When Can I eat and question about gauze!!!!!

Question

Okay I just got my wisdom teeth out like 2 hours ago. I took out the other gauze and put in a new one and now it hurts really bad. I took Motrin (which they told me to have) about an hour ago. Am I suppose to put the gauze on the extraction site?? Or near it??

Also I haven't eaten in a very long time so when can I eat and am I suppose to take the gauze out? I really want sherbert!!

Please help me =)

Answer 1

been there, done that, and it hurts.   anyway, yes the gauze should go on the site.

you can eat whenever you want to, just take the gauze out first.  after you eat, rinse your mouth out well so food or sugar from the food etc stays on the extractions site.  then reapply gauze.

hope this helps