Post Wisdom Tooth Surgery Care

Are you feeling a toothache as those pesky wisdom teeth finally start to grow in? Is your mouth too crowded for them? If you’re to undergo tooth extraction surgery for your wisdom teeth,  here is what you should expect for post wisdom tooth surgery care.

Firstly, your dentist will prescribe medications to alleviate the pain and swelling that is inevitable with a surgery like this. But unless you have complications like “dry socket” you are free to stay home. Here are some tips on post wisdom tooth surgery care. If you follow them properly, you will speed up the recovery process.

After your surgery, you want a blood clot to form around the areas where your wisdom teeth were pulled. This is so you don’t bleed too much.  You can help to form these clots by softly biting down on a piece of gauze for several hours after your surgery. And once you’ve done this, you must avoid rinsing out your mouth, spitting, and drinking anything with a straw. The earlier the stage of recovery, the more important these post wisdom tooth surgery care tips are!

Now just relax and take it easy. Consume only liquids and soft foods that require little chewing. (And don’t smoke!) In fact, you may not be able to chew at all – depending on the intensity of your surgery. The places in your mouth where teeth were extracted must never be aggravated. This is why you simply cannot exercise or endure any strenuous physical activity for at least five days after surgery. Don’t worry though, you probably won’t feel very active. 

Keep your mouth clean by gently brushing your teeth – you don’t want an infection to complicate your post wisdom tooth surgery care. But you don’t want to irritate the extraction sites either, so don’t scrub there.

During post wisdom tooth surgery care, you will probably have a slight resemblance to a chipmunk. In order to reduce the swelling, wrap a cold ice pack around your face. While your muscles will probably feel stiff for a while, the swelling will decrease exponentially.