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Tooth Veneers |
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Tooth Veneers allow you to get rid of those unsightly gaps in your teeth, cover up cracks and discolouration and allow you to regain the smile you used to have. |
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Dentures |
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Dentures are now more realistic than ever, with colour matched teeth and now gums being produced to suit your existing teeth, no one need know you're wearing them |
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Advice after extraction or gum surgery
- Take painkillers if you feel you have to, or as advised by your dentist, following the correct dosages
- Avoid excessive exercise the first 3 hours. Consider using extra pillow the first night to keep head up.
- Avoid rinsing at first, but do rinse with a mouthwash or salty water the following days. Maintain good oral hygiene to prevent secondary infection of the socket.
- Brush and floss the rest of your teeth the way you normally do, but avoid upsetting the clotting gum in the socket, otherwise healing may take longer. It is normal for the gum to look yellowish before it is fully healed.
- You may notice a sharp edge of the socket, and sometimes small bone fragments may wash out when rinsing, this is normal.
If excessive bleeding occurs
- Make a ½” roll of gauze or clean linen and place directly on the bleeding socket and bite down firmly.
- Apply pressure for 30 minutes, then keep replacing gauze every 30 min until bleeding has subsided. Avoid disturbing the socket.
- Avoid lying down. Avoid exercise. Avoid alcohol
- If you are unsure or still bleeding after an hour or two contact your dentist
- It is normal to experience discomfort, swelling or bruising a few days, however if problems persist or you have any concerns contact you dentist for advise.
Knocked out tooth
- There is no need to worry if you knock a baby tooth out, just reassure your child!
- If you think you may have damaged an underlying permanent tooth or if you are not sure if the tooth is permanent or a baby tooth, then contact the dentist for advice.
- If you have lost a permanent tooth act fast!
- Find the tooth. Only handle it by the top (crown), not the root
- Try to replace to tooth into the socket.
- You may rinse it in saline solution or milk, but avoid cleaning or handling the tooth unnecessarily – otherwise you can damage the delicate root cement that will make it heal back in!
- Hold the tooth in place by biting on clean gauze.
- If it isn’t possible to reinsert the tooth, bring it to the dentist in your own saliva, milk or saline solution,(or water if you must)
- See your dentist immediately - Time is important!
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