Back to school after an extraction?

[Dilbertian]

Ds is having a milk tooth extracted next week. It was going to be done on Friday afternoon, so he would not have been coming straight home. But it's just been shifted to Tuesday morning. How likely is he to be able to return to school immediately after, or should we not even consider it.

He's 14 and has ASD without LDs. The parameters have suddenly changed so I need to prepare him for this.

Is it general anesasthetic or ?
If you think he needs the whole day off just tell school he will take the whole day

I wouldn't be able to work in the afternoon I don't think - even with a local, it seems to prompt an adrenaline response in me and really wears me out afterwards.

No, he needs the rest of the day to recover

As per Zara, your DS needs the remainder of the day off to rest & recover.

It's being done at our usual dental practice, and they expect it to be done under LA.

Sounds like it's a full day off school, then.

Any tips for after? He's having a canine removed.

I had a molar removed a few weeks ago and needed the afternoon just to relax.

Being a milk tooth he may be fine as it will probably pop out easily, but I would still keep him home for the afternoon in case it starts bleeding heavily.

My 13 yr old had 2 baby teeth out last week and the matching 2 on the other side the week before. All under local anesthetic.

She felt really awful after the 1st 2, dentist thinks it's because she hadn't really eaten properly all day. 2nd time she had a proper lunch beforehand and felt much better afterwards.

The anaesthetic takes 2-3 hours to wear off. I'd give him the rest of the day off.

Yes. Rest of the day off, definitely. While it's generally not a traumatic event for the child, it's still a trauma to the body so he needs time to relax afterwards. Plus the LA can last for a while and can cause dribbling which isn't ideal at school.

My son didn't need any particular after care beyond a saltwater rinse now and then. He managed to eat a couple of pancakes for his dinner a few hours later.

Lots of schools are asking that children do not return after appointments, to avoid community transmission risk, or to go to into school mid way through the day, so it might be that you don’t need to make a decision anyway!

I hope the extraction goes well.

Don’t even think of return to school. He’ll need reminding not to poke his tongue into the cavity and to take care he doesn’t bite his mouth while it’s numb.

I think just staying at home and relaxing would be best. Maybe you could get in some easy food for when he can eat - soup, jelly and ice cream are all easy and appealing.

@Hovverry

Don’t even think of return to school. He’ll need reminding not to poke his tongue into the cavity and to take care he doesn’t bite his mouth while it’s numb.

He's autistic and sensory-seeking. This is going to be challenging.

Why mustn't he pike his tongue into the cavity? Is it because of not disturbing any bloodclots?