Wisdom teeth stitches come out instead of dissolving?!


Question:

Wisdom teeth stitches come out instead of dissolving?

I got my wisdom teeth cut out 10 days ago and I was told the stitches would dissolve. But today I was swishing with salt water and the 2 bottom ones came out instead of dissolving and now there are two holes where they were. Is that normal?


Answers:

The part of the resorbable suture that dissolved was the part that's inside your gums. The part of the suture outside your gums don't "dissolve"-- they just fall off.

The depressions where the sockets used to be will take a few months to smooth out as the jawbone remodels. As long as they are covered by gum tissue you are OK.

What happened to you sounds normal to me.

Nothing wrong with asking for a followup visit of course, if you are really worried.




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