How To Sleep With Tooth Pulled. I have had both a shots and some form of gas. Can you sleep with gauze in the mouth after tooth extraction?
If you were to lie flat on your back, the amount of swelling is much more likely to increase. Avoid lying down straight because if there’s any bleeding, it may choke your airway inadvertently during sleep. Sleeping with a gauze overnight should be out of the question.
The best technique for patients is to talk to their dentist or anesthesiologist before the operation.
A local anesthetic will numb the place where the tooth extraction will take place, whereas a general anesthetic may put you to sleep. I have terrible sleep apnea and believe it has lots to do with my now smaller pallet size. Tell your child not to chew on the gauze, swallow it or try to take it out of the mouth. This feels like a small pinch on the back of a hand, then all the medication to relax you and put you to sleep will go through the iv.