Treatment Instructions

Important notes before Monitored Anesthetic Care

  1. Please keep fasting for at least 6 hours before the procedure.
  2. Please do not wear any contact lens or accessories (including earrings, rings, watches and necklaces etc.) before the procedure.
  3. For the ease of monitoring, please avoid painting fingernails or wearing fake nails.

Important notes after Monitored Anesthetic Care

  1. You will need to take at least 1 to 2 hours of rest in the recovery room before going home.
  2. You can drink small amount of water 1 hour after the procedure. You can resume normal diet after going home.
  3. Please do not go home alone. Please ask your relatives or friends to accompany you.
  4. Please do not make any major decision (for example, legal documents) within 24 hours of the procedure.

Retainers Information

  1. Whole-day wearing except eating and cleaning teeth
  2. Discomfort and difficulties in speaking may occur in the early stage. Improvement will be shown normally after few days. If the problems consist, please contact the clinic.
  3. Brushing teeth and retainers gently twice a day are recommended to prevent germs and stains.
  4. If there is any breakage, unfit or lose of the retainers, kindly contact the clinic.
  5. Patients are advised to do regular review by dentist to ensure the function of the retainers.

After implant surgery information

  1. Hot food and drinks should be avoided on the day of surgery.
  2. Don’t drink wine and smoking within 2 weeks.
  3. Violent exercise should be avoided within 2 days.
  4. The local anesthetic will last for 2-3 hours generally. Lips, tongue and the cheeks will feel numb. Please be careful when eating and drinking.
  5. Painkillers could be taken following doctor’s instructions if necessary. Do not overdose.
  6. Antibiotics is advised to finish the whole course of medication.
  7. Corsodyl mouthwash should be used after surgery day to keep the wound clean.
  8. Slight swelling may occur on face in first few days. If swelling consists for a week, please contact the clinic for follow-up action.
  9. Eating and brushing on the wound area should be avoided. Keep brushing other teeth normally.
  10. Removal of suture will be arranged a week after surgery.
  11. Please contact the clinic as soon as possible if any part of the implant is loosen or fallen off.

Filling and crown information

  1. The local anesthetic will last for 2-3 hours generally. Lips, tongue and the cheeks will feel numb. Please be careful when eating and drinking.
  2. No eating for one hour after treatment.
  3. Biting and chewing should be avoided on the side of teeth under treatment as the filling/ cementation material has not completely harden and dried up.
  4. Pain may occur 1-2 weeks after treatment normally. If pain consist or even get worse, please contact the clinic for examination.
  5. Root canal treatment may be needed if pain consists.

Notice for Wearing Denture

  1. Remove Denture.
  2. Brushing and cleaning the teeth effectively with toothbrush and floss twice a day. Please use fluoride toothpaste.
  3. Please clean the denture gently without toothbrush.
  4. Soak the denture into water every day before sleep.
  5. Please clean the denture before using in the morning.
  6. Use water to clean the denture after eating.
  7. Regular check-up by dentist is recommended as periodontal disease and caries may occur.

After oral surgery information

  1. Gauze should be bit for 30 minutes and saliva should be swallowed instead of spitting out.
  2. Hot food and drinks, violent exercise and smoking should be avoided on the day of surgery.
  3. The local anesthetic drug will last for 2-3 hours generally. Lips, tongue and the cheeks will feel numb. Please be careful when eating and drinking.
  4. If the wound bleeds again, put a sterile gauze on the wound and bite for another half an hour.
  5. Painkillers could be taken following doctor’s instructions if necessary. Do not overdose. Antibiotics is advised to finish the whole course of medication.
  6. Brushing teeth normally and warm saline mouthwash should be used start from next day to keep the wound clean.
  7. Slight swelling may occur on face in first few days.
  8. Removal of suture will be arranged a week after surgery.