Pamela Weitzel, DMD

Aftercare Instructions

• ClearCorrect Braces
• Dental Implants
• Dentures & Partials
• Extractions
• Fillings & Crowns
• Immediate Dentures
• Root Canal Therapy
• Scaling
• Temporary Crowns

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ClearCorrect Braces

Wear your aligners at all times except when eating, drinking anything except water, and brushing and flossing your teeth. After two weeks, start wearing your next set of aligners. If these aligners do not fit when you first put them in please call our office.

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Dental Implants

Be sure to brush and floss around implants to avoid bone loss around them. You may want to use a wider floss or one especially designed for implants.

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Dentures & Partials

Dentures and partials should be left out of the mouth for at least 4 hours a day or while sleeping. If your denture or partial needs adjusting, call our office. Do not attempt to adjust it yourself. Use only denture cleaning products to clean your denture or partial.

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Extractions

Fold into quarters as many pieces of gauze necessary to apply pressure to the extraction site. Change the gauze every 45 minutes until the bleeding stops. If the bleeding does not stop, try using a moistened tea bag instead of the gauze. If the bleeding still does not stop (except for a drop or two), call our office. Do not use a straw or rinse for the first 24 hours following the procedure. After 24 hours, rinse several times a day with warm salt water (1 teaspoon salt to 5 ounces of water). Avoid brushing the extraction site. Chew soft foods. Avoid extremes in temperature and spicy foods. Ingest extra calcium. If having trouble eating, try a fortified liquid meal like Ensure. Tylenol is preferable for pain because it does not encourage bleeding like aspirin and ibuprofen.

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Fillings & Crowns

Wait at least 30 minutes before eating. Preferably wait until the numbness has gone.

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Immediate Dentures

Do not take your immediate dentures out for the first week except to rinse them and your mouth. Your dentures should not be out of your mouth for more than a few minutes. After that you can take them out at night. If your dentures hurt, call our office to have them adjusted. Do not try to adjust your dentures yourself. To eat with your dentures, you may need to cut each bite of food into 2 pieces and put 1 piece on each side of your mouth. You may need to start with soft foods and work your way towards harder foods. Your dentures should be cleaned only with denture cleansing products.

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Root Canal Therapy

Be careful biting on the tooth until the final filling or crown has been put on the tooth. If your root canal therapy was done by a root canal specialist, be sure to come to our office as soon as possible and definitely within 2 months to have the temporary filling that the specialist placed replaced with a more durable filling or post and crown. Some pain for a few days after having root canal therapy done is normal. Ibuprofen should help. If you experience more severe pain or swelling, you should call the office that performed the root canal therapy.

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Scaling

Eat soft foods. Avoid extreme temperatures and spicy foods. Rinse with warm salt water (1 teaspoon salt to 5 ounces water) several times a day for the first few days. Brush and floss the area carefully. Call our office if the teeth are sensitive. Tylenol is preferable for pain because it does not encourage bleeding like aspirin and ibuprofen.

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Temporary Crowns

Be careful not to eat hard or sticky foods on the temporary crown as it may break or come off. If it does come off, call our office to make an appointment to have the crown re-cemented. Save the temporary crown and bring it with you to your appointment. If coming to our office is not feasible, you can try putting the temporary crown back on with denture adhesive.

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