After implantation
What to do and what to avoid after implantation
On the day following the operation, you should not experience more inconvenience than after tooth extraction or an other dental treatment. What you should do after the operation is also similar; it is only for one week that you should take certain precautions. Always do as advised by your dental surgeon to prevent problems.
After tooth implantation:
- Do not drive vehicles because the local anaesthesia slows down your reflexes.
- Put ice on the area of the operation to decrease the swelling.
- Do not wash out the brown, slimy material generated in the wound because it helps alleviate pain and heal the wound.
- Do not eat or drink during the effect of the anaesthesia.
- Do not use a straw on the day of the operation; do not spit and do not rinse your mouth.
- Do not drink coffee or tea for one day after the operation; do not drink alcohol, do not smoke, and avoid spicy food.
- For one week after the operation, do not drink beer, raw milk, kefir or yoghurt.
- Take the medicine proposed by the dentist.
- Take a pain-killer if necessary.
- Observe the specific advice given by your dental surgeon.
Careful oral hygiene is very important. We suggest that you rinse your mouth with a mouth-wash containing chloride hexydine from the day following the operation (as ordered by your dentist). This material is a disinfectant that helps prevent gingivitis, and it also reduces plaque building. Chloride hexydine covers your teeth and provides protection for several hours.
More information about dental implants:
►Who can get dental implants?
►Risks of implantation
►Preparing for implantation
►Steps of implantation
►Fixing removable dentures with implants
►About dental implants
►Bone grafting, sinuslift