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dental extractions - 10/1/2007 10:12:46 AM   
SweetDommes


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Status: offline 		Just a quick question, since my gums apparently dont' want to stop bleeding ...

The dentist suggested using a wet tea bag if my gums don't stop bleeding (as in, it's on the official instruction sheet).  Does it really work?  I don't want to bother wasting a teabag if it doesn't work, but I'd really like for my gums to stop bleeding so that I can go to bed (and maybe eat something ... )

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RE: dental extractions - 10/1/2007 11:23:36 AM   
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I don't want to bother wasting a teabag if it doesn't work

not to sound like a complete smartass, but how much do teabags cost where you are from? we can get a box of 30 for only a few bucks...

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RE: dental extractions - 10/1/2007 11:29:46 AM   
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Status: offline 		How many teeth did you have extracted?  And how long ago?
Also,  did they have to cut your gums for the extractions? or were they cleanly pulled?

If they were routine extractions, not requiring surgery, usually the empty spot will bleed for a couple of hours then form a little blubbery-feeling clot, which you're supposed to leave put, as it nourishes the area and aids in the healing of the gum tissues. 


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RE: dental extractions - 10/1/2007 11:31:47 AM   
Hottiegurl


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Yes tea bags work!  It takes awhile depending on how much surgery you had and how much bleeding is going on.  If the gums continue to bleed I would go back to the dentist to check on the sutures.  Don't lay down stay sitting up. 

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RE: dental extractions - 10/1/2007 11:33:11 AM   
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Status: offline 		lol, don't wanna waste a tea bag--------

well, oil of cloves then

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RE: dental extractions - 10/1/2007 12:22:44 PM   
camille65


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ORIGINAL: SweetDommes

Just a quick question, since my gums apparently dont' want to stop bleeding ...

The dentist suggested using a wet tea bag if my gums don't stop bleeding (as in, it's on the official instruction sheet).  Does it really work?  I don't want to bother wasting a teabag if it doesn't work, but I'd really like for my gums to stop bleeding so that I can go to bed (and maybe eat something ... )


It is the tannic acid in the tea and yes it works. It also works if you start to get a sty on your eyelid or if you have a skin boil. Use a hot as you can stand tea bag as a compress. As far as I know black tea is the best for that.

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RE: dental extractions - 10/1/2007 3:01:10 PM   
Areflectionofyou


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Status: offline 		tea bags definately work..ive been in the dental field 18 years

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RE: dental extractions - 10/1/2007 3:55:10 PM   
SweetDommes


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Status: offline 		tea bags aren't expensive - but I drink a lot of freakin tea ... I'd rather drink the tea than suck on the teabag - thank you very much.  It tasted horrible, for the record.

I discovered when I removed the teabag that it wasn't the socket that is bleeding - it's where they put the numbing gel and injected the anesthetic.  My skin has sloghed off and it's still bleeding.

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RE: dental extractions - 10/3/2007 4:52:00 PM   
Leonardo


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Status: offline 		Such frugality.... the thought of wasting 1 tea bag.... is it worth the chance of potentially wasting 2¢ on a tea bag to see if it will actually stop the bleeding? You know the tea bag the dentist speaks of is regular lipton, tetley, or generic brand tea and not the high-priced designer herbal teas. In fact if you use an herbal tea of some type or another, without knowing what exactly the properties are, then it may actually make your gums bleed more.

Go ahead and spend 2¢ on a regular tea bag and you might actually be surprised!

And, if it doesn't work.... so you spent 2¢. I would imagine you have thrown much more than that way before.

Leonardo

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