What to do after tooth extraction?
Last reviewed: 19.10.2021
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So, for any reason you have a tooth removed, and you do not know what to do after tooth extraction. Our recommendations may help you.
On the site of the roots of the tooth after removal you will have a hole. The clot covers it. A month later, bone tissue forms on this site. In the bone with time, there will be no trace of what was previously a tooth. After a couple of days you will already forget that you have a tooth removed. This is if everything is normal. If not, long pain can wait for you. Below are tips on how to avoid this.
What can not be done immediately after tooth extraction?
- The first hour after tooth extraction you can not consume any food.
- Do not take very hot or cold drinks 48 hours.
- It is not recommended to take a bath for 24-48 hours.
- The solarium is not recommended.
- It is not recommended alcohol immediately after tooth extraction (grieve about this you will still be successful!).
- You can not injure the clot formed. Gently brush your teeth. Intensive rinsing is undesirable. If the blood does go off, put a new swab and hold it in the hole for an hour.
- Quickly (within 5-10 minutes) spit out tampons, which the doctor covered the hole.
- After removing the tooth, you can feel swollen. It can be removed by attaching the ice to the cheek near the removal site for 15 minutes.
- If the fever has risen, contact your doctor.
If you want to quench pain, you can take anesthetic, available without a prescription. For example, Nimesil or Tylenol.
Medications after tooth extraction
Nimesil is an anti-inflammatory drug with a 5-hour anesthetic effect. It is assigned only to adults. The daily rate of the drug is 200 mg. In the glass, pour the contents of the sachet and pour warm (not hot, after removal you can not hot drink) with water.
Side effects: CNS disorders, headache, drowsiness, nightmares about how you were removed from the tooth (well, or who have any fears), palpitation, vomiting, stool retention, jaundice, rash, sweating, kidney failure, anemia. Nimesil should not be taken with a stomach ulcer, pregnancy, if you have a sick kidney, heartburn, diarrhea, diabetes, heart failure. Be careful if you often have high blood pressure. In case of an overdose, side effects become more pronounced. If this happens, rinse the stomach.
Tylenol (paracetamol) is an anesthetic that is dispensed without a prescription. The form of release - 500 mg capsules, solution for infusions, syrup. Adults take, with water, an hour after eating. Single dose - 2 drops. A day is taken no more than 4 g. The drug should not be taken more than a week without a break. Contraindicated in renal failure and viral hepatitis, alcoholism, pregnancy (without consulting a doctor), in old age. Syrup is contraindicated in diabetes. There may be itching of the skin, nausea, anemia and renal colic. In case of an overdose, necrosis of the liver is possible.
The temperature rise after tooth extraction is normal. The temperature can rise up to 4 days after removal. If the temperature and swelling last for a long time - this is a cause for concern: sometimes doctors forget tools in the jaw or develop infection.
And remember: today the tooth is removed in exceptional cases: if it can not be saved, since it is badly damaged if its condition threatens neighboring teeth, if it hinders the growth of other teeth. Often remove the "eight", as they change the bite.
Even before the removal of the tooth, it is desirable to decide on which prosthesis you replace it - a removable, non-removable or implant with a crown cover.
What to do after a tooth is removed from a child?
What features of care for the hole, what to do after a tooth extraction in a child? Remember that tooth extraction is not an easy procedure for children, a stressful situation, and it is very difficult to get the recommendations of a doctor of these fidgets to be carried out. Children often are afraid of dentistry and injections, they literally begin hysterics. Of course, you need to trust the children's dentist, who is located to the children, knows how to establish contact with them.
Causes of tooth extraction in children:
- Caries started.
- If the baby's tooth is loose and can not fall out.
- Injury of tooth. If the milk tooth has cracked, it can cause damage to the gums in the child.
- Periodontitis is an inflammation of the ligament of the tooth.
The reasons for the removal of permanent teeth are usually the same as adults, except that the child does not erupt wisdom teeth. Usually this happens when all the permanent teeth are already in place.
It is necessary to observe the spiciness - in the first two days, watch that the child does not spit and rinse his mouth. It can move the formed blood clot.
Do not eat immediately after anesthesia has gone.
Until the hole healed completely, you need to abandon the hot hot food, preferring the wiped dishes, ice cream, yogurt, milk porridge. Also, one should not allow a child to run and jump a lot in the first days after the operation.
Sauna and bessain are contraindicated for the first 3-4 days.
Teeth should be cleaned with a soft brush without a paste, so you do not have to rinse your mouth intensively.
Your doctor may prescribe antibiotics to your child after tooth extraction, for example, Sumamed.
Sumamed is a macrolide antibiotic. It is prescribed 1 time per day for 1 hour before or 2 hours after meals at the rate of 10 mg / kg for 3 days. Side effects of taking Sumamed: nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting and the appearance of a rash. Contraindicated with hypersensitivity to macrolide antibiotics.
What to do after a tooth extraction during pregnancy?
What to do after tooth extraction during pregnancy, what drugs to take in order not to harm the baby? What kind of anesthesia is possible, and which one can not be pregnant?
During pregnancy in a woman's body there is a lack of calcium, increases the likelihood of developing caries.
After the tooth has been removed, avoid exposure to the well when cleaning. You can eat only after 3 hours after removal - do not come to the clinic hungry - your karapuza will not like it. Do not drink juice with the help of tubes - drawing in air can damage the clot that forms in the hole.
To anesthetize teeth today, use Ultracaine and Ubistesin at a concentration of 1: 200,000.
It is better to use paracetamol from analgesics. A single dose of paracetamol is 0.35-0.5 g 3-4 times a day, the maximum single dose for adults is 1.5 g, the maximum daily dose is 3-4 g. The drug should be taken after meals, washed down with a large amount of water. Possible renal colic, skin rash and nausea. Before using this or that drug, consult a gynecologist who leads you.
Preference should be given to the antibiotics of the penicillin group, for example, Amoxiclav - an antibacterial combination drug with clavulanic acid. Tablets before use are dissolved in half a glass of water (not less than 100 ml). After this, the suspension is thoroughly stirred or the tablets are chewed before swallowing. Assigned inside for children with a body weight of 40 kg and more, as well as adults. The average daily dosage is 375 mg (1 tablet) every 8 hours (3 r / day); or 625 mg (1 tablet) 2-3 r / day (depending on the severity of the infection process). Side effects - nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, flatulence, gastritis, stomatitis, rash, anxiety, dizziness, insomnia.