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Do not use a straw. Drink plenty of water. Avoid hot drinks. Eat Avoid tobacco. Take pain medication. Use an ice pack for swelling and pain.
For the first few days after surgery, don't use a straw to sip beverages or foods like smoothies. The suction could disturb the healing process. It’s important to make sure that you drink plenty of water after your surgery. This will keep mouth moist and help avoid dry socket and infection.  Avoid caffeinated and carbonated beverages during the first day.  Avoid alcohol for at least a week after surgery. Hot drinks such as tea, coffee, or cocoa could dislodge the blood clots forming in the empty socket where your wisdom tooth was. These blood clots are necessary to the healing process. soft or liquid food. Don't eat anything that could get caught in the empty sockets or disrupt clotting. Use your other teeth to chew, if you have to chew your food. This will minimize the amount of food that can get stuck in between your teeth and potentially cause infection.  In the first day post-op, eat foods like yogurt and applesauce, which won’t irritate your mouth or get lodged in your teeth, which could cause infection. Soft oatmeal or cream of wheat are other good options.  Avoid, hard, chewy, brittle, very hot or spicy foods that might irritate the surgery site or get lodged in your teeth, making the conditions ripe for infection.  Rinse with warm salt water after every meal for the first week following surgery. If you smoke or chew tobacco, avoid them for as long as possible. Doing this will help ensure a full and timely recovery and also keep infection and inflammation at bay.  Consuming tobacco following oral surgery can delay healing and also increases your risk for complications such as infection.  If you smoke, wait at least 72 hours to have a cigarette.  If you chew tobacco, don't use it for at least a week. It’s normal to have pain for a few days following the removal of your wisdom teeth. Use either over the counter pain relievers or a prescription pain medication to help alleviate pain and some swelling.  Take NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) such as ibuprofen or naproxen. These will help alleviate some of the swelling associated with the surgery. You can also use acetaminophen, but this does not manage inflammation. Your doctor may prescribe a pain medication if over the counter pain relief doesn’t work for you. You’ll likely have some swelling for a few days after surgery. This is normal and applying an ice pack to your cheeks will help reduce swelling and pain, including around your teeth.  The swelling usually goes away after 2-3 days.  Patient should relax and avoid strenuous activity or exercise until swelling resolves.