Saliva after tooth extraction

Many people have a lot of saliva after having a tooth extracted, and feel that they are always spitting or swallowing saliva. What should they do in this situation? This is a very normal conditioned reflex and you don’t have to worry too much, but you must be aware of some precautions after tooth extraction, because if not handled properly it will affect wound healing. Here is a brief introduction on what you should pay attention to after tooth extraction.

1. What should I do if I have saliva after tooth extraction?

Many people feel saliva in their mouth after having a tooth extracted. This is a very normal phenomenon. When they feel saliva, they will always suck it in and then spit it out. This action will easily cause the healing blood clots in the mouth to be sucked out, causing the wound that has already stopped bleeding to bleed again, which will be difficult to stop. If the blood clot in the extraction socket does not coagulate well, dry socket is likely to occur. Therefore, you must control your spitting after having a tooth extracted.

2. What should I pay attention to after tooth extraction?

1. The hemostasis and healing of the wound after tooth extraction all rely on the blood clots in the pits and fissures of your teeth. Not allowing you to rinse your mouth is because we fear that you will spit out the blood clots. Therefore, you cannot rinse your mouth from the beginning to the end of wisdom tooth extraction. After 24 hours, when the wound has recovered to a certain extent, you can rinse your mouth and brush your teeth.

2. Many friends often choose hot compress to make the wound heal faster. This is wrong! Because you are in a bleeding state during tooth extraction, applying cold compress can reduce local blood supply. For the first three days, you can use cold water (about 5 to 10 degrees, do not use ice to prevent frostbite) to apply cold compresses to the surgical area. After every 15 minutes of cold compress, you need to rest for at least 15 minutes. Proper cold compress can help reduce swelling, bleeding and pain after surgery.

3. The diet needs to be light and warm. Avoid spicy, overheated, or hard food. Be sure to limit your intake of spicy crayfish, hot pot, and barbecue. Friends who smoke should stop smoking for 2-3 days after tooth extraction. Because smoking not only causes bleeding in the wound, it may also create negative pressure in the oral cavity, which may bring out the blood clot in the extraction socket, thus seriously affecting wound healing.

4. At the same time, ensure adequate nutrition. Pay attention to rest after the operation, avoid staying up late and fatigue, do not do strenuous exercise in the first three days, do not wash your face, hair or take a bath with too hot water within one week, and remove the stitches after one week.

After reading the above, you should know what to do if you have saliva after having a tooth extracted. First of all, you cannot suck or spit your saliva. Just endure it for an hour or so and you will get used to it. This happens to everyone who has had a tooth extracted. It is a very normal situation. The above also mentioned what you should pay attention to after tooth extraction. You must obey the doctor's instructions and never do anything the doctor says you can't do. Tooth extraction is not a trivial matter.