In a commentary this week on Morning Edition, Frank Deford said the proof is in the pudding.. A listener wrote in to say that keeping proof in a pudding would be messy. The original proverb is: The proof of the pudding is in the eating. And what it meant was that you had to try out food to know whether it was good.
For the normal pain that is associated with tooth extraction, you can simply take over-the-counter painkillers such as Ibuprofen. This should help in any slight or normal pain after tooth extraction. Keep monitoring any pain or discomfort and if you are ever worried about it, contact your dentist immediately.
1 Soft, cool foods. 2  Form a blood clot. 3  In order for your gums to heal at all, let alone faster, after a tooth extraction, you will need to get the bleeding under control by helping your body to form a blood clot. 4  To do this you will need to bite down with a piece of gauze placed where you had the tooth extracted.