Why does putting a used tea-bag on teeth that were pulled stop the bleeding? i d!


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Why does putting a used tea-bag on teeth that were pulled stop the bleeding? i dont get it. i am right now.?

plzplzpzlzplzpzl i had got my teeth pulled i think earlier thins morning......say around 8:30-9..........and it is still kinda bleeding.......i am taking medacation.......one is hot pink....one is a white circle......and 1 is knida small and white......i got stiches the desolveable kind the 4 bottom front......on the right the the tooth next to them...........it is moved back.....help?!?!?!?!? plzplzplzplzplzplz


Answers:

The tannic acid of the tea-bag is a mild coagulant so it stops bleeding and is slightly astringent and it is also slightly bactericidal. The 'hot pink' is probably erythromycin...an antibiotic, the other is probably a pain reliever. I am sure your oral surgeon would have explained all of this, if you had asked.




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