Will I die if I have my teeth pulled out?

The process of tooth extraction is also quite painful, and after the tooth is extracted, you must be careful not to let the extraction site be infected by bacteria, otherwise it is likely to be easily inflamed. In addition, tetanus caused by tooth extraction is also relatively common. Most patients are afraid of pain after tooth extraction, because most of them will feel pain after the anesthesia. So will you die after tooth extraction?

What to pay attention to after wisdom teeth extraction

1. Bite the sterilized cotton ball or gauze pressed on the wound

In order to achieve the purpose of compressing the wound and helping to stop bleeding, you must persist for half an hour before spitting it out. This is because the blood in the wound after tooth extraction may form a blood clot within half an hour. If the cotton ball or gauze is spit out prematurely, bleeding is likely to occur.

2. Do not rinse your mouth or brush your teeth within 24 hours

About 24 hours after tooth extraction, local fibroblasts extend from the alveolar bone wall to the blood clot and gradually organize the blood clot to make it firm and solid. If you are in a hurry to rinse your mouth and brush your teeth, you may rinse or brush away the blood clot and cause further bleeding, or cause an empty tooth socket and lead to unbearable pain "dry socket", which will prolong the healing time. Also, be careful not to lick the wound often or suck it hard.

3. You can eat two hours after wisdom teeth extraction

Which patients are not suitable for tooth extraction?

1. Patients with acute inflammation are generally not suitable for tooth extraction. They should wait until the inflammation is eliminated.

2. Kidney disease: People with renal failure or severe kidney disease should not have their teeth extracted. For mild kidney disease, antibiotics can be injected for 2 to 3 days before tooth extraction to prevent temporary bacteremia after tooth extraction, which may worsen the kidney disease.

3. Hyperthyroidism: Infection, anxiety or surgery may cause thyroid crisis and even rapid death. If a tooth is to be extracted, a preoperative examination is required. Do not add epinephrine to the anesthetic, and anti-inflammatory drugs should be taken before and after tooth extraction.

4. Severe blood diseases: For patients with hemophilia (coagulation factor deficiency), thrombocytopenic purpura, leukemia, etc., if teeth are extracted rashly, it may cause continuous bleeding and even life-threatening. Therefore, tooth extraction is generally considered only after the disease is treated or controlled.

5. Special periods for women: Tooth extraction is allowed during pregnancy, but those with a history of habitual miscarriage should be cautious. Since miscarriage is more likely to occur within 3 months of pregnancy and premature birth is more likely to occur after 6 months, tooth extraction is safer during the 3rd to 6th month of pregnancy. Sometimes there is a lot of bleeding after tooth extraction during menstruation, so tooth extraction should be postponed.

6. Liver disease: Patients with hepatitis, cirrhosis, damaged liver function, and reduced prothrombin and fibrinogen in the blood are particularly prone to bleeding. Therefore, tooth extraction is not advisable during the active stage of hepatitis and in patients with severe liver damage. Liver protection measures should be implemented first, and then coagulation drugs such as vitamin K should be used preventively after liver function improves. Only then can tooth extraction be performed.