Children should avoid swimming after the extraction of milk teeth, to prevent the local wound has not healed, resulting in infection when swimming.
1. If the children’s milk teeth are in the occurrence of milk teeth permanent teeth replacement, milk teeth are about to fall out of the extraction measures taken, this case of milk teeth root has not been completely absorbed, the root is longer, the wound is not completely healed, this time swimming may be localized infection. You can go swimming after the wound closes in 2~3 days after the bleeding stops naturally.
2. If a child’s baby teeth are taken for surgical extraction treatment because of caries, crookedness, etc., the wound is generally larger and needs to be hemostatized, if swimming at this time, it may lead to blood clot dislodgement, bleeding, infection and delayed healing and other adverse consequences. It is generally recommended that more than one week after the extraction, the soft tissue of the extraction fossa completely healed before swimming.
In conclusion, after tooth extraction should strictly follow the doctor’s advice, avoid swimming in the near future to prevent the occurrence of adverse effects.