After Extraction

• Bite on the gauze pads during 15 minutes after extraction.
• Do not eat for the first two hours. If necessary, you may drink water after 30 minutes.
• Do not consume hot foods and drinks in the first day.
• Smoking may increase the bleeding and may alter the healing. Do not smoke at least for the first 48 hours.
• Do not spit or rinse excessively or engage in physical activity since this stimulates bleeding. Some oozing could last up to 24 hours.
• If heavy bleeding persists, replace the gauze with a clean folded gauze pad over the extraction site and maintain pressure until the bleeding stops.

Contact The Doctor If

1. Bleeding is excessive and cannot be controlled.
2. Discomfort is poorly controlled.
3. Swelling is excessive, spreading, or continuing to enlarge after 48 hours.
4. Allergies or other reactions to medications occur.