What should you pay attention to when sleeping after tooth extraction?

You must be aware of some precautions after tooth extraction. Generally speaking, tooth extraction does not affect your rest. You can rest as long as the bleeding stops after the tooth extraction. You must pay attention to your resting posture. It is best to lie flat. It is best not to keep the side where the tooth was extracted close to the pillow. In addition, you must pay attention to your diet. You can eat something cold appropriately, which can stimulate blood vessels and have a certain effect of stopping bleeding and reducing swelling.

1. Diet

Generally, the anesthetic will wear off 3-5 hours after tooth extraction. Do not chew or eat before it wears off. You can eat warm or cool food and water after the anesthetic wears off. Avoid eating too hot, hard, or irritating food within one week. It is recommended to quit smoking and drinking within one week to avoid dry socket or dangerous disulfiram-like reactions with oral anti-inflammatory drugs.

I will say this three times: You cannot brush your teeth or rinse your mouth within 24 hours! You cannot brush your teeth or rinse your mouth within 24 hours! You cannot brush your teeth or rinse your mouth within 24 hours!

2. Exercise

Do not soak in hot springs or take a bath in water that is too hot on the day after surgery. Avoid strenuous exercise such as fitness and swimming within one week. Long-distance travel and long-distance flight rides are also not recommended to prevent increased blood circulation or detachment of blood clots, which may cause secondary bleeding in the tooth extraction wound. If you need to talk a lot for work, try to speak as little as possible, or not speak at all if you can.

Three: Medication

For ordinary tooth extraction, you don't need to take medicine without a doctor's order. Wisdom tooth extraction surgery is relatively complicated and the postoperative reactions are severe. You can take antibiotics and painkillers preventively for 3-5 days as prescribed by your doctor. If severe wound pain, limited opening or fever occurs, it may be an infection and requires prompt follow-up consultation.

IV. Postoperative reaction

1. Bleeding: Differentiate between normal oozing and true bleeding. Within 24-48 hours after tooth extraction, there will be a small amount of bleeding from the wound.

It is normal to have blood streaks or a slight blood color. If there is an obvious blood clot in the mouth, it indicates bleeding and needs to be treated in the hospital.

TIPs: After tooth extraction, bite the cotton ball tightly for about 30-45 minutes and then spit it out gently. Avoid spitting repeatedly, licking the wound and using a straw within 24 hours. When brushing your teeth and rinsing your mouth within a week, you need to be gentle and use mouthwash as prescribed by your doctor to prevent infection. If you suspect abnormal bleeding, soak a red tea bag in water and bite it for 45 minutes before observing. If there is still a lot of bright red blood or a large amount of blood clots in your mouth, you need to go to the hospital immediately.

2. Pain: The pain varies significantly depending on the complexity of the surgery and the individual's sensitivity to pain. After the removal of upper and lower wisdom teeth, dull pain may last for a week. If the pain continues to worsen or radiates, you need to return for a follow-up visit in a timely manner. There will be obvious pain when the anesthesia wears off after wisdom tooth extraction. You can take a preventive painkiller about two hours after the extraction (that is, before the anesthetic wears off) to increase postoperative comfort.

3. Swelling: There are obvious individual differences in postoperative reactive swelling. It usually appears and worsens within 1-2 days, and then gradually subsides after 3-5 days. If the swelling does not subside or continues to worsen, you should seek medical attention promptly.