Patient: I still have dead bone coming out of my nose lately, the largest is about 2mm and there is a bloody discharge. I know my wound should be infected and if there is dead bone and discharge, that would be very bad for the wound to heal. I think I should have no problem in protecting my oral hygiene and the small hole in my nose and mouth that I mentioned to you last time has now healed. What should I do to make the wound in my nasal cavity heal sooner? Ma Lian, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking University Oral Hospital Ma Lian, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking University Oral Hospital: Daily cleaning with saline swabs will be sufficient. Patient: Two small pieces of dead bone were found this morning and they smelled. I recently took a week’s worth of amoxicillin ahead of time because I felt like I was going to have inflammation, and I still have dead bone. Should I continue to take the medicine or use saline? Ma Lian, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking University Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China: The dead bones can only be drained slowly.