Anyone else have TERRIBLE breath/smell from extraction stitches?
Title: Anyone else have TERRIBLE breath/smell from extraction stitches?
I’m on day 5 after a tooth extraction and my stitches smell absolutely horrible 😭 Like genuinely one of the worst smells ever. I noticed it especially when I accidentally touched the suture/floss and realized the smell seems to be coming directly from around the stitches.
I’ve been doing gentle salt water rinses and trying not to mess with the area. I don’t have major swelling or severe pain, so I’m wondering if it’s just food/bacteria/old blood getting caught around the stitches while everything heals. I also did water flossing and used syringe. There’s this big white particle that won’t go away. Sent pic to dentist they said it’s dead skin.
Did anyone else experience really bad breath or a nasty smell/taste from their extraction stitches? Did it go away once the stitches dissolved/were removed, or did your dentist have to clean the area?