Februari 15, 2017
wisdom teeth stitches are used after surgicalremoval of wisdom tooth. wisdom teeth surgery is very common mouth surgery in the world.majority of the adult patients have to get removed their wisdom tooth to avoid any complication.though this surgery looks very terrifying but still it is called minor surgery, whichlasts usually 30 to 45 minutes. after removal of wisdom tooth from its bed, tooth bed isstitched properly to let the wound heal properly and to avoid food accumulation. there are two kinds of stitches. no.1: absorbable stitches.no.2: non absorbable stitches. what are absorbable stitches.
absorbable stitches are absorbed themselvesand there is no need to remove them after surgery. our body enzymes dissolve them easily.during first 2 days your body will find them as a foreign body and hence some swellingis inevitable. but with the passage of time it will be ok. sometimes, these kinds of stitchesare called catgut. these were made from sheep intestines in past but nowadays these aremade from some synthetic materials. usually these stitches are used in deeper surgeriesbut these are also used as wisdom teeth stitches. what time these take to dissolve.it totally depends upon the material which is used in wisdom teeth stitches, but usuallywithin 1 month these are dissolved themselves. what are non absorbable stitches.
nonabsorbable sutures are made out of polyesteror nylon and human body cannot dispose them off itself. these stitches are needed to getremoved within 7 to 10 days after surgery. how nonabsorbable stitches are removed. the process of stitch removing is very easyand pain free. your dentist will use surgical equipments like scissors etc. he will graspan end of thread and pull the stitches out of gum. there is no anesthetic used duringthis process and you will not even feel something painful because at this time your wound isalmost healed. what if your stitches are opened themselves.tell your doctor to fix it as stitches are used to stabilize the flap and to preventfood particles to enter into wound. but there
is nothing to worry about if your stitch removalappointment is too close. the role of stitches in healing of wound. the basic purpose of wisdom teeth stitchesis to connect tissue flap so that wound can heal as early as possible. if the wound isnot properly stitched it will not heal and there are chances of infection due to enteringfood particles into the wound. thank you very much for watching our video.we hope our video was very helpful to understand the wisdom teeth stitches well. do not forgetto subscribe our channel for further health updates.
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