Keeping your mouth and dental implants clean
Successful oral surgery depends on keeping the mouth as clean as possible.
You should also start cleaning your other teeth as normal with a toothbrush, starting on the evening of your surgery. Avoid brushing the surgical site for the first few days, but then begin to carefully clean this area with a toothbrush as well, once tenderness permits.
Hot salt mouthwashes (a cup of hot water with a teaspoon of salt) are very beneficial for healing in the first week. Ensure that the mouthwash is not so hot that it scalds and then hold the hot mouthwash over the surgical site until it cools. Repeat as often as possible.
Try to keep food away from the surgical area for as long as possible. Rinse following eating to keep the area clean.
You are advised not to smoke until the wound has healed, as this severely limits healing in the mouth.
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