Implant Preparation and After Care

After any surgical procedure you should not eat or drink for 2 hours except to take recommended medication. Also you should not smoke or exercise that day.

Smoking is particularly bad for implants in the few weeks before and after implant placement.

After implant placement you may expect to experience some pain, swelling, bleeding, bruising. If any of these are of concern to you please do not hesitate to contact us
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You should take 1 of the painkillers provided (Ibuprofen) when you get home to enable it to work before the numbness wears off. After this you can take a painkiller if necessary no more often than every 4 hours.

You should take the other Amoxil sachet (or alternative) tomorrow morning.

On the day of the Implant placement you should brush your teeth last thing at night keeping away from the Implant sites. The Corsodyl mouthwash should be used as a mouth bath (no swooshing) that night, and as a mouth rinse for 30 seconds morning and night from the next day onwards for 2 weeks. You must brush your teeth before using the mouthwash otherwise unsightly but reversible staining will occur.

If you have a temporary denture this should be removed and brushed gently under the tap after each meal from day 2 onwards.

Any queries do not hesitate to contact the surgery