Plan ahead for the recovery period following the surgery. You will not want to chew anything that requires a lot of chewing so stock your pantry with soft foods. Puddings, gelatins, mashed potatoes, yogurt, ice cream, soups, sherbet, and things that you can eat without really chewing. You should only have to eat this soft food for a couple of days before you can return to your normal diet. When you do return to your normal diet chew your food slowly so that you take less chances of injuring your tender gums.
Inside your mouth actually heals quicker than your external skin does so you will not be recovering for as long a period of time as if you had other types of surgery. Plan to have someone with you for the first twenty four hours after the extraction, and then you should be alright staying alone. Wisdom teeth are found at the back of the mouth and in some people, there is no adequate space for these teeth to grow and this can result in pain, infection or swelling. One of the most effective ways of dealing with the problem is to have them removed surgically because antibiotics do not get rid of the symptoms permanently. The wisdom teeth can be extracted by a dentist or dental surgeon depending on how many are being removed and how risky it is. If you are a smoker, you will be advised to stop prior to the procedure because smoking increases the risk of infection and can also slow down the recovery process. The wisdom tooth removal procedure is carried out under local anesthesia to block feelings in the gum. This means that you will remain awake during the procedure but you can request for a sedative if you are not comfortable. In some dental surgeries, wisdom teeth are extracted under general anesthesia. If it carried out under general anesthesia, you cannot eat or drink anything 6 hours before the procedure.
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