2006-07-02 17:05:07 · 18 answers · asked by oshkoshvikash 1 in Health ➔ Dental
I am a sugery assistant for a dentist and I have never heard of peanut butter doing anything for a dental problem, but hey what ever floats their boat. What I tell my patients is to keep the extraction sites very clean. I give my patients a plastic syringe with a curved tip that I tell them to use after they eat to wash out the socket. 99% of the time when a patient comes back into the office complaining of pain in the extraction site, I pull tons of nasty food out of the site. I do this with the same syringe I gave them, they just either didn;t do what I told them or didn;t do it good enough. Ice packs are good and Advil is a great anti-inflammatory. Just mainly keep it clean and it should heal up fine. I dont know when you had this done, but you should never smoke, drink out of a straw, drink carbonated drinks or eat hard crunchy foods for the first 48-72 hours following an extraction.
2006-07-03 12:43:41 · answer #1 · answered by LittleMermaid 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I had my wisdom teeth removed when I was 18. I ate alot of popscicles to help reduce swelling and took an over-the-counter anti-inflammatory (like Advil). I was able to eat soft foods the day after and normal foods within 3 days.
2006-07-03 00:10:07 · answer #2 · answered by rianon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ice Packs
2006-07-03 00:09:16 · answer #3 · answered by Happy_Wheatland 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just got mine out a few weeks ago! The doctors told me to put ice packs on my cheeks and also take pain medicine (you should've gotten some from your oral surgeon). Also, swish with salt water after every meal... it keeps your mouth clean and helps heal everything. Whatever you do, don't eat anything hard.... just things like apple sauce and pudding.
2006-07-03 00:09:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a salt water solution about 1/2 tsp in abut 1/4 cup warm water -gargle with it every 20 minutes--You can follow with Oral Gel-which you can get at any drug store.
2006-07-03 00:12:48 · answer #5 · answered by sunshinelu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your doc gave you pain meds, find out if they are anti-inflammatory or if you can take them with an anti-inflammatory such as ibuprofen. Ask first, don't go mixing medications! Ice also reduces inflammation and swelling (try chipped or crushed ice, maybe?) Again, I would ask your dentist.
2006-07-03 00:08:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you cant honestly.. try taking.. aleve its an inflamitory. just follow the doctors instructions to the recovery.. and you'll be fine.. and keep your tongue away from the hole(s)... dont hold ice on to long.. you will get an ice burn. that is a red patch on your face. also do not suck on anything.. it will reopen the wound
2006-07-03 00:09:24 · answer #7 · answered by tansyangeni 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take IBprofien. You can take up to 800mg (usually 4 pills when bought over the counter) every six hours.
2006-07-03 00:12:28 · answer #8 · answered by robbet03 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the previous answer about anti-inflammatories, ice chips, and asking your dentist.
2006-07-03 00:11:21 · answer #9 · answered by JCJ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ice packs and Ibuprofen.
2006-07-03 00:09:53 · answer #10 · answered by mrschubby69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋