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A 40-year old asked:

How much salt should I use to make a salt water rinse?

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A 34-year old asked:

How can salt water rinse make the hole where the tooth was pulled out feel so much better?

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A 36-year old asked:

Does a a salt water rinse contribute anything of value after dental work?

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A 45-year old asked:

Does a Salt water rinse really help postop wisdom teeth?

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A 44-year old asked:

How can you do the salt water rinse after wisdom teeth are cut out?

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A 37-year old asked:

After wisdom teeth removed is salt water rinse helpful?

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A 46-year old asked:

Why is a salt water rinse necessary after tooth extraction?

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A 31-year old asked:

How do you do a salt water rinse after wisdom teeth removed?

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A 31-year old asked:

Is it necessary to do a salt water rinse after wisdom teeth removal?

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A 41-year old asked:

Wisdom teeth pulled--salt water rinse question!!How do I make it so I dont gag?

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A female asked:

What can I do for a tooth ache when I can't get to a dentist tonight ? have already tried warm salt water rinse and anbesol

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A 42-year old asked:

Is it true that a salt water rinse is helpful in fighting off bacteria in the mouth?

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A 45-year old asked:

Should I do the salt water rinse after a wisdom tooth extraction?

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A 38-year old asked:

Is it safe to use iodized salt for a warm salt water rinse after wisdom teeth extraction?

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A 36-year old male asked:

8 days post-op simple wisdom tooth extraction, healing nicely, stitches came out today, how long do I continue warm salt water rinses?

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A 36-year old male asked:

When dealing with pulled teeth, they say rinse with warm salt water. What does salt water actually do? It still burns like crazy either way.

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A 34-year old asked:

After rinse with salt water, do we need to rinse with water again if dental work?

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A 32-year old asked:

How many times a day should I rinse with salt water if I just had 20 teeth pulled?

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A 38-year old asked:

couldyou rinse with salt water while wearing dentures?

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A 45-year old asked:

I'm wondering how long do you wait to rinse with salt water after tooth extraction?

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A 30-year old asked:

I had my wisdom teeth removed and was told to rinse with salt water three times a day for a week. Is there anything else I need to do?

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A 32-year old female asked:

Should you rinse mouth with salt water for absest tooth Tooth Tooth hurts

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A 48-year old asked:

How long do you rinse with salt water after a tooth extraction, before resuming brushing?

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A 30-year old asked:

I had a tooth pulled 2 days ago. For how many days do I have to rinse my mouth with salt water?

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A 48-year old asked:

How often should i rinse with salt water after a wisdom tooth extraction?

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A 35-year old asked:

could i rinse with salt water if i'm still bleeding after wisdom tooth extraction?

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A 29-year old male asked:

If I have a healing dry socket no pain is it ok to rinse with warm sea salt water? I also use the prescribed mouthwash. Is that enough? What's best?

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A 54-year old male asked:

After rinsing with warm salty water, mouth feels salty. It causes HTN patients to absorb salt.How long do you normally wait after rinse to wash it off

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A member asked:

Are there anythings you can do to help facilitate the regeneration of the nerve while the pulp cap is in place. The dentist who did mine told me to rinse my mouth with coconut oil for fifteen minutes every day, and also with warm water and salt ?? Anythin

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A 25-year old asked:

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