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Dealing with infections Once the tooth has been extracted, bacteria will still be alive in the mouth, especially with those who have poor oral hygiene. Infections are very common following extractions. Depending on the severity of the tooth that the dentist has been deleted, He give you some antibiotics to take, which greatly reduce the risk of infection. In some cases, antibiotics may not prevent infection. If you go to the dentist before the extraction of facial swelling, swollen gums, sore teeth under light pressure, or bleeding around the extraction site, in May you have an infection. If you have an infection in force before the treatment of teeth, the dentist will prescribe antibiotics to be used after treatment. If you have a very bad abscess, you? You will need to use antibiotics to treat the infection before the dentist will remove the teeth. In some cases, people develop an infection after the extraction, even if in the month of May have not been previously infected. The reason for this, is bacteria. After extraction, the bacteria will be more lively in the mouth than ever. With the site of a quarry to be exposed, the bacteria can enter the site. This can lead to an infection site may be reproduced and the fact that you can not use a brush or mouthwash during the first 24 - 48 hours. Not be able to sterilize your mouth that you can not kill the germs responsible for bacteria. After extraction, the first sign of infection is renewed bleeding. This usually occurs about 48 hours after the extraction. Although normally not? T serious, you should always call the dentist and make an appointment to be seen. Your dentist will be able to stop the bleeding and give you antibiotics and other prescriptions that will fix the problem. Some dentists prefer to give patients antibiotics before any kind of extraction. Even if he can not have an abscess, most dentists prefer to get rid of infection before starting to do their job. They do this because they know that local anesthesia has won? T all that good work with the infection, and in May you need a lot of work and a lot of drugs to numb the area you have the infection In cases where the tooth must be removed and the dentist is not able to wait a few days, it can numb you. Although it might take some medicine to numb the area, you can do. Sometimes, dentists choose to use an IV sedation or laughing gas, in the event that local numbing does not help. IV sedation usually put to sleep or to impress, so the dentist can remove the tooth that is causing so many problems as you. Although the infection can cause a lot of pain and must be treated immediately, in May there is no need to take antibiotics once the dentist extracted the tooth. If your mouth is clean and you can have a lot of germs, it can normally be cured by taking care of him. Rinse your mouth with salt water for the first few days, keep clean the extraction site. As long as you take care of the quarry site and do what you say your dentist, you should 't have any problems with the site of extraction or infection.