Can I have a tooth extracted at night?

Tooth extraction is a type of dental surgery. It can be used to remove necrotic teeth or wisdom teeth, which can treat some dental diseases. Tooth extraction also requires the right time to reduce the side effects after tooth extraction. Generally, tooth extraction should be done as little as possible at night, as it can easily lead to insufficient blood circulation and swelling. It is best not to have teeth extracted at night.

Can I have a tooth extracted at night?

It is not recommended that patients have their teeth extracted at night unless absolutely necessary. Tooth extraction is an elective surgery and patients can choose to have the surgery during a relatively safe period of time. If the tooth is extracted at night, the emergency environment in the hospital is relatively poor. Once pain, bleeding, swelling and infection occur after surgery, the patient cannot receive timely treatment.

Precautions after tooth extraction

1. The cotton ball or gauze bitten in the mouth must be spit out after 40 minutes. After spitting it out, you can drink some cold milk, ice cream, juice, etc. Do not eat overheated food. Once the wound site contacts overheated food, it may cause blood vessel dilation and cause bleeding again.

2. On the day of tooth extraction, you can eat some semi-liquid food and soft food, such as cooked rice porridge or noodles, vegetable puree soup, etc. Do not chew with the affected side and do not eat irritating foods. Generally, you can only chew on the extracted side after the wound heals 7 days after tooth extraction.

3. Do not brush your teeth or rinse your mouth on the day after tooth extraction. Be careful to protect the wound when brushing your teeth the next day; do not suck on the wound or play any musical instruments.

4. Talk less on the day of tooth extraction and try not to spit within 4 days, otherwise it will affect the healing of the wound and cause bleeding.

5. Quit smoking and drinking, and avoid strenuous exercise.

6. Pay attention to the condition of the wound after tooth extraction. If the pain worsens 2 to 3 days after tooth extraction, you need to return for a follow-up visit or contact your doctor in time.

7. After tooth extraction, you can rest in a semi-recumbent position, but do not lie flat on your back. Do not take a hot bath immediately to avoid bleeding from the wound.

Dietary restrictions after tooth extraction

1. Everyone must know that you should not eat anything too cold or too hot after tooth extraction, as this will be detrimental to recovery after tooth extraction.

2. Do not eat anything too irritating after tooth extraction, such as chili peppers, alcohol, etc.

3. Do not eat anything too hard after tooth extraction. Liquid or semi-liquid food is better.

4. Some people like to lick the wound after tooth extraction, but the editor would like to remind you not to lick or suck the wound repeatedly after tooth extraction, and do not brush the place where the tooth was extracted when brushing your teeth.

5. Generally, you don’t need to take any medicine after tooth extraction. However, when extracting teeth during the acute inflammatory period, or when the trauma is severe or the general condition is poor, oral antibiotics and painkillers should be taken.

6. If the incision caused by tooth extraction is large, such as horizontally impacted wisdom teeth, it is best to take some antibiotics, such as metronidazole.

7. Also, remember not to smoke within 12 hours after tooth extraction: smoking will cause bleeding at the extraction site and affect wound healing.