It is safe to take a bath and wash your hair after tooth extraction; it does not affect the body’s repair process, so please do not worry. It is recommended to pay attention to oral health after surgery, eat light dishes, drink plenty of water, brush your teeth and rinse your mouth, and avoid spicy and刺激性 foods.

There is usually no effect on washing your hair after tooth extraction. However, if there is bleeding, it is best to delay washing your hair, as hair washing may cause an acceleration of blood circulation and increase bleeding. After tooth extraction, the doctor will ask the patient to bite 1 to 2 gauze rolls, which are used to compress the blood vessels, protect the wound, and usually the gauze can be spit out after about 40 minutes. Pay attention not to bite the gauze for too long. Some people think the longer the better, but this is incorrect; instead, it can lead to the wound being soaked in saliva for a long time, causing infection or poor blood coagulation.

For patients with a tendency to bleed, it is best not to leave immediately after tooth extraction and wait for the doctor to examine the wound after 30 minutes to see if the bleeding has subsided. If there is still bleeding, the doctor should make further arrangements, such as applying hemostatic drugs or performing surgical suturing to promote blood coagulation, and taking some hemostatic drugs orally. Normally, there should be no bleeding after spitting out the gauze. It is normal to have a little blood in the saliva, but if there is a large amount of vomiting blood, it is abnormal and you should immediately contact this clinic or go to the nearest hospital’s dental department for an appointment with a doctor. Never try to solve it yourself, such as inserting cotton from home into the socket, or applying makeshift hemostatic drugs. These cotton and drugs are not sterile and may cause secondary infection, leading to more serious adverse effects.

After tooth extraction, it is important to maintain the blood clot. It is not necessary to rinse the mouth on the day of extraction, and you should not bite on food on the side of the extracted tooth. It is also not recommended to frequently lick the wound, or repeatedly suck and spit, as this may damage the blood clot due to increased air pressure in the oral cavity. It is advisable to wait two hours after surgery before eating, and the diet for the first two days after surgery should be mild, cool, and soft.