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| M... |
 Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:33 pm |
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I'm shortly going to have a wisdom tooth removed in hospital under general
anesthetic, so I will be asleep.
This tooth is under the gum and I have a perhaps unusual question.
When the surgeon puts the knife through the gum are they able to spray the
area with something to temporarily stop the bleeding to get at the tooth or
do they have to work through the blood ?
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| Mark & Steven Bornfeld... |
| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:13 pm |
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M wrote:
Quote: I'm shortly going to have a wisdom tooth removed in hospital under general
anesthetic, so I will be asleep.
This tooth is under the gum and I have a perhaps unusual question.
When the surgeon puts the knife through the gum are they able to spray the
area with something to temporarily stop the bleeding to get at the tooth or
do they have to work through the blood ?
M
The surgeons know how to do their work without cutting any major blood
vessels. Of course there is some bleeding, and the surgical assistant
will have a suction device ready to keep the surgical area visible and
retract the cheeks and tissue for optimal access.
After the surgery sutures and any necessary hemostatic agents are used
to stop the bleeding.
Steve
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Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
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| Dartos... |
| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:24 pm |
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2x2 gauze and a little suction is about it. If blood bothered a person,
dentistry would not be a good choice as a profession.
;-)
D
Quote: I'm shortly going to have a wisdom tooth removed in hospital under general
anesthetic, so I will be asleep.
This tooth is under the gum and I have a perhaps unusual question.
When the surgeon puts the knife through the gum are they able to spray the
area with something to temporarily stop the bleeding to get at the tooth or
do they have to work through the blood ?
M
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