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Some situations and various factors that occur after wisdom tooth extraction cause individuals to be curious about some subjects. Let’s explore the detailed and scientific answers to the questions that come to mind after wisdom tooth extraction, the important details regarding the subject, and the important information that needs to be known regarding the healing process.
After wisdom tooth extraction, first of all, you need to get the doctor’s approval regarding nutrition and have waited long enough. After all these, you need to consume things that are not very hot, very cold, very hard, or grainy. For example, while beverages like hot soup lead to the expansion of the vessels, causing bleeding, grainy and very hard foods can cause destruction in the operation area where the wisdom teeth were extracted. Therefore, you need to consume foods like mashed banana, warm soup, or various fruit purees.
When the gauze will be removed after wisdom tooth extraction can show variance depending on the situation. However, in general, it is recommended to wait at least 45 – 50 minutes for the gauze to be removed after wisdom tooth extraction. This period is an important and necessary time for a blood clot to form in the operation areas where the tooth extraction was performed and cavities were formed. Stopping biting the gauze or removing the gauze immediately after the tooth extraction or without waiting for at least 45 minutes to pass can mean facing an intense bleeding that endangers the healing process.
It is necessary to wait at least 2 – 3 days to drink alcohol after wisdom tooth extraction. The first 24 – 48 hour period after the tooth extraction is the time frame where there is a risk of bleeding and the early healing period of the wound takes place. Drinking alcohol in this time frame means causing bleeding and sabotaging the healing. On the other hand, many patients have to use antibiotic medication against the risk of infection after wisdom tooth extraction. Drinking alcohol during the period when antibiotic medication is used is a quite risky situation. Because of this, it is necessary to wait at least 2 – 3 days to drink alcohol after wisdom tooth extraction and, if antibiotic use is in question, to wait until the medication use is finished.
It is necessary to wait for at least 36 hours, that is, for three days, to smoke after wisdom tooth extraction. Cigarette use causes negative pressure in the mouth and makes healing difficult in various ways. Therefore, it is necessary to stay completely away from cigarettes in the first 3 days after wisdom tooth extraction. Otherwise, you may face bleeding and infections.
The aching of other teeth after wisdom tooth extraction actually generally stems not from extreme situations like the failure of the tooth extraction but from situations considered natural and normal. The nerves to which the wisdom teeth are connected are also connected to other teeth, and because of this, many people feel as if their other teeth are also aching after the tooth extraction. On the other hand, situations like the wisdom teeth being extracted after applying pressure to the surrounding teeth for a long time can also cause sensitivity, leading you to feel as if your other teeth are aching. However, these are generally situations considered normal and pass on their own within a few days.
It is necessary to wait for at least 4 – 5 days to consume carbonated beverages after wisdom tooth extraction. There is carbonic acid in carbonated beverages, and this substance can damage the area that has been irritated by the tooth extraction and has become open to destruction. On the other hand, the high sugar found in carbonated beverages can also cause destruction in the region and the blood clot to dislodge. Because of all these, it is necessary to wait for at least 4 – 5 days and, if possible, until healing completely occurs to drink carbonated beverages after wisdom tooth extraction.
Although cheek swelling and bruising after wisdom tooth extraction seems like a quite worrying situation, it is actually normal. The majority of patients who have their wisdom teeth extracted witness that a swelling, that is, an edema, occurs in their cheeks, even if minimally, after the extraction procedure. Especially patients who have their fully impacted wisdom teeth extracted and whose tooth extraction procedures were quite difficult due to the teeth being impacted may face an intense edema and bruising. The edema and bruising in question stem from fluid accumulation in the region as a part of healing and generally begin to decrease within a few days.
It is necessary to wait at least 24 hours for the teeth to be brushed after wisdom tooth extraction. In this 24-hour period, it is recommended not only that the area where the wisdom teeth were formerly located but also the other teeth are not brushed, and no foreign substance, including toothpaste, is introduced into the mouth. However, after the 24-hour period is passed, the operation area where the wisdom teeth were formerly located cannot be brushed, but the other teeth can be brushed. While brushing the other teeth, it is necessary to avoid situations like fast and hard brushing movements and performing a hard swishing movement over the operation area while spitting out the toothpaste.
The main reason why spitting and rinsing the mouth are forbidden after wisdom tooth extraction is that a pressure occurs in the mouth during the mouth rinsing movement. This pressure causes the blood clot to separate from the area where the wisdom teeth were extracted and covered with a blood clot, and to move away from the mouth with spitting. The dislodgment of the blood clot and its removal from the mouth also causes bleeding to occur in the area, and as a result of losing the blood clot that will ensure the completion of healing, you may have to go through a very difficult and dangerous healing period.
The resting position that accelerates the healing process after wisdom tooth extraction is the supine sleeping position where the head is supported with a very high pillow or two standard pillows. Since the head region remains elevated in this position, the blood pressure going to the head region drops, and this drop in pressure is a preventive measure for many different situations, from the occurrence of bleeding risk in the region to the increase of edema formation. In addition to all these, this resting position can also be supported with neck support pillows.
Intense bleeding that continues for a very long time comes at the beginning of the situations indicating you need to consult your dentist after wisdom tooth extraction. Bleeding after tooth extraction and slight blood coming for a few days are considered normal, but if this bleeding is very intense and continues for long periods, something might be going wrong. In addition to this, your fever rising and a purulent discharge coming from the region are also among the situations indicating you should consult your dentist after wisdom tooth extraction.
It is necessary to wait for at least a week or 10 days to use a straw after wisdom tooth extraction. Although many people think that using a straw after tooth extraction is much safer than drinking liquids directly from a glass, the situation is not actually like this. Straw use is quite dangerous because it creates pressure in the mouth, which can cause the blood clot to come out of the extraction area. Therefore, you need to avoid using a straw for at least 1 week or 10 days after your tooth extraction procedure.
As Dentaliva, just as in all the services we offer, we keep patient satisfaction in the foreground in wisdom tooth extraction procedures as well, and we perform professional tooth extraction operations with our dentists who are specialized in their fields. If you also want to request more information about the wisdom tooth treatment or benefit from a problem-free and comfortable wisdom tooth extraction with Dentaliva, you can contact us.
If you have any questions about dental treatments in Turkey, you can contact us. Our team of experts will provide you with all the necessary information.