After your surgery, it is important for your body’s natrual blood clot to form and remain intact to allow healing. DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL, CARBINATED BEVERAGES OR SMOKE ANY SUBSTANCES UNTIL DOCTOR HAS EVALUATED YOUR SITE AT YOUR FOLLOW UP VISIT. If you do not follow these instruction, then your surigial site may require additional surgery and or be more painful with delayed healing.
For the next 72 hours, follow these insturctions to ensure proper natural healing and minimize delays and/or complications:
Do not disturb the surgical site
Do not rinse vigorously
Do not suck on straws
Do not eat or drink anything hot
Do not eat spicy foods
Do not brush the surgical site
Do not spit
Do not participate in vigourous excerise
Follow a soft food diet in area until further instructed
If you want to gently rinse, then lean over the sink and drool or wipe mouth. It is commmon to experience mild to moderate pain and swelling (this can last 1-5 days depending on the complexity of the surgery). If you were prescribed medicaitons, plase use as directed. You can help control discomfort with 800mg ibuprofen taken 4x per day (8am, 12pm, 4pm, 8pm) and 500mg Tylenol taken 2x per day (10am and 2pm).
If you have had a bone graft done, you may feel small particles in your mouth from time to time. This is normal. If you had stiches, they may become lose as your tissue heals, please try not to disturb them until your follow up visit.
Drink lots of fluids and keep to a soft nutritious diet. This can include smoothies, ice cream, mashed potatoes and warm soups.
If after 72 hours, you are noticing increased pain and/or swelling, please call the office at (970) 514-0662 and ask to speak with a dental assistant to go over possible complications.