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Suggest Remedy For Discomfort Post A Bone Graft In Jaw

I am female, 63 years old and had a bone graft in my lower jaw 7 weeks ago in order to have implants later. I have dissolvable sutures that are partially sticking out of my gums and are causing me considerable discomfort as they are in the crease of my jaw at the back. I am due to go back to my dentist in just over a week but in the meantime what can I do to relieve the discomfort?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello!Thank you for posting here.

This discomfort is not because of the bone graft.Take a sterile gauze piece and wet it.Keep the wet gauze in the area of the suture. Change the gauze piece from time to time and after every meal.Gargle after every meal and snack.Your doctor will remove the excess suture material.
See him as early as possible as you do not want the suture material to get infected.
Apply a soothing quadragel like ointment in the area if ulceration appears.

Hope this helps.
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Suggest Remedy For Discomfort Post A Bone Graft In Jaw

Hello!Thank you for posting here. This discomfort is not because of the bone graft.Take a sterile gauze piece and wet it.Keep the wet gauze in the area of the suture. Change the gauze piece from time to time and after every meal.Gargle after every meal and snack.Your doctor will remove the excess suture material. See him as early as possible as you do not want the suture material to get infected. Apply a soothing quadragel like ointment in the area if ulceration appears. Hope this helps.