Mercer infection
Once a tooth has been extracted, bacteria will still be alive in the mouth, even more so with those who have bad oral hygiene. Infection in the mouth is very common following extractions. Depending on how bad the tooth was that the dentist removed, he may prescribe you some antibiotics to take that will greatly reduce your risk of getting an infection. Sometimes, infections can not be prevented even after given antibiotics. You may already have an infection if you experience swollen gums, swelling in the face, pain in teeth, or bleeding from the extraction area. If you indeed have an infection before you get treated the tooth, the dentist will prescribe you antibiotics to use following treatment. If you have a really bad abscess, you’ll need to use antibiotics to treat the infection before the dentist will remove the tooth.
After extractions, the first sign of infection in a tooth of gum is renewed bleeding. This normally occurs around 48 hours after the extraction. Even though it normally is not severe, you should still call your dentist and make an appointment to be seen. Antibiotics will be prescribed by your dentist to repair the problem.
Some dentists prefer to give patients antibiotics before they will do any type of extraction. Although you may not have an abscess, most dentists prefer to get rid of the infection before they start doing their work. They do this because they know the local anesthesia will not work all that good with infections, and it may take them a lot of work and a lot of medicine to numb the area that you have the infection in.
In the event that the tooth has to be removed and the dentist can not simply wait a few days, it is possible to get you numbed. Although it will take quite a bit of medicine to numb the area, it can be done. Sometimes, dentists will choose to use an IV sedation or laughing gas, in the event that local numbing does not help. An IV sedation will normally put you to sleep or knock you out, so that the dentist can remove the tooth that is causing you so much trouble.
Even though infections can cause a lot of pain and need to be dealt with immediately, you may not have to take antibiotics once the dentist has extracted tooth. The wound will heal normally if properly taken care of by keeping your mouth clean from germs. To keep the extraction clean, rinse out your mouth with salted water the first couple of days. As long as you take care of the extraction site and do what your dentist tells you, you should not have any further problems with the extraction site or the infection.