To keep your dental implants healthy and lasting, your patients should be guided on how to take care of their dental implant post surgery and for the remainder of the life of their dental implants. Keeping dental implants clean and hygienic is the most important part of implant maintenance . Here are our guides on how to care for dental implants, including the best way to clean dental implants and general guidelines for all types. Post Dental implant care includes :-

– Following dental implant placement, it is normal to experience some soreness and discomfort.
– Apply icepack to the outside of the face over the surgical area. Start by applying the ice pack for about 10 minutes each hour for the first few hours.  
– Keep physical activities and heavy lifting to a minimum for at least 48 hours.
– Take the prescribed antibiotics as directed to help prevent infection.  
– Use electric tooth brush that removes hard bristles.
– Avoid toothpaste with abrasive ingredients that remove stains, such as baking soda.
– Scrub away bacteria with crown and bridge floss around the implant.
– Avoid smoking as this may limit healing process in the mouth and increases the risk of dental implant infection.
– Avoid alcohol with post operative medications, including hot fluids.
– Limit your food intake on HARD FOODS that can damage your dental implants such as sticky candy, ice cubes, chips, raw vegetable, ect.
– Follow up with on dental visits, at least 3-4 times per year, to keep implant maintenance professionally evaluated, examined, and cleaned.

A proper care plan following dental implant surgery will enhance your recovery time and prevent complications.