For our patients
Post-Op Instructions
Choose your procedure for clear, step-by-step home recovery instructions. Written for the patient and their caregiver — read it tonight and keep it open as you heal.
After wisdom teeth removal
Wisdom Teeth Removal
Bleeding, swelling, ice, soft food, and how to avoid dry socket — your first 7 days after wisdom teeth surgery.
After dental implant surgery
Dental Implant Surgery
How to protect a healing implant: bleeding, swelling, food, oral hygiene, and what is normal during the first two weeks.
After a tooth extraction
Tooth Extraction
How to protect the clot, manage bleeding and swelling, eat without disturbing the socket, and avoid dry socket.
After IV sedation
IV Sedation
What to expect as anesthesia wears off, what you can eat and drink, and which activities to avoid for the next 24 hours.
After bone grafting
Bone Grafting
How to keep the graft material in place, what is normal during the first week, and what to eat while the bone heals.
After an oral biopsy
Oral Biopsy
What is normal in the days after a biopsy, when you can eat and drink, and when to expect your pathology results.
Something does not feel right?
Our on-call surgeon answers patient calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There are no silly questions on the night of surgery.
Call (317) 876-1095