Dental Extractions in Parramatta

The answer to this question varies with each patient and also depends mainly on how you care for yourself after oral surgery. 

Most patients report feeling healed and back to normal within about two weeks. But you can typically return to your normal daily activities the first few days after a tooth extraction. 

Conditions like dry socket can be painful and prolong the healing process, so here are some helpful tips on proper care of your extraction site after oral surgery. 

Helpful Healing Tips From Your Parramatta Dentist

Immediately after oral surgery, it's essential to control the bleeding so that a protective blood clot can form over the extraction site. You'll bite down on gauze until the bleeding stops. Report any excessive bleeding to your dentist in Parramatta right away. 

Be sure to get plenty of rest during the first few days after surgery and eat soft, room-temperature foods, avoiding anything too spicy. Here are some ideas:

• Applesauce
• Oatmeal
• Scrambled eggs
• Soup
• Smoothies or shakes
• Mashed potatoes

Avoid vigorous exercise or drinking through straws for the first 72 hours after oral surgery. Drinking liquid using a straw could remove your blood clot, making you more susceptible to developing dry socket. 

Reach Out To Learn More

At Painfree Dentistry, we're here for you throughout your entire tooth extraction in Parramatta. We also offer options for sedation dentistry to make the process as comfortable as possible. We invite you to contact our team to learn more.  

Having your wisdom teeth removed is a common procedure. 

Wisdom teeth are sometimes called third molars and generally appear sometime between the age of 15-25. You may have as few as one, as many as four or none at all. In many cases, they will fit neatly into the mouth next to other teeth without causing a problem, but in other cases, they will become impacted or cause movement in other teeth and will need to be removed.

Advantages of Removing Your Wisdom Teeth

Timely removal of wisdom teeth can help prevent future problems from developing, which may cause damage to existing teeth and the jawbone.

Impacted wisdom teeth can repeatedly become infected, especially if they have partially erupted, as they are more prone towards trapping bacteria. Treating these infections with antibiotics is not an effective and long-term solution.

Disadvantages of Removing Your Wisdom Teeth

The procedure to remove badly impacted or infected wisdom teeth is not without risk, and most people will experience some mild discomfort for a few days after treatment. It can be harder to remove wisdom teeth in older patients, as teeth tend to fuse to the bone as we age. Any tooth extraction carries a small risk of dry socket.

Wisdom teeth are considered 'impacted' when they have no place to go or grow. If left in your mouth, they may grow at an angle, destroying other teeth or capturing bacteria and causing an infection. It is prevalent for teeth to become infected in times of stress.

Not all dentists can remove wisdom teeth. However, at Painfree Dentistry, we have a variety of techniques (including intravenous sedation) to make wisdom teeth removal a comfortable process that can often be completed easily in one visit.

Learn More About Wisdom Teeth Extraction in Parramatta

We will tell you when you visit us if we think that your wisdom teeth need to be removed. If you feel pain in your wisdom teeth or surrounding gums, don't hesitate to contact our office to schedule a consultation.

Not all impacted wisdom teeth will cause pain alerting you there is a problem.