Flying After Wisdom Tooth Extraction? When Can You Exercise After Extraction? / Gangnam Station Wisdom Teeth—Gangnam Leon Dental Clinic

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Today, we will look at guidelines and precautions for various situations that may arise when returning to daily life after wisdom tooth extraction.

Flying After Wisdom Tooth Extraction? When Can You Exercise After Extraction? / Gangnam Station Wisdom Teeth—Gangnam Leon Dental Clinic

I want to have all four wisdom teeth extracted at once! 🦷

Wisdom teeth usually erupt as a person reaches adulthood, but some people are born without them.

When they do erupt, there are generally four wisdom teeth in total—two each at the upper and lower ends on both sides.

Sometimes, people do not have time to visit the dentist or want to resolve all the hassle and worry associated with wisdom teeth at once, so they wish to have three or all four wisdom teeth extracted in a single appointment.

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Unless it is unavoidable, this may be difficult because of the procedure’s complexity and the need to control bleeding.

While the extraction sites are healing, you need to eat using the opposite side. Therefore, to return smoothly to your daily routine, the extractions are generally divided into two appointments—upper and lower right, followed by upper and lower left—with a one-month interval between them.

Flying After Wisdom Tooth Extraction? When Can You Exercise After Extraction? / Gangnam Station Wisdom Teeth—Gangnam Leon Dental Clinic

Can I fly after wisdom tooth extraction? 🛫

If you are close to your departure date when you undergo wisdom tooth extraction, you may feel anxious about boarding a plane.

This usually applies to patients who receive necessary dental treatment while in Korea and then need to return to their home country.

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If it is a simple extraction of an erupted wisdom tooth, bleeding is generally limited and recovery is faster, so it may be possible to leave the country within 2–3 days. However, it is best to get plenty of rest the day after the extraction before departing.

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In the case of an impacted wisdom tooth extraction, it is best to allow at least 5–7 days for recovery before departing.

This is not due to a direct effect of flying itself, but pressure changes may cause the wound to reopen.

For 24–48 hours after wisdom tooth extraction, a blood clot forms, and this is when swelling and pain are usually at their most severe.

For 24–48 hours after wisdom tooth extraction, a blood clot forms, and this is when swelling and pain are usually at their most severe.

Therefore, leaving the country immediately may be difficult.

We recommend completing all care, including suture removal, 1–2 weeks after extraction before departing safely.

In particular, it may be difficult to respond immediately to complications in another country, so caution is necessary.

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If you are curious about the recovery process after wisdom tooth extraction, you can find out more through the article below.

Can I do PT exercises or work out at the gym after wisdom tooth extraction?

Because wisdom teeth usually begin to erupt as people reach adulthood, many of the patients who visit us for wisdom tooth extraction are in their 20s.

These days, many young people are highly interested in self-care and health and exercise very diligently.

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However, for normal recovery and stabilization, it is best to avoid aerobic and strength-focused gym workouts for at least 3–7 days after extraction.

The reasons are as follows.

✅ Blood clot dislodgement

The blood clot formed by the incised gum to protect the bone and help the wound heal may come loose more quickly due to exercise, potentially causing severe pain known as “dry socket.”

✅ Increased blood flow / blood vessel dilation

The increased circulation caused by exercise can raise pressure and blood flow in the mouth, interfere with bleeding control at the wound site, and cause bleeding to start again after it has stopped.

If swelling and pain continue even after one week, have your condition checked before exercising.

From three days after extraction, light walking and stretching are generally acceptable.

However, even a walk that makes you sweat and leaves you out of breath in weather like this may interfere with bleeding control due to blood vessel dilation, so please be careful.

Exercise may be possible from the seventh day after extraction, but recovery speed varies from person to person. If swelling and pain are still present, assess your condition before starting.

✔ Avoid strenuous exercise

✔ Rest even during a light walk

✔ If pain develops, stop immediately, take your medication, and rest

Flying After Wisdom Tooth Extraction? When Can You Exercise After Extraction? / Gangnam Station Wisdom Teeth—Gangnam Leon Dental Clinic

Precautions after wisdom tooth extraction ❣

Other precautions besides exercise include the following.

✅ Avoid saunas, heated treatments, and baths; take a brief shower instead

✅ Avoid irritating foods

✅ Do not use a straw

✅ Avoid smoking and alcohol for at least one week

If you need information about various types of pain and symptoms after extraction, you can find out more through the article below!

Gangnam Leon Dental Clinic also provides consultation through KakaoTalk about bleeding control and pain after wisdom tooth extraction, even outside our consultation hours.

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