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• Wait until the numbness has completely worn off before chewing.
• Start with comfortable foods and chew carefully.
• Some short-term sensitivity to cold, heat or pressure can be normal.

Continue at Home

• Brush twice a day with fluoride toothpaste.
• Floss normally and keep the area clean.
• Avoid repeatedly testing the filling with very hard foods.

Protect the Treated Tooth

• Avoid hard or sticky foods on the treated tooth until the final restoration or crown is fitted.
• Brush and floss normally, while being gentle around the area.
• If you have a temporary filling, avoid heavy biting on that tooth.
• Attend your crown or final-restoration appointment on time.

If You Have a Temporary Restoration

• Avoid hard, crunchy and sticky foods on that side.
• Brush gently around the temporary restoration.
• When flossing, slide the floss out from the side instead of pulling it upwards.
• If it comes off, keep it safely and contact Toothistan.
• Never use household glue to put it back.

After the Final Restoration

• Mild gum tenderness or temperature sensitivity may occur initially.
• Brush twice daily and clean between your teeth every day.
• For bridges, use the floss threader or interdental aid recommended by your dentist.
• Avoid ice, pens, nutshells and other very hard objects.

For Comfortable Healing

• Brush gently but thoroughly with a soft toothbrush.
• Continue cleaning between your teeth using the technique shown by your dentist or hygienist.
• If your teeth feel sensitive, avoid very hot, cold, spicy or acidic foods for the rest of the day.
• Use desensitising toothpaste or mouthwash only if advised.
• If local anaesthesia was used, wait for normal feeling before chewing.

For the First 24–48 Hours

• Limit strongly coloured foods and drinks such as tea, coffee, red wine, cola and dark sauces.
• Avoid tobacco and paan.
• If your teeth are sensitive, avoid very hot, cold or acidic foods and drinks.
• Never use extra whitening gel or wear trays longer than prescribed.

Managing Sensitivity

• Temporary tooth sensitivity can occur.
• Mild gum whitening or irritation can also happen.
• Use the sensitivity toothpaste or gel recommended by your dentist.
• If sensitivity becomes uncomfortable, pause home whitening and contact Toothistan before restarting.

Keep Your Smile Brighter

• Brush twice daily and clean between your teeth.
• Arrange professional cleaning as recommended.
• Rinse with water after drinks that can stain your teeth.

First 24 Hours — Protect the Blood Clot

• Bite firmly on the gauze for the time advised by your dentist.
• A little pink saliva can be normal. Avoid repeatedly checking the socket.
• Do not rinse forcefully, spit repeatedly, use a straw or touch the socket with your tongue or fingers.
• Choose cool or lukewarm soft foods and chew away from the extraction area.
• Avoid hot food and drinks, alcohol, smoking, tobacco and vigorous exercise.
• Rest with your head slightly elevated.

From the Next Day

• Brush your other teeth normally.
• Clean carefully near the extraction site.
• Use gentle warm salt-water rinses after meals if your dentist has advised them.
• Continue soft foods and gradually return to your normal diet as comfort improves.

If Bleeding Starts Again

Place clean, slightly damp gauze over the socket and bite with steady pressure for 30 minutes while sitting upright. Avoid repeatedly removing the gauze to check the area.

What Can Be Normal?

• Swelling, bruising and jaw stiffness can occur.
• Opening your mouth may be difficult for a few days.
• Swelling often becomes more noticeable during the first 2–3 days before it begins to settle.
• Stitches may feel unusual. Do not pull or play with them.

Reduce Swelling and Discomfort

• Use a cold pack on the outside of your face during the first day if advised.
• Rest with your head elevated.
• Eat nourishing soft foods and drink enough water without using a straw.
• Avoid strenuous exercise until your surgeon says it is safe.

First 24 Hours

• Do not rinse forcefully, spit repeatedly, use a straw or disturb the surgical area.
• Choose cool or lukewarm soft foods and chew away from the implant.
• Avoid alcohol, smoking, tobacco and vigorous exercise.
• Use a cold pack and keep your head elevated if advised.

Caring for the Surgical Site

• Continue cleaning the rest of your mouth.
• Do not brush directly over the surgical site until your dentist tells you to start.
• Use chlorhexidine or another prescribed mouthwash exactly as directed.
• Do not repeatedly pull your cheek or lip to inspect the stitches.
• Do not wear a removable denture over the implant unless your dentist has approved it.

Protect Your Implant

• Avoid chewing hard food directly over the implant or temporary tooth.
• Never test whether the implant is moving.
• Attend every review and maintenance appointment.
• Keep up daily plaque control and professional monitoring.

The Golden Rule: Soft Food and a Gentle Bite

• Follow the soft-food period prescribed by your implantologist.
• Do not bite directly into hard foods with temporary teeth.
• Cut food into small pieces and chew slowly.
• Do not test the bridge by clenching, tapping or trying hard foods.
• Wear your night guard exactly as advised.

Cleaning

• During early healing, clean only in the way demonstrated by your dental team.
• Once cleared, clean around and beneath the bridge every day.
• Use the brush, floss or water-flosser setting recommended for you.

Protect the Graft

• Do not touch, press or repeatedly inspect the grafted area.
• Do not pull your lip or cheek to look at the stitches.
• Avoid chewing on the grafted side.
• Follow the soft-food instructions provided by your dentist.
• Do not brush directly over the graft until instructed.
• Do not wear a denture or removable appliance over the graft unless it has been checked and approved.
• Avoid smoking and tobacco because they can seriously interfere with healing.

What You May Notice

Some swelling, bruising or tenderness can be part of normal healing. Occasionally, a few small graft particles may be noticed. Do not disturb the area. Contact Toothistan if you are concerned.

Sinus Precautions

• Do not blow your nose for 2 weeks unless your surgeon gives you a different timeframe.
• If you need to sneeze, keep your mouth open and do not pinch your nose.
• Do not use a straw or create suction in your mouth.
• Avoid smoking and tobacco.
• Take prescribed antibiotics, nasal sprays or decongestants exactly as directed.
• Ask your surgeon before flying, diving or doing activities involving major pressure changes.

What May Be Normal?

• Mild nasal stuffiness can occur.
• A small amount of blood-stained nasal discharge may occur.
• Do not probe the nose or surgical area.

Protect the Surgical Area

• Do not brush, floss, press or pull at the treated area until your periodontist tells you to begin.
• Do not lift your lip or cheek to inspect a graft.
• If a protective dressing is present, leave it alone.
• Contact Toothistan if the dressing comes off early or becomes uncomfortable.
• Choose soft, cool or lukewarm foods and chew on the opposite side.
• Avoid sharp, crunchy, spicy or very hot foods.
• Avoid smoking, tobacco, alcohol and strenuous exercise during early healing.

Cleaning

• Continue cleaning all untreated areas carefully.
• Use any prescribed mouthwash exactly as instructed.
• Attend your scheduled review and suture-removal appointment if required.

On the Day of the Biopsy

• Do not rinse forcefully or spit repeatedly.
• Avoid hot food and drinks while the area remains numb.
• Choose soft foods and avoid chewing directly on the biopsy site.
• If the biopsy was on your lip or tongue, keep speaking to a minimum where possible.
• Avoid smoking, alcohol and strenuous activity.

From the Next Day

• Brush gently and keep the rest of your mouth clean.
• Use gentle warm salt-water rinses after meals if advised.
• Do not pull at the stitches.
• Dissolving stitches may loosen and fall away naturally as healing progresses.
• Attend your biopsy-result appointment even if the area feels completely normal.

If Bleeding Starts

Apply firm, continuous pressure with clean gauze for 20–30 minutes while sitting upright. Contact Toothistan if active bleeding continues.

Getting Used to Your Dentures

• New dentures may initially feel bulky and may increase saliva.
• Start with soft foods cut into small pieces.
• Chew slowly and use both sides of your mouth.
• Reading aloud can help your speech adjust.
• Sore spots can occur, but never adjust or file the denture yourself.

Daily Denture Care

• Remove and rinse your dentures after meals when possible.
• Clean them with a denture brush or soft toothbrush.
• Use a non-abrasive denture cleanser or mild soap.
• Do not use ordinary abrasive toothpaste, bleach or very hot water.
• Clean your gums, tongue and natural teeth every day.
• Remove dentures at night so your gums can rest unless your dentist advises otherwise.
• Keep acrylic dentures in clean water when they are out of your mouth.

After Placement or Adjustment

• Your teeth may feel tender for a few days.
• Choose softer foods until your mouth feels comfortable.
• Use orthodontic wax over a bracket or wire that rubs your cheek.

Protect Your Braces

• Avoid hard, sticky and chewy foods that can damage brackets or wires.
• Cut apples, carrots, pizza crust and similar foods into smaller pieces.
• Do not chew ice, pens or fingernails.

Keep Your Teeth Clean

• Brush carefully after meals and before bed.
• Clean between your teeth and under the wire every day.
• Use the floss threader or interdental brush recommended for you.
• Wear elastics exactly as prescribed.
• Keep regular orthodontic and professional-cleaning appointments.

Daily Routine

• Wear your aligners for the number of hours prescribed by your orthodontist.
• Remove them for food and drinks other than plain water.
• Brush and clean between your teeth before putting the aligners back whenever possible.
• Clean aligners with cool or lukewarm water and the recommended cleanser.
• Never use hot water because it can distort the trays.
• Keep your aligners in their case rather than in tissue or a pocket.

Stay on Track

• Change to the next aligner only on the day instructed.
• Keep your previous set until your dentist confirms you no longer need it.
• Use chewies or seating aids only as demonstrated by your orthodontic team.

While Your Child's Mouth Is Numb

• Watch your child closely until normal feeling returns.
• Do not allow chewing, sucking or biting of the lip, cheek or tongue.
• Avoid hot food and drinks.
• Offer cool, soft food when appropriate.
• Explain that the strange or “fat” feeling is caused by numbness and is not actual swelling.

After a Filling, Pulp Treatment or Stainless-Steel Crown

• Mild tenderness can occur.
• Avoid sticky sweets and very hard foods, particularly around a new crown.
• Continue age-appropriate brushing twice daily with fluoride toothpaste.
• Contact Toothistan if the bite feels uncomfortable or a filling or crown comes out.

After an Extraction

• Ask your child not to rinse, spit, use a straw or touch the socket on the day of treatment.
• Offer soft, cool foods.
• Avoid vigorous play for the rest of the day.
• A small amount of blood-stained saliva can be normal.

For 24 Hours, Do Not

• Drive or ride a bicycle.
• Operate machinery.
• Return to work or perform strenuous exercise.
• Drink alcohol or take non-prescribed sedatives.
• Cook or use potentially dangerous appliances.
• Climb heights.
• Care for a child or dependent person on your own.
• Make important decisions or sign legal documents.

At Home

• Rest for the remainder of the day.
• Drink water and have a light meal when you feel ready unless told otherwise.
• Follow the separate after-care instructions for the dental procedure performed.
• Take regular medicines only as directed by your dentist or physician.