Post-Op Care Right After The Tooth Extraction
Following are some post-operation care you can practice after your tooth extraction: 1. Maintaining the gauze pressure Following the extraction , some gauze for you to bite down can be placed over an extraction site. Through biting down and then maintaining the pressure on your gauze the way it has been instructed by the dentist, any active or possible bleeding should then stop. You can change a gauze pad right after the initial hour. Continue biting down for more 45 minutes when the heavy oozing keeps on. While it is normal for a bit oozing to keep on for 24 hours, you may contact your dental office when you still experience profuse bleeding or oozing. 2. Until a local anesthesia fades Until your local anesthetic had totally worn out, it is important to protect yourself to any unintentional injuring or biting of your cheeks, gums, lips or tongue, and you have to take your medications as prescribed. Antibiotics – when you had been given the prescription for antibiotics, make sure that