Everyone has experienced toothache, one of the most unbearable pains, at certain periods. Although the intensity of pain varies from person to person, these pains can make your daily life difficult. Toothaches that wake you up from your sleep at night and cause you to tire in daily life can have multiple causes. Today, the most common treatments include tooth extraction, filling, root canal treatment, and implants. Since your tooth is in a sensitive state after each procedure, there are some things you should pay attention to. The points that should and should not be done according to the treatment may vary.

Effects of Swimming on Your Teeth

If you are a person who likes swimming, you should know that swimming affects the health of your teeth.  If you swim in the pool for more than 6 hours a week, you may notice a change in the color of your teeth. When you swim too much, the color of your teeth starts to change towards brown. In addition to the color change, the chemicals in the pool water that enter your mouth while swimming cause stains on your teeth. Chlorine in the pool can discolor your teeth. At the same time, chlorine causes tooth enamel to weaken. As a result, your teeth become extremely sensitive.

After Tooth Extraction

There are important steps you should take after having your tooth extracted. Although it may seem like a simple procedure, you should be careful after tooth extraction. The tampon on your wound should stay on for half an hour. You should not eat or drink for 2 hours after tooth extraction. After 2 hours, you should avoid hot drinks and consume warm drinks. For 1 day you should not smoke or drink alcohol. Smoking damages the clot and causes the wound to become inflamed. You should not touch the place where your tooth was. For 24 hours, it is not recommended to use that area. During all this time, it is important to keep the extraction site clean for the next process. As a result, your daily activities are restricted for a while after your tooth is extracted. As such, it is not recommended by physicians to enter the pool and the sea during this period. Since your wound will still be unhealed after the operation, it is risky to enter the pool. The wound may become infected due to the pool. Likewise, the salt in the sea can burn your wound and prevent the healing process. You can enter the sea or pool after your wound heals to prevent the extraction area from getting infected. 

After Sinus Lifting Procedure

This is a treatment directly related to the ventilation space. Since bone powders and implants are placed in the cavity, there should be no pressure in the ventilation space. You cannot spit for 2 days after the treatment. You should not rinse your mouth too vigorously. You should avoid movements such as sneezing, blowing your nose, and sobbing. In addition, heavy lifting and head tilting are not recommended. It is very important that you do not come into contact with water on the first day of treatment. It is very inconvenient to do sports and swim for 1 week after treatment. In the sinus lifting procedure, which is a very sensitive procedure, your contact with water negatively affects your healing process. Since many of your movements are limited, swimming negatively affects both you and your treatment. In addition, there is a possibility of water getting into your nose while swimming. For this reason, if you have this procedure, it is healthiest not to swim for at least 1 week.

Even when your teeth are healthy, especially the chemicals in the pool have a bad effect on your teeth. For this reason, it is important to be more careful when entering the pool or sea, especially after dental treatments. The rate of infection increases considerably in the summer months. The pool and the sea become the main cause of infections. You have a higher rate of infection in the pool than in the sea. This is very risky for wounds that have not closed after treatment. Although the sea is known to be cleaner, the mixing of wastewater into the sea also makes the sea risky. Entering the sea or the pool at the beginning of the healing process after your dental treatments regresses your treatment. For a healthy treatment process, you can start swimming from the date your physicians deem appropriate.