Can I brush my teeth after pulling out my wisdom teeth?

Dr. Cameron Green
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2025-05-22 10:08:09
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Do not brush your teeth within 48 hours after wisdom tooth extraction. Wisdom teeth are located in the innermost part of the mouth, and the surrounding soft tissue contains a large number of capillaries. After extraction, blood will ooze out and cause swelling of adjacent tissues. Mandible wisdom tooth extraction trauma is greater, brushing blood clots fall off, alveolar bone is easy to be infected by bacteria caused by dry socket disease. 48 hours after extraction wound initial healing, blood clots began to organize, forming new tissue, can be brushed.