To ease your child’s discomfort after extractions, please follow these guidelines:
1. Change gauze as they become saturated: oozing should last about ½ an hour.
2. Give Motrin or Tylenol for the pain.
3. Give soft foods for a couple of days: scrambled eggs, mashed potatoes, yogurts, etc. Make sure the food is not too hot or cold.
4. Nothing through a straw.
5. First day is a couch potato day: no biking, hiking, boarding, running, jumping, etc.
6. Child will be numb: Please make sure your child does not bite, chew, or scratch on their lip, cheek, and tongue.
7. Numbness should wear off in 1 to 2 hours.r concerns: 480-457-1693.
