You are someone with continuous pain in the back of your mouth around your second molar.
You visit your dentist, and your dentist has bad news for you. The bad news is that your wisdom teeth or third molar erupt in the wrong direction, and if not removed, it will result in overcrowding of teeth and damage to oral tissues.
Wisdom teeth extractions are a nightmare and something most people fear. You may suffer from much anxiety. Your friends and relatives may scare you by telling you about their bad experiences, but wisdom tooth extraction is a smooth process.
The only thing that gets you in trouble is the pain you must bear after tooth extraction. You are suffering from pain, wondering what you can do, and searching on Google about remedies.
On Google search, you came across a strange trend of using pineapple juice for wisdom tooth pain, and you started wondering what the connection is between pineapple juice and wisdom teeth.
As a dentist, I also wonder what the connection between pineapple juice and wisdom tooth extraction pains is, so I decided to research it. Here are the results of my research in this.
Pineapple Juice and Wisdom Teeth
After wisdom teeth extraction, your dentist will prescribe you some pain Killers and other home care tips like using a hot or cold press to help you manage your pain and swelling but is the science behind using pineapple juice helpful in reducing pain or not so let’s take a look at this.
Does Pineapple Juice Help With Wisdom Teeth?
Yes, pineapple juice can help reduce the pain and swelling of wisdom teeth extraction if you drink it before and after extractions.
There is an enzyme present in pineapple juice known as bromelain. It is a proteolytic enzyme.
The same enzyme was administered to the patients who undergo wisdom teeth extraction, and the result clearly shows that the swelling reduce
Two studies were conducted on the effectiveness of pineapple juice for wisdom teeth extraction pain.
First Study
The first study administered the same proteolytic enzyme to 40 patients for seven days.
Out of 40, 28 people reported an apparent reduction in swelling and pain.
Second Study
The second study was more quantitative than the first, and the results proved that pineapple juice effectively reduces swelling, but it doesn’t reduce inflammation, and there is no pain reduction. It’s just in your mind.
In short, we can say that pineapple juice is somehow effective in reducing post-operative swelling, which may be worst after wisdom tooth extraction, but it is not because of pineapple juice. It is because of the proteolytic enzyme in the liquid.
Even if you didn’t drink pineapple juice but take the bromelain enzyme as a supplement, you will experience the same results. Bromelain can have fibrinolytic, antithrombotic, anti-inflammatory, and antiedematous actions.
Should You Drink Pineapple Juice Before and After Wisdom Teeth Removal?
After scientific research, it has been proved that pineapple is effective in reducing post-operative swelling and pain. Still, the question here is whether doctors recommend it or not or what the side effects of taking pineapple juice are.
If you ask a dentist, the dentist will not recommend you, and most dentists are against such practices. The reason is that the negative benefits of consuming juice in large quantities are more when we compare it with the positive ones. Some side effects of drinking pineapple juice for the oral cavity are.
Tooth Decay From Pineapple Juice
To get beneficial effects from pineapple juice, you must drink 64 ozs of pineapple juice before extraction and keep drinking it for seven days.
It is much sugar that you are going to consume daily. It is about 25 grams of sugar.
Even if you suffer from wisdom teeth extraction pain, it doesn’t mean you ignore the health of other oral structures and increase your sugar intake because drinking such a heavy amount of sugar will most probably result in a cavity.
After wisdom teeth extraction, it will also compromise your oral hygiene habits, and you will not be brushing and flossing as you do regularly because of the discomfort, so if we consider the reduction in oral care and increase in sugar intake, then we just have prepared a new cavity in our mouth.
Delayed Wound Healing from Pineapple Juice
Suppose you look at the pH of pineapple juice. In that case, it is a very acidic drink, and we all know that acidic beverages are not suitable for oral care studies have stated that an acidic environment also reduces our body’s ability to form clots.
Now, if we compare the benefit and the negative of the drink, then both nullify
each other as continuous bleeding from wisdom teeth holes and delayed clot formation is not a good deal
Exceeding Daily Fruit Intake
Last, the recommended pineapple juice intake is about half a cup of hardly 16 oz.
But to reduce wisdom teeth swelling, you are drinking 64 ozs, four times more than the recommended fruit intake. It will also disturb the other mechanism of the body and can result in different ailments.
Is There Any Other Healthy Alternative for Wisdom Teeth Pain?
A suitable alternative to pineapple juice is just taking a tablet of bromelain. This supplement will provide the same benefits, but there will be no side effects like cavities disturbing body mechanisms or an acidic environment in the mouth.
Also, this option is not very practical to drink about 64 oz of pineapple juice for seven days, even if you love juice.
Drinking such a high quantity of juice will slow down your healing process and give you cavities, so you have to suffer more than you may benefit from.
Pros and Cons of Pineapple Juice for Wisdom Teeth Extraction
- Pineapple juice contains bromelain, which helps in reducing inflammation and pain.
- It is a delicious treat.
- You can make reels and TikTok from this
- it will delay your wound healing
- Enamel erosion and cavities are also some other side effects.
Pros and Cons of Bromelain for Wisdom Teeth Extraction
- No cavities are formed
- it will reduce inflammation
- It doesn’t taste like juice
- No TikTok video
FAQs
How much time is taken for wisdom tooth holes to cure?
It may vary from person to person, but in most cases, it takes six weeks.
Is bromelain the only solution for pain?
No, there are many other painkillers which your doctor will suggest to you for wisdom tooth pain.
Which food can help In faster recovery after wisdom teeth extraction?
Foods such as milk, yoghurt, and beans will help fast recovery. Try to increase your protein intake after a wisdom teeth extraction.
Conclusion
After a long debate on the relationship between pineapple juice and wisdom teeth, the results are evident.
As a dentist, I will never recommend drinking pineapple juice like this, and also, you can take a bromelain pill.