Dental Instructions

Zoom Post-Op Instructions

• You may experience an electric sensation in your teeth a few hours after the Zoom procedure called "zingers." This should last only a few hours and could be mild to severe depending on the person and will be gone by the next day. Take the prescribed pain medicine to control the discomfort.
• DO NOT eat any types of food that have any staining properties to them.
• Avoid such foods as chili, spaghetti, red wine, coffee/tea, mustard, and dark sodas for the next 48 hours. Your teeth are dehydrated and will accept staining food easily.

Denture Placement Instructions

• If you had multiple extractions the same day as denture insertion, DO NOT remove denture for 24 hours. Due to swelling, you may not be able to get your denture back in your mouth.
• The day after the denture was placed, you may remove denture from your mouth and rinse with warm salty water; be careful not to touch sutures. You may rinse the denture with cool tap water and replace back in mouth.
• Remove the denture every night and place it in a denture bath. Your gums need a break from wearing them all day.
• If an area in your mouth develops a sore spot, call the office and make an appointment for a denture adjustment as soon as possible and continue to wear the denture so that we adjust the appropriate area.

Crown Appointment Post-Treatment

• Take ibuprofen immediately following procedure to relieve any minor discomfort.
• Use warm salty water rinses for a few days to help relieve inflammation.
• Avoid any chewy/sticky (including gum) or hard/crunchy foods in the area.
• If your temporary cracks, please contact our office during normal business hours. It is important that your temporary crown stay intact to ensure a proper fit of your permanent crown.
• If your temporary crown comes off, place it back on using toothpaste or denture adhesive (e.g. Fixodent) to hold it in and call to be seen as soon as possible.
• If you experience any heat or pressure sensitivity before your cementation appointment, please contact our office during normal business hours.
• When flossing your temporary crown, pull the floss between teeth, and then gently slide the floss through so that your crown will not pop off.

Care of Mouth after Extraction

• Do not rinse mouth today. Tomorrow, rinse mouth gently every 3 to 4 hours (especially after meals) using one-quarter teaspoon of salt to a glass of warm water. Continue rinses for several days.
• Bleeding - Following extractions, some bleeding is to be expected. If persistent bleeding occurs, place gauze pads over bleeding area and bite down firmly for one-half hour. Repeat if necessary.
• Swelling - Ice bag or chopped ice wrapped in a towel should be applied to operated area for one hour and then off for 4-5 hours.
• Pain - For mild to average pain, use any aspirin-type of medication you like.
• Food - Light diet is advisable during the first 24 hours, such as ice cream, pudding, yogurt, and jello. (cool foods only, nothing hot)
• Bony Edges - Small, sharp bone fragments may work up through the gums during healing. These are not roots; if you find it annoying, return to this office for their simple removal.

ABSOLUTELY NO SMOKING FOR 24 HOURS

If any unusual symptoms occur, call office at once at 706-650-2285.
The proper care following oral surgical procedures will hasten recovery and prevent complications.