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Post-Op
Instructions
Post-Operation Instructions for All
Procedures:
First 36 Hours
- Do NOT rinse or
swish anything in your mouth.
- NO spitting forcefully,
NO sucking through a straw, nor sucking on any hard candy
for 7-10 days.
- NO SMOKING for
7-10 days following the surgery. This is to prevent dry
sockets.
- Apply COLD packs
to the outside of the face, 15 minutes on and 15 minutes
off.
- Keep gauze in your mouth as long
as the bleeding continues and change as needed. Take the
gause out of the mouth whenever eating or drinking. Also,
take gauze out before lying down for bed.
- Do NOT eat anything
that will get caught in the sockets such as popcorn, potato
chips, or peanuts.
- You MAY brush your
teeth being careful of the surgical areas.
- Take your medication as the doctor
prescribed. MAKE SURE that you get something
on your stomach BEFORE taking the pain medication. DO
NOT mix anything with the pain medication without
consulting the doctor. REMEMBER: DO NOT
drive a car nor operate any machinery while on your pain
medication.
- AVOID anything
too hot or spicy in this post-op period.
36 Hours After Surgery
- APPLY warm, moist
HEAT to the outside of the face 5 times a day for 1-2 weeks
following your surgery.
- Start salt-water rinses, using a
tablespoon of salt to an 8oz. glass of warm water. On the
bottom sockets, use the syringe provided to flush the sockets
clean of food that may be trapped in that area.
- If sutures were placed, they will
dissolve on their own.
- If the bleeding continues or gets
heavier, place a dry tea bag in the area of the surgery
and gently bite until bleeding stops.
If you have any problems or questions,
please feel free to call the office. If it is after business
hours, there will be a number provided for emergencies on
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