Before Your Surgical Appointment

Prior to your surgical appointment

• Please inform us if there is any CHANGE IN YOUR MEDICAL HISTORY (uncon­trolled high blood pres­sure, aller­gies, arti­fi­cial heart valve or joint, bleed­ing dis­or­der, changes in pre­scrip­tion med­ica­tions, etc.).
• Pre­pare some soft ice packs to use after your surgery to min­i­mize swelling.
• On the evening before your surgery, go to bed early enough so that you will be well-rested on the day of your surgery. Brush your teeth thor­oughly shortly before your appoint­ment, and stop by the restroom imme­di­ately before your appointment.

On the Day of the Procedure

• Take any med­ica­tions that you nor­mally take, UNLESS pre­vi­ously instructed by your doc­tor to do otherwise.
• You will be able to drive your­self to and from the appoint­ment UNLESS you have been pre­scribed a seda­tive med­ica­tion to help you relax. If you have been pre­scribed a seda­tive, then you will need some­one to drive you.
• Make arrange­ments so that imme­di­ately after your surgery you can go home and rest. You should not go back to work until the next day. For at least 48 hours after surgery, avoid stren­u­ous exercise.
• You will need to eat only soft, nutri­tious food for the first few days after your surgery. This includes things such as soup, yogurt, fish, eggs, cooked cereal and pureed food. Higher doses of Vit­a­min C and mul­ti­vi­t­a­min sup­ple­ments enhance the heal­ing process and decrease the pos­si­bil­ity of infection.
• Dress com­fort­ably, avoid alco­hol and too much caf­feine, and eat prior to your visit.
• Bring any remov­able retain­ers, mouth guards, or dentures.
• If you would like, bring your iPod or CD player to enjoy your music dur­ing treatment.

Usu­ally, we will see you one to two weeks after surgery to mon­i­tor heal­ing. If you have any ques­tions, please call any­time. It is our goal to pro­vide you with the best peri­odon­tal care pos­si­ble. If there is any­thing that we can do to improve any aspect of your peri­odon­tal treat­ment, please let us know.