Can I drink water after tooth extraction?

The short answer:

Drinking water is not forbidden after tooth extraction. Keeping your body hydrated is very important after surgery. You should avoid drinking water through a straw which may cause pain or irritation at the site of surgery.

Key Facts:

You can drink water after tooth extraction.
You may be advised to wait just one hour after tooth extraction until a blot clot is formed.
Avoid drinking water through a straw.
Drinking cold water could help you to decrease swelling and reduce inflammation.
Alcohol is not allowed after tooth extraction.
Carbonate beverages should be avoided for a few days after tooth extraction.
Smoking is not allowed after tooth extraction
Keep your body hydrated by drinking water, Gatorade, Powerade, and Pedialyte

Overview

After tooth extraction, you will experience some discomfort and swelling.

In general, you have to use the opposite side of your mouth to avoid any contact with the surgery site.

It is better to depend on fluids than food during the first day after your surgery. Moreover, you have to select your drinks, and foods when you start eating.

In general, you have to avoid eating hard, spicy, hot, salty foods. Otherwise, select soft foods which you can eat easily without damaging or irritating the site of your surgery.

Drinking water after tooth extraction

It is better to avoid eating for at least the first 24 hours following your tooth extraction. But now, what about drinking water? Can you drink water after tooth extraction?

In short, the answer is yes, you can drink water after tooth extraction.

It is advised to drink plenty of water after tooth extraction for the following reasons (Ref):

Drinking water could help you to keep your teeth clean.
Water could help you to remove and wash bacteria from the surgery site.
Drinking water keeps your body hydrated

Take care

You have to avoid drinking water through a straw, the sucking action could affect your tooth extraction site negatively. This also could be painful and irritant for you.
It is not recommended to use a straw for 24 hours following tooth extraction

Can I drink cold water after tooth extraction?

Yes, drinking cold water after tooth extraction

Cold water may help to reduce swelling and inflammation after your surgery.

Swelling after surgery results from blood vessel dilatation and increased fluid permeations from your blood vessels.

Drinking cold water helps in blood vessel constriction and thus, reduces signs of swelling and inflammation (Ref).

Can I during coffee after tooth extraction?

Drinking coffee is not allowed after tooth extraction. Hot drinks may increase pain sensation, and delay healing after surgery.

It is important to drink plenty of water to stay hydrated. However, drinking coffee should be forbidden for the first few days following your surgery until healing.

What to avoid after tooth extraction?

Avoid smoking:

It is better to stop smoking at all. If you cannot, you have to stop smoking for at least 2 days after your surgery. Smoking could delay your healing. Moreover, smoking could lead to a dry socket.

Avoid drinking alcohol:

Drinking alcohol is not allowed after tooth extraction.

For at least 24 hours all alcoholic beverages are not allowed after tooth extraction or any oral surgery. Moreover, drinking alcohol is forbidden when you are using medication for the treatment of pain (analgesic drugs) until you stop your medication.

Avoid eating bread:

You are not allowed to eat bread at least for one day.

Toast, and bread when broken into small Pisces, could stick at the surgery site. This could be painful and could delay your healing (Ref).

Avoid spicy food:

You have to avoid spicy foods for a few days after tooth extraction (Ref.).

Spicy foods are irritants. They could make you discomfort with pain sensation at the site of surgery.

What to eat after tooth extraction:

After tooth extraction, you should wait for the first 24 hours to start eating.

During this period you can depend mainly on fluids instead of foods.

You can eat soft easily digested foods such as eggs, Ice cream, Yogurt, Soups, Mashed potatoes, and Avocado (Ref).

FAQs:

1. Can I drink water immediately water after tooth extraction?

You have to wait until a blood clot is formed and you have no bleeding which may need for 1-2 hours. After that, you can drink water freely. Keeping your body hydrated is very important after your surgery.

2. Can I drink milk after tooth extraction?

Milk and other dairy products are better to be avoided a few days flowing your tooth extraction.

Dairy products are hard to be digested as they contain casein protein. Also, dairy products may increase inflammation which could delay healing.

Milk may increase your risk for vomiting after sedation, so it is better to be avoided after tooth extraction.

3. Can I drink carbonated beverages after a tooth extraction?

You should avoid drinking carbonated beverages a few days post your tooth extraction

Carbonated beverages could damage the clot in your extraction site leading to bleeding and many other complications.

Also, carbonated beverages with sugar content could increase the risk of bacterial growth in the extraction site, increasing inflammation and as a result, delaying healing.

4. What drinks are OK after tooth extraction?

As we mentioned previously, keeping your body in a hydrated state is a crucial point for healing after surgery.

The following drinks are ok after tooth extraction.

Water
Gatorade
Powerade
Pedialyte

5. Can I sleep after my tooth extraction?

It is better to rest after your tooth extraction. sleeping elevated for the first 2-3 nights post-tooth extraction.

During sleeping, your head should be elevated than your heart. This is because sleeping flat position could delay healing and increase swelling.

Also, you have to avoid sleeping on the operated side, this could increase the pressure on the extraction site and thus increase swelling and delay healing.