Generally, it takes about 7~10 days to remove the stitches after tooth extraction. During the process of removing the stitches, you need to pay attention to the aseptic operation, and within 3 days after removing the stitches, you shouldn’t eat spicy and stimulating food, and you should pay attention to rinsing your mouth diligently so as to avoid infections at the stitches. It usually takes about 7~10 days to remove the stitches after tooth extraction, the specific time needs to be decided according to the patient’s healing condition, for the older, slower recovering patients, the removal of stitches should be slightly delayed; in addition, when removing the stitches, you should also observe the situation of the wound, whether or not the infection occurs, and if the infection occurs, it should also be delayed to remove the stitches. In the process of suture removal, attention should be paid to the aseptic operation, first disinfect the wound site, then use sterilized scissors to cut the suture, and finally use sterilized forceps to pull out the suture. You should not eat spicy and stimulating food for 3 days after suture removal, and you can rinse your mouth with cotrimoxazole solution under doctor’s advice to avoid infection at the suture site.