IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS AFTER TOOTH EXTRACTIONS:

*DO NOT RINSE YOUR MOUTH, SPIT, OR USE A STRAW, FOR THE FIRST 24 HOURS!

THE BLOOD CLOT IN THE SOCKET MUST REMAIN UNDISTURBED FOR PROPER HEALING.

YOU MAY CLEAN YOUR MOUTH BY WIPING ONLY USING A STERILE GAUZE.

*TO CONTROL BLEEDING:BITE DOWN FIRMLY ON TWO FOLDED GAUZE PADS. CHANGE THEM EVERY HALF HOUR UNTIL THE BLEEDING IS NEARLY STOPPED. SLIGHT BLEEDING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE NEXT DAY  AND YOU MAY FIND BLOOD ON YOUR PILLOW.

*NO SMOKING DURING THE FIRST 24 HOURS!!!

*DIET:EAT SOFT FOODS THAT ARE NOT HOT. BE SURE TO DRINK SUFFICIENTLY.

*TAKE TYLENOL FOR PAIN. DO NOT TAKE ASPIRIN AS THIS PROMOTES BLEEDING.

*IMPORTANT:AFTER 24 HOURS BEGIN SALT WATER RINSING, MORNING,EVENING, AND AFTER MEALS FOR THREE DAYS. USE 1 TEASPOON SALT IN A GLASS OF VERY WARM WATER.

*YOU MAY FEEL HARD EDGES IN YOUR MOUTH AND THINK THEY ARE ROOTS. THESE ARE CORNERS OF JAWBONE AND WILL USUALLY FADE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

*IF YOU ARE GIVEN ANTIBIOTIC TAKE THE FULL PRESCRIPTION EVEN THOUGH THERE MAY BE NO SYMPTOMS.