Temperature after dental treatment - what to do?

Is it possible to treat teeth if you have a cold?

If the high temperature is caused by ARVI, herpes or other infectious diseases, then it is better to reschedule the appointment. The body at this moment is weakened and tuned to eliminate the disease, which means that the recovery process after dental treatment will be delayed. If you have a runny nose or cough, it will be difficult to sit in the dental chair during treatment. In addition, there is a high risk of spreading infection to the staff and other patients of the clinic.

However, there are situations when treatment cannot be delayed. In this case, you need to consult with your doctor, preferably by phone. He will decide whether to subject the weakened body to dental intervention or not.

How to prevent your temperature from rising

• After extraction of a molar, incisor or molar, the doctor’s recommendations should be followed. How to behave as a patient:
• do not eat or drink for the first 2 hours;
• do not chew on the affected part of the jaw;
• do not smoke – preferably for several days and definitely on the first day after the procedure;
• do not rinse your mouth without a doctor’s prescription - this helps wash out the blood clot;
• Until recovery, refrain from visiting public places - baths, saunas, procedures with a cosmetologist;
• do not touch the wound with your fingers or a toothbrush;
• take prescribed antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs;
• come for examination at the appointed time;
• do not heat or rinse your mouth with alcohol-containing preparations, vodka, or alcohol.

A day or two after removal, the doctor will prescribe baths with antibacterial drugs. The liquid should be collected and held, but not rinsed.

What if the cause of the elevated temperature is not a cold?

Often, an increase in temperature can be associated with inflammatory diseases in the oral cavity. For example, a cyst could form in a tooth or gum - a cavity filled with fluid. And elevated temperature is nothing more than the body’s reaction to protect itself from the spread of infection.

In an advanced state, the cyst affects neighboring teeth, so if you notice such symptoms, you need to consult a dentist.

By the way, a dental cyst is diagnosed using an x-ray - this is one of the reasons why it is necessary to undergo regular check-ups with a doctor. Treating the cyst at an early stage will protect you from possible complications, including tooth extraction.

Is it possible to visit the dentist if you have a cold on your lips?

Cold sores or Herpes is a common viral disease. Before visiting the dentist, you should find out whether it is possible to treat your teeth if you have a cold on your lips. Dentists do not perform dental treatment if they find herpes on the lips. This is explained by the fact that the virus from the lips can enter the oral cavity during treatment. And this can lead to another dental disease – stomatitis. It should be noted that even under sterile conditions in the dental office, the herpes virus can continue to exist, and there is a high risk of infecting the next patient at the appointment. Proper treatment of colds on the lips takes only a few days, so it is better to postpone a visit to the dentist during treatment.

From all of the above it follows:

• In most cases, it is better to postpone dental treatment for a cold.
• Treatment is possible only in emergency cases.
• To reduce toothache during a cold, you can use various remedies. By choosing the most suitable ones, you will be able to make this period easier.
• If immediately before your appointment with the dentist you have a cold on your lips, then without hesitation, you need to reschedule the date of your visit.

Take care of your health and be healthy!

Temperature after dental treatment

A slightly elevated temperature after dental treatment is a normal reaction to intervention in the body’s tissues, especially after treatment of complex diseases (pulpitis, periodontitis). Sometimes weakness and drowsiness may appear, which can be relieved with antipyretics, but you should not get carried away with them.

If three days have passed after treatment and the fever does not go away, you should consult a doctor: he will conduct an additional examination and prescribe the necessary treatment.

When you really can’t do without a doctor

Any hyperthermia lasting more than 3 days is a reason to consult a doctor.

Symptoms after tooth extraction

Symptoms for immediate examination by a dental surgeon:

• increased pain 1–2 days after molar extraction;
• swelling of the gums, cheeks;
• gum hyperemia;
• discharge of blood and pus from the wound cavity;
• bad breath;
• enlarged lymph nodes under the lower jaw, behind the ears.

The dentist will conduct an examination. According to indications - cleaning and washing the wound, removing tooth fragments or roots, applying antibacterial drugs to the wound, suturing the wound.

After cleaning the wound, the inflammation subsides and the temperature drops. The doctor will prescribe additional treatment - a visit to wash the wound and apply antibacterial dressings, take antibiotics, rinse with antiseptics.

Why does the temperature rise after implantation?

Possible reasons for the appearance of this symptom after the introduction of a root substitute into the jaw bone may be:

• Significant tissue trauma. Most often this happens when performing full implantation on the upper or lower jaw.
• Overheating of bone tissue. This can happen due to a technology violation when installing an implant.
• Infection of the wound surface. The most common reasons for this are insufficient sanitation of the oral cavity before surgery, and the patient’s failure to comply with the doctor’s recommendations.
• Reaction to antibiotics. Sometimes the body briefly reacts with a fever to the entry of antibacterial drugs into the blood.

As a rule, when installing several implants, the temperature increase does not go beyond 37.3–37.5 degrees and lasts no more than two to three days. If a sinus lift or guided bone regeneration was performed, the thermometer can show values ​​up to 37.7 degrees.

Toothache in children

If the described symptoms occur in a child, parents should start with an independent examination of the oral cavity - often a diseased tooth can be noticed on its own. If the pain is caused by a piece of food stuck in your teeth, you can carefully remove it yourself. The child’s diet is designed so that excessively cold or hot foods, as well as salty and spicy foods, are excluded. The mouth should be rinsed with herbal decoctions or a warm solution of baking soda.

Before going to the dentist, it is better for children to rinse their mouths with special solutions or decoctions.

As mentioned above, a visit to the doctor cannot be postponed. If for some reason it is not possible to immediately contact specialists, you can provide first aid yourself. Children's analgesics with ibuprofen and warm rinses will help.

Remember ! These are exclusively temporary measures and not a replacement for full treatment and diagnosis.

How to relieve toothache in children?

If pain occurs during teething, you can use auxiliary means - dental rings or cooling ointment. Teething rings can be purchased at the pharmacy. They are filled with a special gel, and it is better to cool them before use. Gels and ointments for gums can be purchased at the pharmacy. They should be prescribed by a doctor, taking into account the characteristics of the child’s body. You can give small pieces of carrots or apples to chew.

To relieve teething pain, it is recommended to purchase special rings

Important ! Pediatric anesthetics can also help, but they should be used carefully, in accordance with age standards.

It is best to prevent such problems from occurring and take your child to regular dental appointments. There are many children's clinics where examinations can be carried out easily and painlessly, with playful elements. It is very important to develop the right attitude towards treatment in a child and prevent fear of dental procedures at an early age.

To prevent dental disease, you should regularly visit the dentist with your child.

To prevent problems with teeth and oral cavity, it is necessary to follow a proper diet, eat foods rich in phosphorus, vitamins (especially vitamin D), and calcium from early childhood. The consumption of fast carbohydrates and sugars is limited. A good habit is to rinse your mouth after meals and brush your teeth regularly. For children, it is better to use children's toothpastes with a special composition containing substances to protect thin enamel.

Complications after tooth extraction

An increase in temperature after tooth extraction is observed more often during surgery to extract impacted teeth, eights, or teeth affected by a purulent process.

After tooth extraction, a temperature of 38° C may indicate the following processes:

• if the doctor’s recommendations for caring for the resulting wound are not followed, alveolitis (inflammation of the socket) may begin as a result of tissue perforation or against the background of a weakened immune system;
• if during extraction the doctor does not remove all the roots, then a pathological formation - a granuloma - may form on their parts;
• with the penetration of infection and concomitant inflammation, a purulent-necrotic process of damage to the jaw bone tissue (osteomyelitis) begins, which can lead to gangrene or an abscess;
• in case of damage to blood vessels during the extraction process, a hematoma develops, subsequently leading to the formation of a cyst or a purulent process.;
• in exceptional cases, temperature is only a concomitant sign of chronic sinusitis.

In order for the treatment to be effective, the specialist needs to determine the reason why the temperature rose after tooth extraction. It is possible that the patient will require repeated intervention, but more often it is possible to manage with therapeutic treatment.