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DASH Post-Whitening Care Instructions
The first 48 hours are most important in maximizing your
whitening results for a long lasting, bright, healthy smile.
For the first 48 hours avoid foods and beverages that could
stain, such as:
- Coffee/Tea
- Tobacco Products
- Mustard/Ketchup
- Cola
- Red Wine
- Soy Sauce
- Berry Pies
- Red Sauces
For the first 24 hours, use MI Paste Plus. Rub onto teeth every 1 to 2 hours. Spit out excess. This helps to minimize sensitivity.
Maintain your DASH Smile by:
- Avoiding staining related habits such as, tobacco and
red wine.
- Use an electric toothbrush - Sonicare/Oral B
- Seeking regular professional dental hygiene care to maintain
your oral health.
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to
contact our office at (301) 948-1212.
Home Whitening Instructions
Night Time Use
- Brush and floss your teeth.
- On dry tray place a small amount of gel on the outside
surface of each tooth area.
- Place the trays, with the gel, in your mouth for the instructed
time period from 2-4 hours.
- Remove any excess gel with a dry q-tip, toothbrush, or
paper towel.
- After the 2-4 hours has elapsed remove and brush the trays
with a toothbrush, place the trays in the storage case.
- Rinse and brush the excess gel from your teeth.
If you develop sensitivity use the trays every other night,
if the sensitivity still persists, contact the office.
If you develop any other symptoms call the office at (301) 948-1212.
Please feel free to call our office we will be happy to address
any questions or concerns you may have during the home whitening
process.
Post Treatment Instructions
Provisional
Do not eat or drink anything hot for one hour.
Do not chew gum; eat anything sticky or crunchy while the
provisional is in place.
Floss daily, but pull the floss through, do not come up through
the contact of the teeth.
It is VERY IMPORTANT that the provisional stays in place
as the teeth will shift without it in place. If it comes out,
try pushing it back into place, if it will not stay in place
or you have a problem call the office at (301) 948-1212
to schedule a short appointment to have it re-cemented.
If you have any other questions concerning your recent treatment
please feel free to call our office at (301) 948-1212.
We will be happy to address any concerns that you might have.
Oral Surgery Post-Op Instructions
We feel it is very important for you to follow these instructions
following your extraction.
DO’S
- Bite gauze firmly for 1-2 hours. Minimize talking and
try not to chew on the gauze. You can swallow while biting
on the gauze.
- If bleeding continues, fold and moisten a piece of gauze
and bite firmly for 1 hour.
Note: It is normal to experience some red to reddish-brown
oozing for up to 24 hours. If active bleeding occurs, you
may gently bite on a tea bag soaked in cold water and wrung
completely. If bleeding is not controlled by this method,
call Dr. Callahan or Dr. Thomas at (301) 948-1212.
- Take medication as prescribed.
- To minimize post-operative swelling, apply a cold pack
to the side of your face for 20 minutes on, 10 minutes off,
and repeat.
- 24 hours after the extraction, rinse with warm salt water
after meals and at bedtime for 2 days.
The key to rapid healing is to stabilize the blood clot.
These recommendations will promote a successful recovery.
DON’TS
- Do not spit for 24 hours
- Do not sip through a straw for 48 hours.
- Do not smoke for 48 hours.
- Do not drink hot liquids for 24 hours.
- Do not exercise for 3 days. (aerobic activity)
- Do not drink alcohol for 1 week.
- Do not take Aspirin products for 5 days.
Following these recommendations will greatly minimize any
post-operative complications. If you experience moderate to
severe pain, pain beyond 72 hours, fever, swelling, bleeding,
or if you have any questions or unusual circumstances call Dr. Callahan or Dr. Thomas at (301) 948-1212.
Post Treatment Instructions
Composites
These composite restorations are hard immediately therefore
you may eat after the anesthetic effect is gone.
Patients should, for 48 hours, avoid anything that is red
or blue, such as red wine, tomato sauce, Hawaiian punch, red
or blue Kool-Aid, blueberries, etc., as the restorations can
pick up stain for up to 48 hours.
Any new restoration may be sensitive for up to 4 to 6 weeks.
If you feel as though your bite is high please call the office
for an appointment to polish the composite.
If you have any other questions concerning your recent treatment
please feel free to call our office at (301) 948-1212.
We will be happy to address any concerns that you might have.
Post Treatment Instructions
Amalgams
After amalgam restorations are placed patients need to avoid
anything hard or crunchy in that area for the first 24 hours.
Do not floss the area for 24 hours.
Amalgam fillings may be sensitive to hot and cold for up
to 4-6 weeks.
If you have any other questions concerning your recent treatment
please feel free to call our office at (301) 948-1212.
We will be happy to address any concerns that you might have.
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