Oral surgery is something that does not end when you leave the doctor's office – the process of having a tooth removed leaves behind a hole that needs to be taken care of and that requires impeccable oral hygiene to be able to heal quickly. The situation is even more severe if the tooth that has been extracted was a wisdom tooth, notorious for causing so many problems. Here are some of the things that your wisdom tooth extraction Buffalo Grove surgeon will tell you about how to take care of your oral hygiene in the period immediately after your surgery:
- taking things easy for a while – driving and going back to work right after the surgery is surely something that you should refrain from, my doctor wanted to do more than just go home and relax for the rest of the day. You will need to refrain from any activities that require the lifting of heavy objects, strenuous physical exercise, leaning forward and other things that you could increase the pressure inside the surgical wound;
- eating and drinking the right things – you should also make careful choices when it comes to the foods and beverages you consume for a couple of days after the surgery. You should stay away from foods and drinks that are too hot too cold as well as from food that requires you to chew very strongly. To protect the surgical wound, you should avoid eating on the side where the tooth has been extracted for two or three days;
- hygiene – most doctors recommend their patients too not brush their teeth on the day after the surgery and to stay away from brushing strongly in the surgical area for a couple of days more. You can surely wash the teeth on the opposite side, but just gently swish in the part where there is the wound.
