4. In the first few days, no, you’re not going to get soup stuck in the holes. Your mouth is still full of saliva, which rinses small particles out of the holes naturally.
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5. The gums quickly form a contoured layer over the bone and other tissue of the sites. So it’s not like a hole or pit underneath or in the gum; it’s a deep pit that, if you felt inside it, you’d feel gum. But for the first few days, the gum is held together by stitches.
6. Because of this gum layer, it might feel bad to squirt water into the hole to clear out food, but it’s effective.
7. Squirting water into the hole works well in combination with swishing water, but both are necessary.
8. Also because of the gum protection, it’s safe to brush your teeth 24 hours after surgery. Just be careful not to brush so hard as to bust a stitch.
8. If you have any stitches, it’s safe to brush more vigorously after they disintegrate.
9. Take the day off work as well as the 4 days after.
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7. Squirting water into the hole works well in combination with swishing water, but both are necessary.
8. Also because of the gum protection, it’s safe to brush your teeth 24 hours after surgery. Just be careful not to brush so hard as to bust a stitch.
8. If you have any stitches, it’s safe to brush more vigorously after they disintegrate.
9. Take the day off work as well as the 4 days after.