The risks associated with wisdom teeth extraction
through stress, poor oral hygiene and getting an upper respiratory tract infection. There are things you can do to reduce these risks:
- Take time off work or study to recover.
- Rest for the first 24 hours – overexerting yourself can put pressure on the surgery site and increase pain and bleeding.
- Keep the area around the extraction clean – follow your dentist’s advice.
- Avoid chewing on the surgery site for 24 hours – try switching to a soft diet for a few days.
- Avoid smoking, which increases your risk of bleeding and slows healing.
- Avoid alcohol as this can lead to postoperative bleeding.
- Avoid sucking or spitting as this can promote bleeding and dislodge the blood clot, which may lead to dry socket.
- Control swelling by using an ice pack.
- Manage any pain with an anti-inflammatory medication, eg, ibuprofen (not aspirin, which can increase bleeding).
- After 24 hours, start regular, gentle rinses โปรโมชั่นพิเศษจาก UFABET สมัครตอนนี้ รับโบนัสทันที of your mouth with a warm saline (salt water) solution, if recommended by your dentist.
- Contact your doctor or dentist if you develop any unusual bleeding, swelling or pain.
To prevent tooth decay, pain and infection, take extra care of wisdom teeth that haven’t fully come through.
- Floss between all your teeth, especially between the wisdom teeth and the teeth in front of them.
- Make sure that your toothbrush reaches all the way to the back when brushing your teeth.
- Rinse with a saline solution (salt dissolved in warm water) if you have any early signs of infection, eg, redness, heat or tenderness in the area.
- Get good advice from your dentist about how exactly to care for the situation in your mouth. We’re not all the same and home care can be different for different people.