POST-OPERATIVE CARE

• Educate patients on post-operative care
• Review with patient the healing time required based upon the procedure
• Be available for post-operative care
• Prescribe the needed post-operative medications
• Schedule post-operative visits for suture removal and evaluation

Instruct the patient to follow a post-surgery regimen including cold packs for the initial 24 hours. An antibiotic of choice may be prescribed. Sutures may be removed after ten days. In cases where a prosthetic appliance is to be worn during the healing phase, the prosthesis is relieved and relined with a soft liner to prevent premature loading and micro movement of the implants. Patients should be recalled in ten days to evaluate soft tissue health, to review the condition of the reline materials, and to confirm that the implants are not being loaded by the prosthesis.