Contact numbers after discharge:
Your first contact is your own dentist.
NHS 111 non emergency number is open 24 hours a day.
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Procedure: ………………………………………………..
Follow up: …………………………………………
Medicines given
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A local anaesthetic is often used during the surgery. This may mean that your mouth feels numb when you wake up and for a few hours after the operation / procedure. Be careful not to chew or burn your lips whilst they are numb
First 24 hours
Please avoid:
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- Exercise / exertion
- Gargling or swilling drink around the mouth
- Drinking from straws
- Smoking as this can cause bleeding
- Keep head up (45 degrees)
- Do not hold anything hot against the outside of the face
- Do not eat / drink anything hot
- Soft diet is recommended: Mash potatoes, jelly, scrambled egg, banana, macaroni cheese, soft cooked vegetables, warm soup
- Foods that are not recommended: Crisps, Chips, Rice, Couscous, Biscuits, nuts
After 24 hours
- Mouthwash as directed
- Corsodyl Mouthwash (Use after every meal for seven to ten days)
- Salt water mouthwash (Use regularly throughout the day and after meals if not using Corsodyl)
- Mix one teaspoon of salt or bicarbonate of Soda in a mug of hot water- then leave to cool.
- Take a large mouthful and tilt head to the side so the warm solution floors the inflamed area
- Hold for one minute before spitting out
- Use a Soft toothbrush to teeth: Avoid gum sockets
Pain relief
Please use usual analgesia such as Paracetamol and Ibuprofen. These are most effective if taken on a regular basis (before the pain starts) over the next two to three days.
What to do if bleeding occurs
A “Bite Pack” will be provided on discharge.
- Wet the bite pack (provided on discharge) with warm water
- Bite down on the damp bite pack for 20 minutes, sitting in an upright position.
- Remove bite pack gently
- Repeat if necessary
- If the bleeding does not stop call one of the contact numbers above
Post anaesthetic
Following your anaesthetic, it is important that you do not drink alcohol, drive, use electrical items/ machinery, care for young children alone or sign legal documents during the first 48 hours.
Stitches
These are absorbable so will not need to be removed.
