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  • "A cut in the mouth tends to bleed more than a cut on the skin because the incision cannot dry out and form a scab. So after an extraction, you'll be asked to bite on a piece of gauze for about 20 to 30 minutes to put pressure on the area and allow the blood to clot. The area may still bleed minimally for the next 24 hours or so and taper off after that. Don’t disturb the clot that forms on the wound." "You should not smoke, use a straw or spit after surgery. These actions can pull the blood clot out of the hole where the tooth was. That causes more bleeding and can lead to a dry socket, which occurs in about 5% of all extractions. It is most common when lower back teeth are removed and happens more often in smokers and women who take birth control pills. Risks Infection can set in after an extraction, although you probably won't get an infection if you have a healthy immune system. A common complication called a dry socket occurs when a blood clot doesn’t form in the hole or the blood clot prematurely breaks off or breaks down. In a dry socket, the underlying bone is exposed to air and food. This can be very painful and can cause a bad odor or taste. A dry socket needs to be treated with a medicated dressing to stop the pain and encourage the area to heal." "When To Call a Professional Call your dentist or oral surgeon if the swelling gets worse instead of better, or you experience fever, chills or redness in the area. If you have an infection, your dentist usually will prescribe antibiotics. Also call your dentist or oral surgeon if the area of the extraction becomes very painful, a sign that you may have a dry socket. If the area continues to bleed after the first 24 hours, notify your oral surgeon." Source and further information: http://www.colgate.com/app/Colgate/US/OC/Information/OralHealthBasics/CheckupsDentProc/ToothRemovalExtraction/ToothExtraction.cvsp Further information: http://www.simplestepsdental.com/SS/ihtSS/r.WSIHW000/st.32226/t.31933/pr.3.html http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/tooth-extraction.html http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/wisdom-tooth-extraction http://ezinearticles.com/?What-to-Do-after-a-Tooth-Extraction?&id=348305 http://www.animated-teeth.com/tooth_extractions/t7_instructions_post-op.htm
  • Usually if you hold or bite on a piece of gauze for about one hour, it's fine after that with minimal bleeding. IN about 24 hours a clot might come loose but not if you are careful. No sucking on straws or drinking out of a narrow bottle that would make you do that sucking or slurping action. No whistling. At least none of that until about 24-48 hours.
  • Depends on whether or not you follow the instructions they give you and what medications you are taking.
  • Just do EXACTLY what the dentist told you: Dont suck at it (or you'll pay with ungodly pain). Keep the cotton wad on it for the first hour or two...UNTIL the bleeding has stopped. And then just dont in any way disturb it. When you need to drink or eat, make it soup, and try and just swallow it by letting it go past the tooth without touching it, best you can. Tomorrow you'll notice improvement. The day after you can have real food (softer variety...ie, skip things that go crunch like chips). On the thrid day you oughta be able to eat normally (I'd still skip the chips ("crisps") though, and be mindful of it for a week), but mostly you can eat normally by the third day

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