Dental Post Operative Care

For your convenience, we have written down detailed Post Operative Care Instructions that you should follow after a dental procedure. We are confident that you will surely have a relaxed and stress-free healing period if these instructions are followed properly.
In any case, we are just a phone call away, if you need to talk to us directly on any question that you may have.
Wish you a quick and a healthy recovery!!!

Root Canal Treatment

During a Root Canal Treatment, we clean and disinfect the roots of the tooth and finally seal them with a filling material. Depending on the severity of the infection, this treatment may be completed in two or more sittings.
Some of precautions you need to take during the treatment (between sittings) are:-

After first sitting, please do not eat anything for the first hour or till the time the effect of anesthesia wears off.
The tooth undergoing treatment is usually very weak till the time a crown is placed over it. As it can fracture easily during this time, please refrain from eating from that side of the mouth where the tooth is located. Any hard food can potentially fracture and break the tooth.

Extractions

Anesthesia: Before extraction, we anesthetize the tooth and the gums to eliminate any discomfort to you during the procedure. Due to the numbness, you may accidently bite the inside of your cheeks or tongue and may not even feel it. However, once the effect of anesthesia wears off, you may be in pain. So, to avoid the same, do not eat anything till the time the anesthesia effect wears off.

Dental Fillings

Please follow the below instructions after a dental filling

Specific to Silver fillings, for the first 24 Hours do not eat from the side of the mouth where the filling has been done and chew only from the opposite side of your mouth.
However, for tooth-colored fillings, you can start eating anytime as this type of filling fully sets by the time you leave our clinic.
Your tooth may feel sensitive to cold, hot and/or pressure for a few days. Usually, the deeper the cavity, the more sensitive your tooth can be. Use a mild anti-sensitive tooth paste for a few days. If sensitivity persists beyond a few days or if the sensitivity increases, contact us.

Dentures

Getting accustomed to wearing your Dentures:
Adjusting to your new dentures takes a lot of time and patience. Even if you have worn dentures previously, it will still take time for your mouth to adjust to the new pressure points and feeling that is associated with the new set of teeth.
After wearing your denture for the first few days, it is normal for sore area’s to develop inside your mouth and we recommend a visit to our clinic for an initial adjustment.
However, during the first few weeks of usage, new sore points may trouble you that will necessitate multiple adjustment appointments. With time, the sore areas will disappear and your mouth will get used to wearing the dentures.

Crown and Bridges

Crown or Bridge work is usually completed in two sittings:

The first sitting - Tooth Preparation:
In the first sitting, we prepare one or more of your teeth for a crown or a bridge and then take an impression of the teeth. This impression is sent to a lab where the crown is fabricated to match your original teeth shape and shade.
Till your next appointment:

If anesthesia was used during the tooth preparation, do not eat anything from that side of the mouth till the anesthesia effect wears off.
Till the crown is fixed on to the prepared tooth, do not eat anything hard or sticky like nuts, gajak, etc.

Teeth Whitening

For the next 48 hours, stay away from food and beverages that may stain your teeth. For example food containing Colour, Turmeric etc, Coffee, Tea, Cola, Sauces, Ketchup, Juices etc
Mild sensitivity to hot or cold liquids may occur. This usually subsides within 1-2 days.
If you are a smoker, do not smoke for the next 48 hours.