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What Could Be The Tag From Gums After Wisdom Tooth Extraction?

i just got three teeth taking out in my upper left hand side, one was my wisdom tooth, i only had it done a few hours ago but i can now feel something hanging down from my gums were the teeth use to be, it looks like my gums hanging but I'm not sure what it is, it doesn't seem normal and I'm bleeding a lot, what should i do
posted on Sun, 15 Dec 2013
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Hi,
Thanks and welcome to HCM.
Probably a potion of the gum was torn while extracting the tooth.
Take sterile cotton pad and place it at the bleeding point and close your mouth tight over the cotton ball.
Keep it like that for 5-10 minutes and spit it out.
The bleeding will stop and gum heals naturally .
Take pain killers and antibiotic to prevent infection.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose.
Feel free to ask any other queries if required.
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam.
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What Could Be The Tag From Gums After Wisdom Tooth Extraction?

Hi, Thanks and welcome to HCM. Probably a potion of the gum was torn while extracting the tooth. Take sterile cotton pad and place it at the bleeding point and close your mouth tight over the cotton ball. Keep it like that for 5-10 minutes and spit it out. The bleeding will stop and gum heals naturally . Take pain killers and antibiotic to prevent infection. Hope this answer will serve your purpose. Feel free to ask any other queries if required. Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam.