After Placement of Dental Implants

How Do I Control Bleeding After Dental iMplants Placement?
Will there be a lot of Swelling after getting dental implants?
what can i eat after getting dental implants?
Tips on Pain Management
what Antibiotics should i take?
Oral Hygiene after getting dental implants
what physical Activity is allowed?
Wearing your Prosthesis

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Do not disturb the wound. Avoid rinsing, spitting, or touching the wound on the day of surgery. Most of the time, there will be a metal healing abutment protruding through the gingival (gum) tissue.

How Do I Control Bleeding After Dental iMplants Placement?

Some bleeding or redness in the saliva is normal for 24 hours. Excessive bleeding (your mouth fills up rapidly with blood) can be controlled by biting on a gauze pad placed directly on the bleeding wound for 30 minutes. If bleeding continues, please call our office for further instructions.

Will there be a lot of Swelling after getting dental implants?

Swelling is a normal occurrence after surgery. To minimize swelling, apply an ice bag, a plastic bag, or a towel filled with ice on the cheek in the area of surgery. Apply the ice as much as possible for the first 24 hours. Following that, the use of heat can help to minimize the swelling and discomfort.

what can i eat after getting dental implants?

Drink plenty of fluids. Avoid hot liquids or food. Soft foods and liquids should be eaten on the day of surgery. Return to a normal diet as soon as possible unless otherwise directed.

Tips on Pain Management

You should begin taking pain medication as soon as you feel the local anesthetic wearing off. For moderate pain, 1 or 2 Tylenol or Extra Strength Tylenol may be taken every 3-4 hours. Ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin) may be taken instead of Tylenol. Ibuprofen, bought over the counter, comes in 200 mg tablets: 2-3 tablets may be taken every 3-4 hours as needed for pain. For severe pain, the prescribed medication should be taken as directed. Do not take any of the above medication if you are allergic, or have been instructed by your doctor not to take it. The prescribed pain medicine will make you groggy and will slow down your reflexes. Do not drive an automobile or work around machinery. Avoid alcoholic beverages.

what Antibiotics should i take?

Be sure to take the prescribed antibiotics as directed to help prevent infection.

Oral Hygiene after getting dental implants

Good oral hygiene is essential to good healing. The morning after surgery, use the prescribed Peridex Oral Rinse. The Peridex should be used twice daily, after breakfast and before bed. Be sure to rinse for at least 30 seconds then spit it out. Warm salt water rinses (teaspoon of salt in a cup of warm water) should be used at least 3-4 times a day, as well, especially after meals. Brushing your teeth and the healing abutments is no problem. Be gentle initially with brushing the surgical areas.

what physical Activity is allowed?

Keep physical activities to a minimum immediately following surgery. If you are considering exercise, throbbing or bleeding may occur. If this occurs, you should discontinue exercising. Keep in mind that you are probably not taking normal nourishment. This may weaken you and further limit your ability to exercise.

Wearing your Prosthesis

Partial dentures, flippers, temporaries or full dentures should not be used immediately after surgery unless otherwise discussed in your pre-operative consultation.