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weirdly satisfying moment when stitches come out after implants
Just learned something kinda cool today - apparently, the stitches they use after implant surgery aren't always dissolvable. I always assumed they'd just disappear on their own, but nope, sometimes you gotta go back and have them manually removed. A friend described it as oddly satisfying, like peeling off dried glue from your fingers, haha. Never thought about it that way before. Curious if anyone else had a similar experience or knows why some stitches dissolve and others don't?
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Had implants done a couple years back and honestly, the stitches coming out was more nerve-wracking than satisfying for me. Kept worrying it'd hurt or reopen something... thankfully it didn't. But now I'm curious - does anyone know if there's a specific reason dentists choose non-dissolvable stitches sometimes? Is it just preference or does it depend on the implant location or something?