How to clean after tooth extraction?

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Tooth extraction is a very common thing, many people will not care after tooth extraction, but if they do not pay attention to hygiene after tooth extraction, it is also very easy to be infected. Here is a brief introduction of how to clean up after tooth extraction.

How to clean after tooth extraction?

First: you can't brush your teeth with a toothbrush on the day or the next day after tooth extraction. At this time, you can use salt water to rinse your mouth. You can prepare a cup of warm salt water. First, clean the gap between the teeth with dental floss, and then pour the salt water into your mouth. Don't gargle hard. Just let the salt water stay in your mouth for a while, and it can also play a role in sterilization.

Second: can also use yogurt to clean the mouth, yogurt ingredients have sterilization, fresh breath function, yogurt try to choose cool, because cool yogurt can also have swelling effect on the gums, which is equivalent to the effect of ice, yogurt best choose the original flavor, to stay in the final best, do not immediately swallow, drink yogurt to drink a mouthful of water.

Third: stimulation of the wound after tooth extraction may cause pain, bleeding and infection. Pay attention to eat with the opposite side of the wound within 24 hours after tooth extraction to avoid sharp objects entering the mouth. Do not smoke 12 hours after tooth extraction: smoking promotes bleeding and affects healing.

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After tooth extraction, the cotton ball should not be placed too long. Try to choose porridge food one week after tooth extraction, and avoid eating hard food within one month, so that the gums have a process of adaptation.