How long does it take to stop bleeding after wisdom tooth extraction

Wisdom teeth have always been a headache, because many people will feel toothache after having wisdom teeth. Most people grow wisdom teeth after the age of 20. The wisdom teeth that grow after adulthood are generally crooked and not in line with our normal teeth, which causes pain. Most people will choose to remove wisdom teeth, so how long will it take for the bleeding to stop after removing wisdom teeth?

1. Precautions after wisdom tooth extraction

1. The doctor gives the patient a gauze roll or cotton ball to put on the tooth extraction wound in the patient's mouth. The patient should bite it gently and spit it out after 40 minutes. The purpose of biting the gauze roll is, first, to apply pressure to stop bleeding; second, to isolate saliva, so that the blood in the wound can coagulate, which is conducive to early healing of the wound.

2. After spitting out the gauze roll, do not talk or laugh loudly, or spit or spit forcefully on the same day; do not lick the wound with your tongue; never use your fingers or toothpicks to pick out the purple-gray blood clot on the wound, and do not suck on the wound, so as not to destroy the blood clot and cause bleeding. You can eat porridge, soft food or liquid food 2 hours after tooth extraction, but you cannot chew with the affected side; the food should not be too hot or too hard, and you should avoid drinking alcohol, smoking, and eating spicy food to prevent the dilation of blood vessels in the mouth and congestion of the mucosa, which may cause bleeding from the wound.

3. Within 24 hours after wisdom tooth extraction, there may be a small amount of blood in the saliva. This is normal, don't be afraid. Because fear can increase blood pressure and increase the chance of bleeding. If there is a lot of bleeding, don't panic. Find a small piece of sterilized gauze or cotton ball, put it on the bleeding wound and bite it, then go to the dental department for emergency treatment.

4. The tooth extraction wound can generally heal within 3-6 days. If the tooth extraction wound is still bleeding and painful 5 days later, you should go to the hospital for a follow-up examination and timely treatment.

2. What to eat after wisdom teeth extraction

After the wisdom tooth is removed, you should pay attention to your diet. Generally, if there is no bleeding and facial swelling and pain after the extraction, you can eat normally. When eating, just use the other side to eat, and don't touch the tooth that has just been extracted. You can eat some liquid and soft food the next day after the extraction. Don't eat too cold or too hot. Warm food is best. Because after the extraction, if the diet is too hot or too cold, it will irritate the gums and easily cause bacterial infection. Rinse your mouth after eating, and be careful not to bite things with the side where the tooth was extracted. You should still drink more warm water on a normal day.

After having your wisdom teeth removed, do not rinse your mouth or brush your teeth within 24 hours. Eat mild liquid or semi-liquid food, and avoid eating raw, cold, spicy or irritating food. The most important and most difficult thing to do is not to lick the wound with your tongue, let alone suck the wound, and of course not to touch the wound with your hands. There are a lot of bacteria on your hands, which are particularly prone to infection. Pay attention to whether there is bleeding from the wound. If the saliva is just pink, then it is normal and there is no need to worry. However, if there is obvious bleeding in the mouth, go to the hospital for treatment in time. In addition, avoid strenuous exercise.

People with wisdom teeth should first pay attention to oral hygiene, develop good living habits, brush their teeth in the morning and evening, keep their mouths clean, and pay more attention to the reasonable arrangement and matching of diet, and avoid eating at night. At the same time, the diet should be light, eat more foods containing protein, and also strengthen the body's calcium supplementation, eat more things such as bone soup, eat less irritating foods such as carbonated drinks and barbecue, and drink more water to help eliminate toxins from the body.