Post Care Instructions:-
- Bite the cotton or gauze firmly over the extracted site for 30-45 minutes.
- Do not rinse or spit for 24 hours after surgery.
- Keep your fingers and tongue away from the socket or surgical area.
- Use ice packs on the surgical area (side of face) for first 24 - 48 hours; apply ice 20 minutes on and 10 minutes off.
- For mild discomfort and severe pain, use the medication prescribed to you.
- Drink plenty of fluids. ( Do not use a straw - this creates suction in the mouth that could cause complications.)
- We suggest that you do not smoke for at least 5 days after surgery.
- Avoid strenuous activity and do not exercise for at least 3-4 days after surgery. After that, be careful: your regular caloric and fluid intake have been reduced, so you may get light-headed, dizzy, or weak.
- After the first-operative day, use a warm salt water rinse or prescribed antiseptic mouth wash for gargle following meals for the first week to flush out particles of food and debris that may lodge in the surgical area.
- Your diet should consist mainly of soft, easily swallowed food and cool drinks. Avoid anything that might get stuck in your teeth, so no seeds, nut, popcorn or similar foods.
- Difficulty in opening your mouth widely and discomfort upon swallowing should be anticipated.
- Numbness of the lips and/or tongue on the affected side may be experienced for a variable period of time.
- Swelling can be expected. An ice bag can be used to reduce it.
- Healing of the surgical site is variable.
- Removal of impacted teeth is a surgical procedure. Post-operative problems are not unusual and extra care must be taken to avoid complications.
The removal of impacted wisdom teeth and surgical extraction of teeth is quite different from the extraction of erupted teeth. The following conditions may occur (individual differences), all of which are considered normal:
- The surgical area will swell.
- Swelling peaks on the second or third post-operative day.
- Trismus (stiffness) of the muscles may cause difficulty in opening your mouth for a few days.
- You may have a slight earache.
- A sore throat may develop.
- Your other teeth may ache temporarily. This is referred pain and is a temporary condition.
- If the corners of the mouth are stretched out, they may dry and crack. Your lips should be kept moist with cream or ointment.
- There will be a space where the tooth was removed. This cavity will gradually fill in with new tissue.
- There may be slight elevation of temperature for 24 - 48 hours. If temperature continues, notify us.
- It is not unusual to develop bruising in the area of an extraction.
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