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What is the Best Way to Prepare for Dental Surgery?

You are worried about Wisdom Tooth Surgery. You've heard all the stories about dry sockets, cheeks blown up like balloons, and dreadful pain. What can you do to ensure that your wisdom tooth extraction will go as smoothly as possible.

How to Choose a Good Oral Surgeon
Ensure that you have a good oral Surgeon - in fact get the best you can in your community. This is the best advice to getting the results you want. At the end of the day, it will be the skill of your oral surgeon that determines the outcome. Notice, the words oral surgeon. Pick a specialist not just your general family dentist. Your family dentist may well be able to extract the top wisdom teeth that are not as deep, but in any problematic cases, or just to be on the safe side, choose a professional that specialises in Wisdom tooth extraction.

What are the risks from Dental Surgery for Wisdom Teeth?
Who is at risk and why? The major risk is from nerve damage or even the complete severing of the nerve which can lead to permanent damage and loss of feeling in the whole mouth area. Lesser risk are from dry socket and infection. If you are older, the roots are more set into the jaw, and the risk of root damage is greater. Get a second opinion if the nerve is too close. But follow step number one, and step number two takes care of itself. Smokers are a much greater risk of dry socket.

What is the best pain killer to take for Wisdom Tooth Surgery?
If you have impacted teeth, are in a high risk group, or just feel anxious, get a general anaesthetic. This is by far the easiest route. You will fall asleep and wake up when it's all over. You won't feel a thing or have any knowledge to the procedure.

Step Four
Demand strong painkilling drugs at your consultation. Even if you don't use them it's comforting to know that you've got a stash of drugs that Rush Limbaugh would be proud of. Or maybe not. Percoset or Vicodin can work.

When is the best time to schedule Wisdom Tooth Surgery?
Schedule the appointment on a Friday or when you can take a couple of days off. Ask someone to collect you and drive you back after the operation.

Recovery from Wisdom Tooth Surgery.
Do not plan on doing anything for 24-48 hours except rest and sleep. Stock up on soups, smoothies and make sure you don't move much or do anything except relax. You want the socket to heal and the blood clot to start its magic healing process.

Use Salt as Natural Antispectic to Clean Mouth after Surgery
After 45 hours gently swish your mouth with warm salt water which helps to ease the pain and will sterilize the wound. You should be feeling better, the pain should be going and your socket will be healing.