Tooth Extractions

+ INSTRUCTIONS

Important Steps to Ensure Healing

Proper care following a tooth extraction helps prevent complications and promotes faster healing. Follow these guidelines closely to ensure a smooth recovery.

Anesthesia

• If IV sedation was used, do not drive or operate machinery for 24 hours.

Bleeding

• Immediately after surgery bite down on the supplied gauze for 15-20 minutes to stop any active bleeding.
• Slight bleeding is common for as long as 24 hours after surgery. If this becomes heavy, place a new piece of gauze for an additional 15-20 minutes and bite firmly.
• If bleeding is heavy and will not stop, please contact the office.

Pain

• Post-operative pain is usually worst the night of surgery and will slowly decrease over the next three to four days.
• Over the counter ibuprofen can be taken unless you are unable to take NSAID’s.
• It is best to stagger the dosing of over-the-counter Tylenol and Ibuprofen. They can both be taken every 6 hours. Therefore, take either Tylenol or Ibuprofen every three hours.
• If you feel your pain isn't controlled, please call the office.
• Take all other prescription medications as directed.

Sutures

• If sutures were placed they are resorbable and do not have to be removed.
  Sutures will normally come out 3-4 days after surgery.
  Sutures will occasionally come out the night of surgery. Unless associated with heavy bleeding, we do not replace these sutures.

Diet

• The day of surgery, the diet should be very soft and room temperature or cooler, to help prevent bleeding.
  After the first day, any food temperature is alright, but harder foods should be avoided for several days.

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