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are a few simple rules to promote healing, prevent complications
and make yourself more comfortable after your restoration
is placed.
Discomfort
After
the tooth has been prepared, you may experience some minor
tooth sensitivity or discomfort. You can help
reduce this by taking 1 to 2 ADVIL or ALEVE every four
to six hours, if there is no contraindication. Also, rinse
your mouth with a warm salt-water solution 4 to 6 times
a day (1/2 teaspoon of salt in an 8 oz. glass of warm
tap water). This will help reduce gum soreness,
if it exists.
In
preparing teeth for a restoration that you require, when
crowns or bridges are involved, there is always the possibility
that root canal treatment may be required for any tooth.
Most often, teeth are crowned because a tooth has fractured
/ broken or a missing tooth next to it needs to be supported.
The most frequent reason we crown teeth is because deep
decay needs to be removed or a large old filling has to
be replaced. Consequently there is always the possibility
the tooth nerve may become sensitive enough to require
root canal treatment. Although we do not anticipate that
this will be necessary, that potential does exist.
Medication
We
may prescribe medication to control pain and prevent infection.
Use it only as directed. If the medication prescribed
does not seem to work for you, do not increase dosage.
If you have prolonged or severe pain, swelling, bleeding,
or fever, call our office immediately, and we will give
you exact instructions on how to care for your problem.
Cleaning
We
encourage you to brush and floss around your new temporary
crown or filling. When brushing, be extra gentle in that
area. When flossing, floss as usual but, on removal of
the string, pull it through the space instead of popping
it through the contact between the adjoining tooth and
the temporary. If you feel there me by some cement lodged
in or around the gum tissue OR the tissue around the tooth
is still sensitive after 4 days or more please call our
office.
Dislodgement
of the Temporary Crown of Filling
Temporary
fillings and crowns occasionally become loose or come
out because they are meant to be removed easily when we
place the final restoration. If it become dislodged, don’t
be alarmed. Retain the temporary in a safe place and at
your convenience call our office for a short appointment,
to have it replaced.
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