Do you use warm salty water in your mouth when you get a tooth that comes out?

I always use warm salty water in my mouth if i have a tooth ache as well as a tooth that has been taken out.I find that this stops any infection from starting and i would say i have always used the warm salty water for cuts on the children as well.

Yeah i have used warm salt water for me and my kid. Its just passed down for years in my famliy.

hi cream97 I had a wisdom tooth extracted when I was in my thirties and I did like you do, I just rinsed out the blood with salt water, and I should not have done so. I have never since then felt such pain, it was like a knife had been stuck into the gum where the bare socket was. My husband called the dentist. he said you have a dry socket, and the pain is from an exposed nerve. so come on in and I will pack it with an antispecti and antipain onitment. do not spit this out.leave it alone for four days.the salve stopped the pain and once and the antibiotic and antiseptic kept if from getting infected too. He told us the next time you have an adult tooth pulled leave the blood clot there as it protects the nerves and let the socket heal naturally .I had not known that.