I'm going to the dentist this weekend for tooth extraction, bit scared and nervous-
I hate going to the dentist sitting in the death chair with my mouth wide open!!
(ohhh..... by the way, nothing compares to giving birth it is the widest spread ever!!..if u know what I mean lolsss...)
Anyway, with so many NEGATIVITY running into my mind....Ive gone thru a lot of reading about extractions and anything alike, and this is what I found:
1..The dentist rubs a cotton bud soaked in anesthetic round the tooth to be extracted. Front and back of the tooth.
2.. After a very little wait, he then starts a series of anesthetic injections around the tooth to be extracted. A little bit of pain may be experienced with each injection.
3... After a slightly longer wait, another series of deeper anesthetic injections around the tooth to be extracted and if there is a tooth abscess, an injection will likely be placed into the abscess - an extremely painful injection for the most part. I nearly flew through the roof.
4..If the dentist is caring, there may occur a minor wait, followed by another few deep anesthetic injections - the area is numb, so NO pain is likely to be felt.
5.. A small wait, then the dentist starts to peel down the gum from the tooth to be extracted, so that no flesh is left attached to the tooth - prevents the flesh being torn from the tooth when the tooth is extracted.
6.. The dentist uses a pair of purpose built pliers to grip the tooth to be extracted, then starts rotating the tooth in a figure 8 pattern. The figure 8 pattern is repeated several times until the dentist feels the tooth will come out.
7.. The dentist then pulls the tooth out and the tooth extraction as such is over.
8.. The dentist will then clean up the area, squeeze the area hard to remove any puss, push the loose gum tissue into the hole that's left and possibly crush the tooth socket to promote a firmer area - to encourage good healing.
9... The dentist will place a wet cotton gauze, rolled up, across the hole left by the tooth being extracted, asking you to bite down on it hard for the next 30 minutes, so as to encourage a solid blood clot to form. Being wet beforehand, the cotton gauze should leave the blood clot intact in the hole when the gauze is lifted out at home by your self.
1.. DO NOT rinse your mouth out for 24 hours following a tooth extraction - doing so may
cause the blood clot, that is sealing the hole and allowing healing to take place, to come away.
2.. NO SMOKING FOR 2 DAYS following the tooth extraction. Some dental associations recommend no smoking for two weeks.
3.. Only warm, soft foods and drinks to be taken, and kept as far from the extraction hole as possible - Definitely no swishing in the mouth, as the blood clot may be removed or a piece of food may enter the hole and become lodged in causing much pain. After 7 days, you can normally return to a normal diet.
4.. The day following the tooth extraction and for at least the next 5 days, stir a teaspoon of salt into 250 ml - a glass - of warm water until dissolved. Rinse the mouth GENTLY with the salt water and give the salt water a little time to be soaking the tooth extraction point. Use after eating or drinking anything, as it keeps the extraction wound clean and the salt
helps to keep the area sterile from germs. Use the salt rinse every night before bed as well.
5.. Resume good teeth cleaning practices from about day 2 following the tooth extraction, but be careful near the extraction site.
I hate going to the dentist sitting in the death chair with my mouth wide open!!
(ohhh..... by the way, nothing compares to giving birth it is the widest spread ever!!..if u know what I mean lolsss...)
Anyway, with so many NEGATIVITY running into my mind....Ive gone thru a lot of reading about extractions and anything alike, and this is what I found:
This picture of two to three centuries ago, shows what tooth extraction was like then. The picture of the face contorted by extreme pain says it all. It was also a common practice for tooth extractions to be performed on a stage in front of all passerby's. Perhaps great entertainment then, but today we can take comfort in pain killing drugs and the privacy of our dentist's surgery, when a tooth needs to be extracted
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The tooth extraction:
You are now laying down on the dentist chair, mouth wide open, wondering how the dentist is going to get the tooth extracted. Assuming nothing goes wrong with the tooth extraction, the likely procedure will be:1..The dentist rubs a cotton bud soaked in anesthetic round the tooth to be extracted. Front and back of the tooth.
2.. After a very little wait, he then starts a series of anesthetic injections around the tooth to be extracted. A little bit of pain may be experienced with each injection.
3... After a slightly longer wait, another series of deeper anesthetic injections around the tooth to be extracted and if there is a tooth abscess, an injection will likely be placed into the abscess - an extremely painful injection for the most part. I nearly flew through the roof.
4..If the dentist is caring, there may occur a minor wait, followed by another few deep anesthetic injections - the area is numb, so NO pain is likely to be felt.
5.. A small wait, then the dentist starts to peel down the gum from the tooth to be extracted, so that no flesh is left attached to the tooth - prevents the flesh being torn from the tooth when the tooth is extracted.
6.. The dentist uses a pair of purpose built pliers to grip the tooth to be extracted, then starts rotating the tooth in a figure 8 pattern. The figure 8 pattern is repeated several times until the dentist feels the tooth will come out.
7.. The dentist then pulls the tooth out and the tooth extraction as such is over.
8.. The dentist will then clean up the area, squeeze the area hard to remove any puss, push the loose gum tissue into the hole that's left and possibly crush the tooth socket to promote a firmer area - to encourage good healing.
9... The dentist will place a wet cotton gauze, rolled up, across the hole left by the tooth being extracted, asking you to bite down on it hard for the next 30 minutes, so as to encourage a solid blood clot to form. Being wet beforehand, the cotton gauze should leave the blood clot intact in the hole when the gauze is lifted out at home by your self.
What To Do After The Tooth Extraction:
Tooth Extraction Care and Aftercare
The care and aftercare of a tooth extraction entails following the five suggestions below:1.. DO NOT rinse your mouth out for 24 hours following a tooth extraction - doing so may
cause the blood clot, that is sealing the hole and allowing healing to take place, to come away.
2.. NO SMOKING FOR 2 DAYS following the tooth extraction. Some dental associations recommend no smoking for two weeks.
3.. Only warm, soft foods and drinks to be taken, and kept as far from the extraction hole as possible - Definitely no swishing in the mouth, as the blood clot may be removed or a piece of food may enter the hole and become lodged in causing much pain. After 7 days, you can normally return to a normal diet.
4.. The day following the tooth extraction and for at least the next 5 days, stir a teaspoon of salt into 250 ml - a glass - of warm water until dissolved. Rinse the mouth GENTLY with the salt water and give the salt water a little time to be soaking the tooth extraction point. Use after eating or drinking anything, as it keeps the extraction wound clean and the salt
helps to keep the area sterile from germs. Use the salt rinse every night before bed as well.
5.. Resume good teeth cleaning practices from about day 2 following the tooth extraction, but be careful near the extraction site.
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