After Treatment Instructions
Post-Op Instructions after an Extraction
Bite on gauze for at least 30 minutes to help stop the bleeding.
No smoking, drinking through a straw, or alcohol mouth rinses for at least 48 hours.
No rinsing or spitting for at least 24 hours after extraction.
Use warm, gentle salt water rinses 24 hours after extraction.
Cool, soft foods to eat (pudding, yogurt, applesauce, etc) for the first 1-2 days, then begin normal eating on other side away from surgical site after 2 days.
You may use an ice patch for the first 24 hours, then use a warm compress for the next 24 hours. This will cut down on swelling which is normal after dental surgery.
The swelling will be at its greatest 2 days after surgery and then improve each day after.
Take medications as prescribed. Make sure you take your pain medicine with a full glass of water and food if possible to avoid nausea from the pain medicine.
No heavy lifting or operation of machinery for the next 24 hours.
Caring for your Temporary Restoration: Patient Instructions
Your temporary is made to last for at least a few weeks. This allows us to evaluate any potential problems prior to your final restoration.
IMPORTANT CONCERNS
1. The Temporary Must Stay On
Your temporary is held on with strong cement. Occasionally, it may loosen or come off before it should. If this happens, the tooth may move, become sensitive or cause inflammation. Any of these conditions may prevent timely placement of the final restoration.
2. To Prevent Loosening
Be careful with biting and chewing foods. Avoid hard, tough, crunchy and/or sticky foods. Floss carefully. Avoid pulling up or down on the temporary. After introducing the floss between the teeth, merely pull the floss out the side.
3. What To Do If It Comes Off
Call us. We would like to recement it for you in a timely manner. If you cannot come in, replace the temporary with finger pressure or secure it with a small amount of denture adhesive such as Poli-Grip or Fixodent.
4. The Tissue Around Your Temporary Must Be Kept Very Clean and Healthy
Flossing and brushing are the most important things you can do to insure good tissue health. If you were prescribed PerioGard®, it was to improve the tissue health and to facilitate the placement of the final restoration. Dip your brush in a small amount of the solution; massage it into the tissue around the tooth for 20 seconds, twice daily.
Normal Expectations
- Some tenderness
- Some soreness, but only for a few days. Please call us if you experience any conditions that, in your opinion, seem to be out of the ordinary.
Cleaning Dentures
(A low cost cleanser for complete dentures only)
1. Dentures should be removed and placed in water while you sleep.
2. Place dentures in Clorox-Calgon solution overnight, or at least 30 minutes daily. (This will kill most bacteria in a minimum of 30 minutes.)
FORMULA:
1 Teaspoon Clorox
2 Teaspoons Calgon*
Mix in 6 oz. water
*Calgon is a water softener which is available at grocery stores. Do not use Calgonite, which is a dishwasher detergent, or Calgon bath oil beads.
After soaking, thoroughly remove all cleanser by light brushing under tap water.
Do Not place dentures with metal parts in this solution. It will corrode metal.
Do Not place dentures with a soft lining in this solution. It will destroy the lining.
3. Lightly brush dentures with a soft nylon toothbrush (Oral B-40, Lactona S-19, Py-co-pay Softex.) Denture brushes with stiff, coarse bristles can cause wear to denture materials.
4. To prevent breaking dentures, brush dentures over a towel or over basin half filled with water.
5. Massage gums daily with a thumb, finger or soft toothbrush for five minutes in the morning and five minutes in the evening or as directed.
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