After extractions are performed the next step is healing
Once you've left the dentist's office, it's important to remember that after extractions are performed the next step is focusing entirely on your recovery and making sure that empty socket heals up the right way. It's a bit of a weird feeling, isn't it? You've got that local anesthetic wearing off, maybe a bit of a dull ache starting to creep in, and a mouth full of gauze. It's tempting to just want to go back to your normal routine, but the next few hours and days are actually pretty critical for how the rest of your mouth is going to behave. ...