Implants - Aftercare

After Your Implant Placement

Today we placed an implant or implants anchored into bone. Following these instructions very closely will greatly help your comfort and promote an uneventful healing of the area. If any of the instructions are not followed, you might have significantly more discomfort, and the success of the procedure may be affected.

• If we used a local anaesthetic, it can take between an hour to several hours to wear off. lips or tongue. While your mouth is numb, be very careful not to accidentally bite or burn your cheeks, Sometimes the implant procedure causes residual numbness or tingling for six weeks or longer.
• Smoking should be stopped following surgery. Healing and success of the implant will be substantially reduced by the chemicals in any form of smoking.
• Rest and avoid strenuous activities for the remainder of the day.
• Do not rinse or spit on the day of the procedure. For several days after the procedure rinse your mouth out after every meal and before sleeping with the mouthwash pre-scribed. Hold the solution in your mouth for a few minutes, repeat 2-3 times.
• Do not brush your teeth for the first 8 hours after surgery. After this you may brush your teeth gently but avoid the area of surgery for 3 days.
• Eat soft foods for the first three days. Maintain a good, balanced diet. Drink plenty of water.
• You can take pain relief for any sort of pain or discomfort; Paracetamol usually works well.
• You will need to return to the practice to have sutures removed, or just for a brief follow-up healing check.