After Your Visit: Deep Cleaning, Chlorhexidine & Arestin
Home care instructions from Noa Dental. Questions any time: (661) 857-7662.
If you have severe swelling, uncontrolled bleeding, or difficulty breathing or swallowing, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. For anything else, call us at (661) 857-7662.
DEEP CLEANING/ CHLORHEXIDINE/ ARESTIN
EATING: Wait till anesthesia wears off. Be cautious on accidently chewing on your tongue, lips, cheeks from “numbness”. Avoid any hard “chippy foods such as tortilla chips, potato chips, popcorn or seeds for the next several days.
SMOKING: Please avoid smoking for 24-48 hours, it can delay healing of the tissue.
MILD SENSITIVITY TO HOT AND COLD: is normal for few weeks after the deep cleaning.
SEVERE SENSITIVITY TO HOT/COLD/THROBBING PAIN: Please give us a call for a further evaluation.
GUM TISSUE SORE SPOTS/ IRRITATION: can happen from procedure and from injection site for few days. OTC products to relieve pain can help such as Ora-jel, mouth sore relief products.
PAIN MEDS: OTC Tylenol or Ibuprofen can help with the pain.
JAW PAIN after the dental appointment is normal for few days from stretching. Apply cool with ice packs first over both the muscles and joints for 5 minutes and then follow with heat for 15 minutes. This can be repeated several times a day.
ANTIBIOTICS: If doctor prescribed antibiotics, please take with food as directed.
SALT WATER RINSE: To help soothe the area, rinse your mouth 2-3 times a day with warm salt water rinses. Use one teaspoon of salt for every 3 ounces of water.
CHLORHEXIDINE ORAL RINSE: Rinse your mouth 2 times a day for 2 weeks. Swish for 30 seconds and spit out. It may stain your teeth as a temporarily as medication may like to stay around. It can be removed by regular dental cleaning.
ARESTIN: If you are treated with Arestin today
Avoid touching the treated areas.
Wait 12 hours after your treatment before brushing teeth.
Wait 10 days before using floss, toothpicks, or other devices designed to clean between the treated teeth.
Avoid foods for 1 week that could hurt your gums.
Don’t chew gum or eat sticky foods.
After 10 days, resume cleaning between the treated teeth on a daily basis.