Recovery Information From an Implant Dentist in Albuquerque

As an implants dentist in Albuquerque, we know that implant surgery has a short and efficient recovery process, which ensures that you are back to normal within the first few days. As long as you follow some basic steps to keep the area clean, not do anything extremely strenuous the first day, and stick to the medical regimen, you will be perfectly normal after a few days.  Since dental implant surgery is a surgery, there is a prescribed amount of recovery time, and it is important that you take this time to heal. Your body, and more specifically your mouth, can heal much more efficiently if you are careful.

Anesthesia is used in dental implant surgery. Your body needs to adjust to the anesthesia wearing off, which will happen while you rest in our clinic. Afterward, you will experience some level of discomfort associated with the surgery itself.  This can usually be controlled with an over the counter pain medication.  It is important, for your own healing process, that you fully understand some of the dos and don’ts associated with the surgical recovery process, so we encourage you to take the time and read all the material that we give you. If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to ask or call us back if you leave without getting all of your questions answered.

As an implants dentist in Albuquerque we recommend that for the first several days you try not to touch the implant with your tongue, and especially not with your fingers. Fingers contain bacteria and germs which could lead to an infection at the site of the dental implant. Like with all surgeries, infections are a concern, and we want to take all steps possible to prevent one.

Once you leave the clinic, we will prescribe an antibiotic for you to take. This regiment will begin a day after the surgery and will continue for several days. It is important that you complete the course of antibiotics and that you stick to the schedule so that they are most effective. In addition to the antibiotic, you will need to rinse your mouth 3-4 times per day. We will provide you with an oral rinse solution, which is medicated, so that you can use it to cleanse the implant site. In conjunction with the medicated rinses, we ask that you rinse several times with salt water, as this will also help to prevent an infection and keeps the site disinfected.

There is going to be a certain amount of blood in your saliva for the first day after the surgery. This is perfectly normal and will stop about 24 hours after the procedure is complete. To reduce the bleeding, after dental implant surgery, we will give you gauze. Apply this with mild pressure to the dental implant site which will help clotting and eventually stop the bleeding completely.

As an implants dentist in Albuquerque, we also recommend that you eat soft foods for several days in order to prevent further irritation.  Things like yogurt, ice cream, and soup are preferable and after a few days you can eat like normal but may still want to chew on the other side of your mouth until the area is fully healed.

 

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