19/07/2026
🦷 WISDOM TOOTH REMOVAL – WHEN SHOULD IT BE EXTRACTED?
Your wisdom tooth doesn’t always need removal. However, extraction is recommended if it causes:
✅ Pain or recurrent swelling
✅ Food getting stuck behind the tooth
✅ Difficulty opening the mouth
✅ Gum infection (Pericoronitis)
✅ Decay in the wisdom tooth or adjacent tooth
✅ Cyst formation or bone damage
✅ Impacted or partially erupted wisdom tooth
✅ Orthodontic or surgical reasons
⏳ Early diagnosis and timely extraction can prevent serious infection and protect your neighboring teeth.
🩺 Post-Operative Instructions
✔️ Bite firmly on the gauze for 30–45 minutes.
✔️ Apply an ice pack externally for the first 24 hours.
✔️ Take prescribed medicines exactly as advised.
✔️ Eat soft, cool foods for the first 1–2 days.
✔️ Avoid smoking, alcohol, spitting, or using a straw for 24–48 hours.
✔️ Maintain good oral hygiene, but avoid vigorous rinsing for the first 24 hours.
✔️ Start warm salt-water rinses after 24 hours (3–4 times daily).
✔️ Contact your dentist immediately if you experience excessive bleeding, increasing swelling, fever, or severe pain.
✨ Don’t ignore wisdom tooth pain—early treatment means faster recovery and fewer complications.
📍 MAX DENTAL HOSPITAL & MAXILLOFACIAL TRAUMA CENTRE
👨⚕️ Dr. Subodh Chaurasia, MDS
Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
📍 Trimurti Chowk, Johari Bazar, Hajipur, Bihar
📞 7781891611