Safe hygiene after tooth extraction - when and how can I clean the remaining ones?

Tooth extraction is performed surgically under anesthesia. Extraction is the same operation as any other surgical intervention in the human body. Therefore, one should be prepared not only for anesthesia and some temporary restrictions in food, but also for the rehabilitation period. To ensure that it has passed painlessly and does not cause negative consequences, the patient must adhere to all the advice and recommendations of the dentist that will concern oral care before and after the operation.

The first thing that a doctor should pay attention to after removing a tooth is how to properly brush your teeth and when you can start hygienic procedures. If you do it wrong, then a person can feel discomfort and pain, and if untimely, then cause serious complications. As a result, the whole process of healing the gums will be broken. The mouth will develop an infection that can trigger the development of serious complications.

So, can infect a hole, which is extremely undesirable. There, bacteria will begin to multiply actively, which will lead to serious intoxication of the whole organism. This will lead to blood poisoning and other serious consequences. To prevent this, it is necessary to pay more attention and time to the care of teeth and oral cavity in the postoperative period.

When to start hygienic procedures after extraction?

If the tooth, for example, was deleted on the 9th, then it is recommended to cleanse the rest fully only the 11th

. The first day after tooth extraction, it is better not to touch the operated place at all, do not rinse your mouth, do not brush your teeth, as this can not only cause pain, but also disrupt the healing process. The next few days you need to be very careful with food, drinks, hygiene and other processes that break the resting state of the gums. A few days is better not to touch the painful place, including the brush.

Beginning with the second day after tooth extraction, you can slowly begin brushing your teeth. This is done very gently and gently so as not to injure the wound. In the postoperative period, it is not recommended to use various mouthwashes.

Algorithm of actions for returning home

No complications with respect to oral hygiene after the operation to remove the tooth should not occur. Here the main thing is to follow all the recommendations and advice of the dentist. These include:

1. Immediately upon arrival, needs to get a tampon from the wound, which the doctor will place there after extraction. If the blood continues to flow and does not stop, then a new swab should be made and then changed every 30 minutes until the bleeding stops. Blood swallowing is not recommended, since it can be infected.
2. On the first day of , it is best not to use a brush, paste, thread or mouthwash after extraction. All these tools will not help the natural process of healing the wound, and even vice versa, will lead to infection in it. In the wound there is a blood clot that can not be washed. If you do not allow this process to completely end and disrupt its flow with a toothbrush or something else, then unwanted bacteria will enter the well.
3. After a day after the procedure, you need to start rinsing the mouth with a solution of water and salt. Such a solution will help remove all bacteria and infection from the hole. To do this correctly, you need to dial into the mouth salt composition, and then slowly tilt your head to the right and left. This will give an opportunity to carefully, but qualitatively clean all the mucous. Spitting the solution is not necessary, but simply bending over the sink should allow the liquid to simply flow out.
4. On , the second day of , after tooth extraction, you can begin to brush your teeth neatly, but it is done slowly and carefully so as not to disturb the protracted wound. It is best to buy a soft-nosed brush, while cleaning your teeth in a circular motion.
5. If the healing process is normal, then on third day you can use a conventional brush.

Features of hygiene after extraction of "8-to"

The process of removing the wisdom tooth and the recovery period after the operation is slightly different from the standard extraction.

If you do not follow the rules of oral hygiene in the postoperative period, then the infection can get into the wound, which will entail alveolar osteomyelitis. This is an inflammatory process that develops in 20% of cases after extraction of eights. To prevent this, you must strictly follow the doctor's recommendations within the first week after the operation.

Care of the oral cavity and cleaning of the teeth after removal of the wisdom tooth is performed according to the following algorithm recommended by practicing dentists:

1. To change the bandage or gauze is necessary according to all the recommendations of the doctor. If the blood continues to flow from the wound, the swab changes every 30-40 minutes. In case the bleeding does not stop even after a few hours, you need to consult a dentist. The first 1-2 days from the wound there can be a small amount of blood that does not exceed a few drops.
2. You can not brush your teeth on the first day after the operation. In addition, you can not use floss and mouthwash for several days. If you do not comply with this rule, then osteomyelitis may develop. When cleaning with a normal brush, a blood clot may fall out, which forms in the wound and does not allow bacteria to penetrate inside, or the integrity of the joints at the surgical site is impaired.
3. Cleaning of the socket, which is formed after removal of the wisdom tooth, is strictly prohibited during the first 3 days. Instead of using the brush , you can rinse the mouth with a special saline solution. In a glass half filled with warm boiled water, you need to dissolve a pinch of ordinary table salt. Use the entire solution at a time.
4. A day after the extraction, you can start to slowly clean your teeth. Do this slowly and slowly, very carefully, so as not to damage the clot and seams. At first, it is desirable to bypass the painful place with the side. To ensure that the process has passed painlessly, you need to use a soft-nosed brush.
5. In the first days after extraction, it is best not to spit the paste after brushing your teeth, as this can disrupt the blood clot in the wound. Instead, you need to let it drain into the sink. Then rinse the mucus with brine.
6. When carrying out hygiene measures, one should not forget about cleaning the tongue, which also retains particles of food, which can provoke the multiplication of bacteria.

When and how to rinse the mouth after an operation to remove the figure eight:

If you follow all the recommendations of the doctor for maintaining the oral cavity, teeth and tongue in a clean, then the risk of infection in the wound is very small.

What should be prepared for?

There are several alarming situations in which you immediately need to see a doctor:

• you have trouble breathing;
• can not be swallowed normally;
• the body temperature rose;
• appearance of pus in the hole and near it;
• increased edema at the site of the operation.

How to relieve the condition in the first days after the operation?

The postoperative period will pass quickly and painlessly, if you follow all the rules of oral hygiene. A person should drink plenty of fluids and rest more. It is better to limit yourself in physical exercises and lifting heavy objects.

The first few days after the operation, you need to eat soft and semi-liquid food. For example, yogurt, porridge or mashed potatoes. Such food will not irritate the mucous membrane, and its particles can not get stuck in the interdental spaces.

In addition, heavy smokers need to limit themselves in this addiction for a few days. Since smoking will interfere with the process of recovery and healing of the wound. This can also trigger the development of complications.

If a person has severe edema after surgery, then cold compresses that need to be applied to the cheek will help to reduce it.

Finally, we offer practical advice to people who have already encountered tooth extraction.

After removing one or more teeth it is important to follow all the recommendations of the dentist. This will help the correct process of wound healing and speedy recovery. In addition, it is very important to observe the rules of oral hygiene, namely, to clean teeth correctly, rinse your mouth with saline solution, drink a normal amount of liquid and do not overload yourself physically.

In the postoperative period, soft and light foods should be preferred. And avid smokers should temporarily give up their habit.