Things to do following an oral surgical intervention
Things to do following an oral surgical intervention, wound cleaning
It’s really important to observe certain rules after an oral surgical intervention so that the healing process can be quick and unproblematic.
We collected a few for you below that you should get to know:
- Do not consume food until the anaesthetic effect lasts. Once the numbness wears off, it’s suggested to eat mushy food at first.
- If severe pain occurs following the surgery, take painkillers and contact your doctor.
- Don’t take the gause swab (which was installed during the operation) out too early!
- Don’t touch the suture if your tooth was surgically extracted!
- Typically, the sutures could be removed after at least one week. (7-14 days)
- During the first few days after surgery, avoid consuming dairy products, shell and seed food which may herniate inside the wound. Furthermore, smoking and alcohol consumption is strongly discouraged.
- Following the surgery, a blood clot is formed inside the wound which helps the wound healing. Hence, please don’t suck the wound and avoid strong rinsing.
- While rinsing, pass the water from one side to the other gently so that the blood clot can stay in place.
- On the first day, carefully clean the surgical area (e.g. put toothpaste on the top of your finger). From the following day, use soft bristle toothbrush (there are brushes specially developed for this purpose, ask your doctor). It’s really important to keep the wound clean during the healing period.
- Avoid heavy physical work and doing sports for 3-4 days after the surgery.
- Avoid blowing your nose and sneezing with closed mouth for a few weeks.
- By training the jaw, you can avoid any possible mouth opening difficulty.
- It’s possible to ice your face in 10 minute cycles following the surgical tooth extraction - apply it from the first day of recovery.
Should you have any further questions or if any problem occurs following the surgery, please don’t hesitate to contact us!
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