Swelling After Implant;
It is normal to have swelling in the surgical area after implant treatment. The slot opened for implant treatment in the jawbone leads to a little tram in the gingival implant area. The dentist accepts the slight swelling in this area as normal and waits. It is necessary to apply ice compresses to the implant area. The patient holds the ice packs from the outside of the mouth to the implant area. It is applied in a way that is kept for 3-5 minutes and rested for 8-10 minutes. Keeping ice for a long time is not recommended. Ice can challenge burns. Ice compress significantly reduces swelling.
Care should be taken not to put pressure on the implant while eating until the implant fuses with the jawbone.
Consult your doctor immediately if pain persists, abscess appears or if there is numbness in the lip.
Post-Implant Nutrition;
After the implant treatment, it will be necessary to pay attention to nutrition for a few months. During this period, which is the fusion period of the titanium implant to the jawbone, it is necessary to consume soft foods that are not hot or cold, so that the stability of the implant is not damaged. Soft foods such as room temperature yoghurt, cheese, soups, fruit juices, soft-cooked eggs, soft meat, milk, ice cream, pudding and the inside of the bread can be consumed. Since nutritional foods are restricted, vitamin and mineral needs; Freshly squeezed fruit juices can be obtained from fruits such as kiwi, apple, strawberry, grapefruit and orange.
Not Consuming Hot and Cold Food;
After the implant treatment, your dentist will give you various recommendations. Compliance with these recommendations plays a major role in the successful outcome of implant treatment. After a successful implant operation, the first thing the dentist warns the patient about is that very hot and very cold foods should be avoided. Depending on the number of implants, the brand of the implant and the level of the surgical procedure, these recommendations should be followed for 3-10 days.
Avoiding Hard Foods;
The gingiva, which was opened by surgical intervention, is sutured and closed after the treatment. It is very important that the stitches do not get hit during the time that the gingiva should be healed. Until the stitches are removed by the dentist, it would be quite correct to stay away from hard foods or not to display a behavior that can put pressure on this area. During this period, soft or liquid foods should be consumed.
Implant and Oral Care;
Oral care is very important in the first 48 hours after implant treatment. Movements that cause pressure in the mouth should be avoided. You should not rinse your mouth or gargle for 1 day after the implant. You need to expel the saliva accumulated in the mouth as much as possible. The pressure that occurs in the negative direction in spitting by sucking is quite harmful. Again, snoring or blowing that will cause pressure in the mouth should be avoided.
In the first days, there are points to be careful about brushing and flossing during oral cleaning. It should be applied as slowly as possible. Apart from this, it is also possible to clean the implant areas with the help of moistened cotton cloth or gauze.
Drug Use;
Pain may be felt for the first few days after surgery. This is normally expected by physicians. After the surgery, the painkillers and antibiotics given by the dentist should be taken regularly on the time and day. Even if the pain goes away, pain relievers should continue to be used until the planned day. Because painkillers can be used for a while due to their swelling-reducing properties apart from their pain-relieving properties. If a mouthwash has been given by the physician, it should be applied as directed and on time. At first, mouthwash can be harmful.
During the Implant treatment, which is a surgical intervention, the gingiva, which is cut open, is sutured and closed after the application. The wound that occurs here heals in a very short time. In addition, blood thinners should not be used for the first 2 days. It is not recommended to use aspirin, which thins the blood, instead of the pain reliever given by the dentist.
Smoking and Alcohol Use;
After implant treatment, smoking and alcohol consumption negatively affect the healing processes. These downsides are:
Cigarette consumption increases the risk of infection by creating an environment for the bacterial plaque reaching the tissues in the mouth,
Due to the carbon monoxide and toxic effects of smoking, it negatively affects the fusion of the implant with the bone,
It has the property of delaying wound healing,
Reducing bleeding.
Note: Implant patients who smoke should definitely stay away from smoking for 15 days before the treatment and for 1 month after the treatment.
Post-Implant Care
The interface brush is a cleaning tool that should be used by every implant treatment patient.
Bridge stems can be cleaned best with dental floss.
The gaps between the implant and the surrounding tooth should be cleaned using an interface brush.
In prostheses that are attached and removed on the implant, the area around the implant should be cleaned with normal toothbrushes and dental floss.
Care recommendations after implant treatment:
1. The pads placed on the implanted area should be bitten for one hour so that they do not loosen. If the bleeding has stopped after one hour, it can be discarded. If bleeding continues, a new clean tampon is bitten for another half hour. If bleeding still continues, tampon application should be continued until the bleeding stops. If the bleeding lasts longer, consult your doctor.
2. Do not eat or drink anything for the first 2 hours after the implant application. Avoid hot and cold foods for the first 48-72 hours. You should consume soft and room temperature foods. Acidic fruit juices, alcoholic beverages and spicy foods should be avoided.
3. Following the implant operation, smoking should be suspended until recovery occurs. Smoking irritates the wound area and can delay healing and lead to other risks. For patients who smoke excessively, it becomes very difficult to close the sutures in the wound area.
4. Edema may occur after oral surgery. This is quite natural. It will be useful to make ice compresses on the operation area intermittently. At the end of the first 72 hours, edema, that is, swelling, gradually decreases.
5. Normal brushing procedures can be applied to non-operated areas. You should brush the teeth in the operation area without touching the stitches and gums. Approximately two days after the surgery, you should gargle with the mouthwash recommended by your dentist, twice a day in the morning and evening after brushing your teeth.
Long-term care recommendations after implant surgery:
An over-implant prosthesis is applied on each implant. This prosthesis can be a single dental crown or bridge prosthesis, or it can be a fixed or removable prosthesis on the implant. Food residues accumulating around the implant can cause an implant disease called implantitis, just like in gum disease. For this reason, the part where the implant and the gingiva meet, the spaces between the implant and the surrounding teeth should be cleaned very meticulously. For this reason, it is necessary to use dental floss and an interface brush in addition to a normal toothbrush. Your specialist will talk about how you should use these tools.
