Post Operative Instructions
Don’t worry, most people are fine following treatment!
Instructions following root canal therapy:
- Don’t chew on the treated side. Expect tenderness to pressure/chewing for about 3-6 days.
- Avoid hard, crunchy foods.
- Take medication as instructed.
- Brush and floss as you would normally.
- Minor discomfort is not unusual.
- See your general dentist within approximately one month.
Instructions following surgery (apicoectomy)
- Don’t chew on the treated side.
- Do not lift or pull on lips.
- Take medication as instructed.
- Eat soft foods.
- Day of surgery: Apply an ice pack to face over the surgical site for 20 minutes on, 10 minutes off.
- Day after surgery for at least 3 days: Rinse mouth often with warm salt water (one teaspoon salt in 8 oz. warm water)
- Some swelling or bruising is not unusual.
- Brush chewing surface of teeth carefully. Avoid the gum at the surgical site. Mouthwash may be used.
- If there is a fever, swelling, or uncontrolled discomfort, please call the office.