Originally Posted by CHANDLERS WISH

What about if a stitch comes out and there's a hole there.

I had stitches after they cut my gums to clean up the top as there was an abcess.
I have had this done three times. One was with the abcess and hurt like heck. It was above a upper tooth in back. However, the relief when he opened it and the draining out superceded the pain. The worst was a lower tooth back a bit. I had been having trouble with it for a year. They took X-Ray's and it did not show the abcess. This has a cap on it and had been a root canal. Finally I could not stand it any longer. I felt like Tom Hanks in "Cast Away" and just about would have used an ice skate to yank it out. They went to take it out and it broke as they pulled. The smell was horrible. There they found that underneath the dead tooth was an infection that had eaten into my jaw. The abcess and opening for all the cutting that they had to do and clean the jaw was about as much as someone can handle. I just moaned despite being frozen. They could not stitch as there was no skin to stitch with. I had a large open wound for three weeks. Did not sleep for four nights and just moaned all night. I was on medication for two weeks and believe me it will always be a memory very vivid in my mind. So let this be a lesson to go to the dentist when needed. I did but they missed it. Yes, this was a specialist..

I am way to scared to go back to get another one put in..

GO

I looked like the elephant woman and the pain was horrid, and my work won't allow another healing week...

Then my dear, bandage your whole head so they can't see you... You know that I am just kidding and just being a smart a*s...I am sorry but I just couldn't resist that....

Will it close by itself or skin heal over that area, i am using mouth wash that they gave me, but will also use salt water, thought of that yesterday. Don't rinse anymore than you have to...You don't want a dry socket...It will close over by itself...Soft foods...

You or someone may know the answer!