{"id":168,"date":"2025-08-14T06:48:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T06:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peaksviewdental.com\/blog\/?p=168"},"modified":"2025-09-29T06:49:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T06:49:26","slug":"do-wisdom-teeth-stitches-dissolve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksviewdental.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/14\/do-wisdom-teeth-stitches-dissolve\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Wisdom Teeth Stitches Dissolve?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While wisdom tooth removal is simple these days, the process<\/a> still requires incisions. You’ll end up sporting some stitches when it’s all said and done, to ensure the treatment sites heal properly. That fact can often prompt a pressing question: Will those special threads eventually dissolve? There’s no need to mull it over endlessly, though; your Bedford dentist will quickly address this query. To that end, here’s a primer on whether wisdom teeth stitches dissolve over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Context: How Wisdom Teeth are Removed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since wisdom teeth are permanent, removing them is invasive. The treating dentist (or surgeon) has to place stitches as part of the overall process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It comes down to how the dentist needs space. To remove a wisdom tooth safely, an incision must be made that creates room for gripping. (Anything less would just lead to further oral damage.) The dentist will close this cut tissue with stitches called sutures after the extraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to these stitches, the cut gum tissue will slowly and surely heal. The stitching also reduces the level of post-treatment swelling, so you\u2019ll face fewer negative side effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do Wisdom Teeth Stitches Dissolve?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Most wisdom teeth stitches do dissolve, but whether your own will depends on the dentist. Some practices use different resources for treatment, after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you receive so-called \u201cdissolving stitches,\u201d expect them to disintegrate on their own. These kinds usually disappear within a few weeks or a month of treatment. That said, their dissolving rate is influenced by the severity of your extraction, the size of the stitches, and the material used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Non-dissolving stitches are rarer, but they do exist. A dentist will typically remove them after roughly 7-10 days of healing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caring for Your Wisdom Teeth Stitches<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Whether or not your stitches dissolve, you should look after them to ensure you heal well. Therefore, do the following as part of your aftercare:<\/p>\n\n\n\n