i am a 63 year old woman, 5 feet 0 inches, weight 117 pounds who had a dental implant this morning. the tooth has been bleeding for about 8 hours, and i can t stop it. i have been putting pressure on it by biting down on kleenix, but the bleeding continues. thank you kathy ann
Hi Kathy, Normally after the placement of implant bleeding does not happen to this extent.in your case the bleeding continues for about 8 hours, this is not a good sign. As a home measure, I suggest you to keep s firm pressure of cold gauze pack for minimum of 30 minutes, no spitting, no Chat Doctor.  If it does not subside with all this, visit your planetologist and tell your problem. He will diagnose the cause and site of bleeding and treat you accordingly. He may use local coagulating agent on the site of bleeding or prescribe you systemic coagulating agent depending on the severity. Sometimes suturing also stops the bleeding. Regards,