Crown & Bridge or Veneer Restorations
For today:
Today you were fitted for a crown (cap) bridge/veneer. You may continue
to feel numb for 2 to 3 more hours. Please be careful of what you
eat and drink so that you do not burn your mouth or bite your tongue
or cheek. We recommend drinking cold or lukewarm liquids through a
straw, or eating soft foods like ice cream or yogurt. Your gums may
feel sore and your tooth may ache when the numbness wears off. If
you don't normally have adverse reactions (stomach problems, interactions
with other medications, or allergies) you may take ibuprofen (i.e.
Advil). Take 400-800 mg before the numbness wears off. You may continue
to take up to 800mg, three times a day, for three days, if needed.
If discomfort persists longer than three days, please contact Dr.
Clemans. If you are unable to take ibuprofen, please consult with
Dr. Clemans before leaving our office.
Eating:
While you are wearing your temporary restorations, please avoid eating
sticky foods, chewing gum, and eating hard crunchy foods in the area
that was worked on. We suggest you avoid very hot liquids, because
they can loosen the intermediate cement holding the temporary on your
tooth.
Care of gums and teeth:
Your gums and the injection site may feel sore for a few days. We
recommend warm saltwater rinses after every meal or 5 times per day.
If you were given a prescription rinse, follow these instructions:
Rinse with 1/2 ounce at bedtime for 30 seconds and expectorate. Do
not eat or drink anything for 30 minutes after rinsing. Doing this
for the duration of wearing the temporary will help sooth the gums
and prepare them for the permanent crown/bridge/veneer.
If you have jaw or injection site soreness, use a cold compress on
your face for the first 24 hours. If the soreness persists, use warm
compresses on the area and eat a soft diet. It should feel better
in 4 to 5 days. If you have any questions, or you feel it is not getting
better, please call the office.
It is important to keep the treatment area clean. Continue to brush
and floss your teeth pulling the floss through and not up at the site
of the temporary tooth covering. If you pull the floss up, it may
pull your temporary off the tooth.
If the temporary should come off:
It is not often, but occasionally, temporaries will come off. If
it does, it must be put back on, not only to protect the tooth but
also to save space for the permanent crown. If you would like to do
this yourself, look inside and make sure there are no tooth structures
exposed. If you see any tooth structures (the tooth portion that the
temporary covered), call us immediately. If all is OK, loosen the
cement with a toothpick and blow on the inside to clean it out. Try
the temporary on so you know how it fits. Do not force the temporary
back onto the tooth. Mix equal amounts of Vaseline and talcum powder
to a paste. Thinly line the inside of the temporary and place gently
back on the tooth. You can also use a denture adhesive such as Fixodent
or Polygrip as an alternative to vaseline and talcum powder. If you
do not feel comfortable with this procedure, please contact us for
an appointment so we can re-cement it for your. If it is a day our
office is closed and the tooth is not sensitive, you may wait until
the next business day. However, it is important that the temporary
be re-cemented within one or two days.
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