Recently I've had bone graft surgery for gum disease, my dentist said there were 2 types of teeth stitches, one that would mix with the tissue and one that would not mix but needed to be removed later. He used the one that needed to be removed a week or so after the procedure.
Recently I didn't feel stitches anymore by tongue like I used to, and I had this suspicion that it might be swallowed somehow. Is this safe? I've read that there are soluble and non-soluble types of stitches, think about this, besides from eating, you could also accidentally swallow it when you're sleeping, right?
*update: I've just contacted my doc and he said it was ok. What a relief.