Post-Op Instructions: Veneer Prep

1. Your lips, cheeks, and tongue may be numb for a few hours. Be very careful when eating or drinking hot foods & liquids.

2. When the numbness wears off, your gums and teeth will be sore from a few days to a few weeks, especially to cold foods & liquids. This is normal due to your surgery. If your temporaries feel high or your teeth feel as if they don’t meet together your bite may have been adjusted. Call our office to schedule an appointment

3. If a fluoride rinse is recommended rinse 3x daily. Only after your regular brushing, rubbertip stimulator and peroxide rubbing have been done. Rinse the fluoride for 3-5 minutes vigorously do not rinse with water or eat/drink for 1 hour. And please do not floss at this may remove your temporaries.

4. Salt water rinsing is also recommended periodically throughout the day, which will help reduce the bacteria. Enabling rapid healing of the gum tissue. (1 teaspoon of salt to a 6-ounce glass of warm water.) 600 mg of ibuprofen every 4-6 hours is also recommended as needed.

5. Your temporaries should be used very carefully, due to he possibility of them coming off or breaking. Avoid foods that are hard or sticky. Do not “bite” into foods. I.e. corn on the cob, sandwiches or apples. If a temporary breaks or comes off call our office so that we could replace it or re-bond it on.

6. The temporaries also have a tendency to stain; this will not effect your permanent veneers so please don’t be worried.

Congratulations on your beautiful new smile. All of us here at Comfortable Care Dentistry, would like to thank you, for letting us change your smile & life!

Dr. Kostrzewski's Cell Phone: 203-858-6418

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