Your aftercare at a glance
This helps healing
Cool (20 min. on, 20 min. off)
Soft, cool food
Drink plenty of water (not over the wound)
Elevate head when sleeping
Ibuprofen for pain (as directed)
Continue brushing carefully (avoid wound area)
From day 2: Carefully rinse with sage tea
Please avoid
Smoking (min. 48 hours, better 1 week!)
Alcohol (24 hours)
Hot drinks and food (day 1)
Dairy products directly on the wound
Vigorous rinsing or spitting (day 1)
Drinking with a straw (suction effect!)
Sports and heavy physical work (2–3 days)
Aspirin (promotes bleeding!)
The anaesthesia will last for another 2–4 hours. Take your painkiller preferably before the anaesthesia wears off — this way you stay ahead of the pain.
Recommended: Ibuprofen 400 mg — as needed (max. 3× daily, with some food).
Alternative: Paracetamol 500 mg — bis zu 4x täglich.
No Aspirin (ASS)! Aspirin thins the blood and can increase bleeding.
If you have been prescribed an antibiotic, please take it exactly as directed and until the end of the pack.
Swelling after tooth extraction is completely normal and no cause for concern. It usually peaks on day 2 or 3 and then gradually subsides.
Tip: Cooling helps best in the first 24 hours. After that, moist warmth (e.g. warm flannel) helps from day 3.
Mild bleeding or the taste of blood in saliva is normal in the first 24 hours.
What to do: Roll up a clean handkerchief or gauze compress firmly, place it on the wound and bite down for 30 minutes. Sit still, keep head elevated.
Important: If the bleeding does not stop after 1–2 hours despite biting down, please call us.
Suitable:
Soup (lukewarm, not hot!) · Ice cream (without pieces) · Yoghurt · Avocado · Banana · Scrambled eggs · Soft pasta · Mashed potatoes
Please avoid:
Hard food (nuts, crisps, crusts) · Spicy food · Very hot food · Crumbly food (rice, wholegrain bread)
When should you call us immediately?
Heavy, unstoppable bleeding after 2+ hours
Increasing pain after 3–4 days (instead of improving)
Fever above 38.5°C
Severe swelling that increases after day 3
Numbness that does not subside after 24 hours
Day 1: Brush teeth carefully, but avoid the wound area. Do not rinse!
From day 2: Carefully rinse with sage tea or chlorhexidine mouthwash (e.g. Chlorhexamed). Not vigorously — simply fill the mouth, hold briefly, let it run out gently.
From day 3–4: Gradually resume normal brushing. Clean the wound area gently with a soft toothbrush.
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