Dental Surgery Post-Op | Dental Healing

Post dental surgery, it is normal to feel some pain and discomfort after the anesthesia wears off. For 24 hours after having a tooth pulled, you should also expect some swelling and residual bleeding. Peak swelling will take place at the 72 hour mark, and the pain and swelling should start to dissipate from there. However, if either bleeding or pain is still severe more than four hours after your tooth is pulled, you should call your dentist right away.

Post dental surgery, it is very important the patient not spit or rinse for 24 hours after surgery. Keep your fingers and tongue away from the extraction site or surgical area. Use ice packs on surgical area (side of face) for first 24 to 48 hours, apply ice 20 minutes on - 10 minutes off. Ice is very helpful in reducing the swelling post dental extraction.

In terms of time off post dental surgery, typically your dentist will ask that you at least take about 48-72 hours to relax afterward so the treatment area is allowed to clot. After the clot has formed, the patient should be able to return to normal physical activity. The gums and soft tissue will usually fully heal in about 3-4 weeks.

During a dental surgery procedure, the patient's tooth is removed from their jaw, there is trauma to the jaw bone and this will take longer to heal than the gum tissue. The bone will start to heal after one week, nearly fill in the hole with new bone tissue by ten weeks and completely fill in the extraction hole by four months.

If you are currently struggling with tooth pain, give the team at LADD Dental Group a call today, and start smiling with confidence!

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