Please pay attention to the following instructions:
- No physical exertion (danger of secondary bleeding)
Do not bend and do not lift heavy weights.
- Do not eat before the effect of the anaesthesia has completely subsided. On the first day only tea and stock, no alcohol, no cigarettes, no coffee. Only soft food until the stitches are removed e.g. stock with egg, minced meat with mashed potatoes, fruit juices. No dairy products.
- In the first days when sleeping keep the head higher than the rest of the body.
- Continue with careful dental hygiene. Clean the teeth in the wound area cautiously.
- Rinse your mouth after meals with products like Chlorhexamed, Kavosan or alternatively camomile solution. Rinsing too often is detrimental.
- To reduce tumefaction to a minimum, cool the wound area directly after the surgery for the next two or three days. To this end, place a wet and cold facecloth on your cheek. No ice, no warmth. If the tumefaction increases again after some days, contact your dentist.
- If, against all expectations, secondary bleeding sets in, place a mull bandage or, if not available, a clean handkerchief on the wound, bite on it so that it is pressed onto the wound.
Do not lie down but remain seated. If the bleeding does not stop after one or two hours contact your dentist. By no means rinse or constantly spit out!
- It is normal for the wound area to hurt after the action of the local anaesthetic has subsided. You can take a painkiller if necessary.
- If, however, severe pain sets in as late as one to three days after the surgery contact your dentist immediately for further treatment!
- Please, do not drive home after the surgery. Keep in mind that your fitness to drive may be reduced in the following days as well, especially if you have additionally taken medicine.
- If a swab has been placed on the fresh wound, keep it in place by biting on it. Spit it out after an hour.
- If your dentist has prescribed pharmaceuticals, make sure you take them regularly to guarantee a successful therapy.