TIme for wound to heal after extraction?

Stheno · 2015-11-17 22:57:30

SO I'd a tooth out last Saturday week, and had a stitch put into the hole/wound which was supposed to dissolve. Come last Thursday, the stitch was chafing against my gum, and I took a nail scissors to it and pullled it out as it was causing me a lot of pain. SInce then the wound has been healing well, and is getting better…

17-11-2015 10:57PM

#1

Stheno

Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: July 2004

Posts: 49071

SO I'd a tooth out last Saturday week, and had a stitch put into the hole/wound which was supposed to dissolve.

Come last Thursday, the stitch was chafing against my gum, and I took a nail scissors to it and pullled it out as it was causing me a lot of pain.

SInce then the wound has been healing well, and is getting better every day, but is still not fully healed.

Would this be normal in those circumstances?

0

Comments

#2 20-11-2015 10:34AM

capnsparkles

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 281 ✭✭

Join Date: April 2014

Posts: 264

Assuming you are fit and healthy and have no condition that could complicate healing.What you describe sounds normal. After an extraction the socket fills with granulation tissue and over time the hole fills in with new bone , over time the hole will get smaller and disappear. Depending on where it is you will notice it less and less.

0