How long does a tooth extraction take?

Having good teeth is everyone's dream. But the reality is cruel, many people in life have different dental problems. Why does this phenomenon occur? This is mainly due to the bad living habits of modern people. Some people cannot brush their teeth regularly at night, others love to eat sweet and sour foods, and have no habit of rinsing their mouths after eating. These are all factors that lead to diseased teeth. When you have a toothache, remove it immediately to prevent inflammation. So how long does it take to extract a tooth?

How long does it take to extract a tooth?

1. There is no specific fixed number for the time of tooth extraction. It is different for everyone because the time of tooth extraction is affected by many conditions. If the patient is a young person who is strong and healthy, the tooth can be extracted easily and it will only take a while or even a few minutes.

2. If the patients are elderly or children with weak physical fitness, many factors need to be considered when extracting teeth. For example, the elderly suffering from common geriatric diseases, children fearing tooth extraction and not cooperating with doctors, etc., will affect the time of tooth extraction.

3. If it is a tooth that is difficult to extract, especially an impacted or crooked wisdom tooth, the extraction time will be relatively longer.

When is the best time to have a tooth extracted?

The optimal time period for tooth extraction is different from different perspectives.

1. From a pharmacological point of view, it is better to extract teeth in the morning than in the afternoon, because there is less bleeding in the morning and it is conducive to observation. If there are any problems, there will be enough time to see a doctor in the afternoon.

2. From a physiological point of view, it is better to have a tooth extracted around 6 pm. At this time, people's pain nerves are relatively dull, so tooth extraction can make people feel less painful.

Precautions after tooth extraction

1. After tooth extraction, the doctor will ask the patient to bite 1 to 2 cotton rolls, which can apply pressure to stop bleeding and protect the wound. Generally, the tampon can be spit out about 40 minutes after tooth extraction. Be careful not to hold the cotton roll for too long. Some people think that the longer the biting time, the better. Some people bite for several hours or even more than ten hours. This is wrong. Instead, it causes the wound to be soaked in saliva for a long time, causing infection or poor blood coagulation.

2. For patients with bleeding tendency, it is best not to leave after tooth extraction. Ask the doctor to check the wound again after half an hour to see if the bleeding has stopped. If bleeding continues, the doctor should provide further treatment, such as applying hemostatic drugs, suturing to stop bleeding, and taking some hemostatic drugs orally.

3. Under normal circumstances, the bleeding will stop after you spit out the tampon. It is normal to have a little blood in the saliva. If you spit out large mouthfuls of blood, it is abnormal. You should contact our clinic in time or go to the nearest hospital's dental department for emergency treatment and ask the doctor to treat it. Never handle it on your own, such as stuffing cotton at home into the extraction socket or applying so-called hemostatic drugs at random. These cotton balls and medicines are not sterile and may cause secondary infection and more serious consequences after use.

4. After tooth extraction, you must pay attention to protecting the blood clot. Do not rinse your mouth on the same day, do not chew food with the side where the tooth was extracted, do not lick the wound frequently, and do not suck or spit repeatedly, so as to avoid destroying the blood clot due to the increase in negative pressure in the mouth. You can eat two hours after the operation, and the food for two days after the operation should be warm, cool, and soft.

5. Generally, you don’t need to take any medicine after tooth extraction. However, when extracting teeth during the acute inflammatory period, or when the trauma is severe or the general condition is poor, oral antibiotics and painkillers should be taken.

6. Tooth extraction generally does not affect work and you can go to work as usual, but do not engage in heavy physical labor. Smoking and drinking have adverse effects on wound healing. It is best not to smoke or drink within one or two days after tooth extraction.