Problems encountered after tooth extraction

Real teeth are always the best. However, there are cases where the patient is required to have a tooth extracted. Even though it is an outpatient treatment, patients still need to be carefully prepared before and after receiving treatment. If you do not understand the problems encountered after tooth extraction, the patient may be confused, unable to react when complications occur.

As mentioned above, not all cases are recommended by a specialist for tooth extraction. Only when the tooth is severely damaged, cannot be preserved or restored, it needs to be extracted. Usually, the patient will perform tooth extraction in the following cases:
Teeth erupt in the wrong position: After the newborn teeth fall out, the permanent teeth grow out of orbit, not functioning properly. Therefore, they need to be completely removed to avoid affecting the aesthetics; Wisdom teeth are crooked, grow underground: Not all wisdom teeth grow in their correct position. Wisdom teeth can grow horizontally, vertically, stuck, misaligned, or underground. Once it is in danger of damaging the adjacent teeth or the entire jaw structure, wisdom teeth will be indicated for immediate extraction; Orthodontic orthodontics: Or another simpler name is orthodontics or braces. At this time, tooth extraction has the effect of making the orthodontic process easier, achieving faster and better results; Teeth are severely cracked, broken, cannot be preserved (due to trauma, accident...); Having dental diseases: such as severe tooth decay, periodontitis...; Dental infections: Chemotherapy or organ transplants have the potential to compromise the immune system and infect teeth. At that time, it is necessary to have that tooth extracted to prevent infection from taking place.

Tooth extraction has a significant impact on the health of the patient. Therefore, you should not be subjective to the following common problems:

Teeth are attached to blood vessels and nerves. Meanwhile, the act of extraction directly affects these sensitive areas. Therefore, bleeding after tooth extraction is very normal, especially when wisdom teeth are extracted. The patient only needs to bite the cotton ball firmly within 30 minutes to 1 hour, the bleeding will stop.
Also, a little bleeding over the next 24 hours shouldn't be a problem. If the patient bites the cotton ball tightly but still bleeds a lot, there is no sign of stopping, it is an abnormal symptom.
Besides, if you are being treated with anticoagulants such as Aspirin, Clopidogrel, Warfarin, you need to stop using them 3-4 days before tooth extraction.
2.2. Painful after tooth extraction Similar to bleeding, swelling and pain are inevitable after tooth extraction. During the treatment, the doctor uses local anesthetic, so most patients do not feel anything. However, the patient will feel pain when the anesthetic wears off and the pain will last for 3 days.
To minimize this condition, usually doctors will prescribe pain relievers with negligible side effects. If the pain persists for more than 3 days and shows signs of increasing, the patient needs to be re-examined for a detailed diagnosis and consultation.
2.3. Misalignment When a permanent tooth is completely removed, it creates a hole in the tooth. Of course, this will affect the surrounding teeth. Over time, the teeth are displaced, the bite changes. Pronunciation, chewing function or aesthetic factors are not guaranteed. In this case, doctors often suggest implanting dentures to keep the bite from being misaligned.
2.4. Alveolar alveolitis, also known as dry alveolitis, is a painful condition in the bones. It is common in people who smoke, take birth control pills, or have wisdom teeth extracted. The pain begins on the 2nd day after tooth extraction and can last for days to weeks.
Treatment of alveolar acupressure is mainly with the aim of relieving symptoms. Some possible measures include: taking pain relievers as prescribed by your doctor, drinking plenty of water, gargling with warm salt water and brushing teeth gently.
2.5. Osteomyelitis of the jaw Osteomyelitis of the jaw has manifestations such as swelling, fever, and pain lasting up to 1 month. Sometimes, it is also confused with dry socket. However, osteomyelitis of the jaw requires the patient's persistence in long-term treatment.

When the tooth extraction process has been successfully performed, the patient needs to rest and take care of their oral health according to the doctor's advice. Here are some patient notes to keep in mind to quickly return to normal:
Eat soft, liquid foods. Avoid chewy, hard foods that make it difficult to chew food; Do not smoke, chew gum within the next 24 hours; Do not rinse your mouth in the first 6 hours, the next days you can rinse your mouth with gentle physiological saline; Avoid vigorous physical activities that require a lot of strength such as exercise, carrying heavy objects...; Pay attention to daily oral hygiene, you can brush your teeth as usual, avoid touching the extraction part.