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What Causes A Stringy Substance In Mouth After Tooth Extraction?

I had my wisdom teeth pulled 5 days ago. Tonight I felt a stringy substance in my mouth traveling along several of my teeth. It's still attached but I can probably pull it out if I try. There's a fairly steady stream of bleeding, but tea bags seem to stop it.
Thu, 22 May 2014
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With your query, I don't clearly understand by the term stringy substance what you mean but after extracting the wisdom dentists usually give sutures and bleeding will stop within three days. I assume that you touching the extracted site with your tongue or something else if so please din disturb the healing area which results in delayed healing with mild bleeding. Stringy substance might be the suture material or blood clot what you are able to remove. I would definitely say that it would be better you visit your oral surgeon which gives a clear picture. Mild bleeding common but not even in the fifth day
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What Causes A Stringy Substance In Mouth After Tooth Extraction?

Hi With your query, I don t clearly understand by the term stringy substance what you mean but after extracting the wisdom dentists usually give sutures and bleeding will stop within three days. I assume that you touching the extracted site with your tongue or something else if so please din disturb the healing area which results in delayed healing with mild bleeding. Stringy substance might be the suture material or blood clot what you are able to remove. I would definitely say that it would be better you visit your oral surgeon which gives a clear picture. Mild bleeding common but not even in the fifth day