How to Prepare for a Tooth Extraction
Things You'll Need
- Paper
- Pen
- Antibiotics
- Comfortable, short sleeve shirt
Instructions
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Write down your complete medical and dental history. Include any previous surgeries, medications you have taken and are currently on and any allergies. The dentist wants to know your history prior to the tooth extraction.
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Prepare to have x-rays taken of all your teeth. Your dentist takes x-ray of the affected tooth, and usually the rest of your teeth during an appointment prior to the extraction.
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Take antibiotics prescribed. Some dentists prescribe an antibiotic before and after surgery when there's an infection in the tooth roots or gum, or weakened immune system.
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Wear comfortable clothing the day of the extraction. Using an intravenous anesthesia or receiving a shot of any kind, wear a shirt with short sleeves to leave your arm easily accessible.
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Get a family member or friend to drive you to the appointment, and ask them to come home with you afterwards to help you until you are feeling comfortable.
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