
- high blood pressure - before going to the dentist, you need to measure the pressure and drink a sedative, which will reduce the likelihood of its increase during the procedure;
- poor clotting in some diseases (hepatitis, leukemia, hemophilia): patients with serious diseases and pathologies of hematopoiesis should tell the doctor about their problem, and he will choose the safest method of performing the operation;
- drug use; 2-3 days before tooth extraction, you should refrain from taking heparin, aspirin and other drugs that thin the blood, from oral contraceptives (high estrogen in a woman's blood can also cause bleeding);
- increased stress: when the patient experiencesstrong fear of dental procedures, adrenaline surge in his body can cause bleeding - to prevent it, you need to try to calm down before visiting the doctor, if necessary, take a sedative;
- anatomical specifics of the dentition (large blood vessels on the gum surface): you need to carefully monitor the condition of the hole after the procedure, avoid strong physical exertion and follow all medical recommendations;
- The next common cause of intense gingival bleeding after tooth extraction is doctor's mistakes during extraction: too rough or careless procedure causes significant tissue trauma, which causes severe bleeding, and this situation is especially dangerous if large arteries are damaged.
Secondary bleeding
Why is there bleeding after tooth extraction? The main cause of bleeding of a secondary nature is the non-compliance of patients with dental recommendations: the use of solid foods, hot drinks, smoking, exposure to other traumatic factors, etc. In addition, blood from the hole can come out if complications occur - alveolitis, suppuration, the presence of granulomas or cysts. They worsen blood clotting in the inflamed focus, which leads to severe blood loss both during and after the procedure.
Now we know how long it takes to bleed after tooth extraction.
In which case you need to contactdoctor?
Bleeding in most cases can be stopped by the most common means, but sometimes immediate medical advice is required. You should contact the emergency clinic in the following cases:
- too much bleeding (the mouth is filled with it almost every few seconds);
- along with bleeding, the patient develops dizziness and weakness;
- affected area is very sore and swollen;
- bleeding accompanied by high fever, difficulty swallowing or breathing;
- the patient feels a severe headache, as well as numbness of the areas surrounding the affected area.
The normal variant is moderate or light bleeding, lasting no more than a day, after the removal of a person's third molars, this period increases to three days. It usually takes a long time to bleed after a wisdom tooth is removed.
Methods of self-stopping blood and treatment methods
Immediately after the extraction of the tooth, the surgeon puts a swab on the gum, which must be pressed firmly against the hole - and the stronger this is done, the faster the blood will stop. But it is undesirable to keep such a tampon for longer than half an hour, otherwise bacteria will multiply in it, which can cause inflammation. In addition, you should not get up from the chair immediately - after the operation, you should sit quietly for 15-20 minutes, after removing the "eights" - half an hour.
If after tooth extraction for a long timethere is bleeding, there are some very simple methods that can quickly stop the bleeding.
- Hemostatic Sponge is a medical device that eliminates bleeding, created on the basis of human or animal blood. It is sold in pharmacies. Very carefully, the sponge is placed in the place where the tooth was, covered with cotton wool. Such a remedy does not harm the patient's body at all and dissolves in the oral cavity on its own.
- Cold compress. For a compress, any source of cold is taken (pieces of ice, a bottle of cold water, frozen food), it must be applied to the inflamed side for five minutes, then interrupted for 10-15 minutes, apply the compress again. The bleeding usually stops after three or four sets. Applying cold to the hole itself or taking pieces of ice in your mouth is not recommended, as this can cause inflammation.
- Hydrogen peroxide. A gauze swab is boiled in a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution, applied to the affected area and well clamped with teeth, hold for 10-15 minutes. Peroxide has vasoconstrictive and hemostatic properties, but it should not be kept in the mouth for too long, so as not to burn the tissue.
- Medicinal tinctures. To stop bleeding, you can use needles, sage, plantain, oak bark - an infusion is prepared from them, cooled to room temperature. It is not recommended to rinse the mouth too intensively, otherwise the protective clot will wash out of the hole.
- Tea. It contains tannins that narrowvessels and eliminating bleeding. You need to moisten a piece of cotton wool in a warm infusion of tea and put it on an inflamed gum.
- Drugs that reduce blood pressure. In some cases, bleeding from the gums may be due to increased pressure due to the stress that a person experiences during surgery. Therefore, blood pressure should be measured and appropriate medication should be taken if necessary.
- When bleeding is accompanied by pain, it is allowed to drink any painkiller, except for aspirin, as it can thin the blood, and it will go even more intense.
Doctor's actions
How much blood flows after the removal of a wisdom tooth, the doctor knows for sure.
If it was not possible to stop the blood on your own, you need to call an ambulance or go to the dentist's office. Doctors will examine the inflamed area and prescribe any of the procedures that are aimed at stopping the bleeding: suturing or packing; taking medications that improve blood clotting; cauterization of vessels.
In case of inflammation
If you do not stop the bleeding in a timely manner, inflammation may appear in the hole - the blood will not ooze from the wound, but the soft tissues will ache and swell. When such symptoms appear, you should clean the hole, then fill it with a special anti-inflammatory drug and undergo a treatment course with antibiotics. If all of the above procedures are ineffective, the patient is assigned to hospitalization under conditionshospital.
It is important to find out in advance when the bleeding will stop after tooth extraction.
Prevent bleeding
In order to avoid bleeding after surgery, you need to refrain from such actions:
- eat cold, hot, rough and hard food;
- rinse your mouth vigorously, especially with hot water;
- being in a sauna or taking a hot bath;
- do intense physical labor;
- clean the affected area with a toothbrush, touch the wound with fingers, tongue or foreign objects;
- actively use facial expressions (opening your mouth too wide, etc.);
- take alcohol, smoke;
- apply warm compresses to cheek.
All the conditions listed above are met for at least a day (ideally three days), thanks to this, both the bleeding itself and serious consequences after the operation can be avoided.
Bleeding after the elimination of the lower wisdom tooth and how to stop it
Special mention should be made of the removal of the eighth lower teeth and the bleeding caused by this procedure, since these teeth are located in a special position. The fact is that they are located at the very end of the jaw, in the area where they are surrounded by tissues that are supplied with blood quite abundantly. As a result, bleeding after the removal of a wisdom tooth is often particularly prolonged and pronounced.
So, after the removal of the wisdom tooth, there is bleeding. Despite this, the formation of a blood clot afterhow the eighth tooth was removed, it takes the same time as mentioned above - from 15 to 30 minutes. Even if there was a difficult removal with cutting out the roots, cutting the gums, extracting from the hole in pieces and suturing, the bleeding should normally stop within this period of time.
To stop prolonged bleeding, you can resort to the same methods mentioned above (but the result may be more difficult, as the wound may be extensive).
In the absence of effectiveness from independent measures, it is best to contact the clinic for professional help.
When there is bleeding after tooth extraction, now we know what to do.
