From this day on, we are entering into a new treatment process with you. It is our biggest wish for you to go through this process in comfort. For this season, we wanted to share some important information that will ease your daily life. We will always be with you in this process. Just a phone call, SMS, whatsApp or e-mail away from you… Please do not hesitate to contact us for all kinds of questions and problems.
Whitening
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Place a small drop (like a tear drop) of bleaching gel only on the inner front surface of tray (in the front of each tooth you want to whiten). Do not use excessive amount of gel. The excess gel may seep and result in irritation on your gums. This irritation and sensitivity won’t last long though.
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When you wake up in the morning, remove the tray, rinse off your teeth with warm water and brush your teeth after breakfast.
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Also, brush the inner and external surface of your tray with a liquid soap and after you dry it off, store it in the tray holder.
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Use bleaching tray every night before you go to bed until desired level of whitening is attained.
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It is usual to feel sensitivity the next day of bleaching when you have a cold or hot drink or even when you breathe. If this sensitivity is too much, you may take a pain killer and not use your bleaching tray for the next evening. There won’t be any sensitivity the next day in any case.
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Do not consume any coloring materials such as cigarettes, tea, coffee, coke, red wine or black cherry juice.
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Keep your unused gel in the refrigerator and your tray in the tray holder. Consult your dentist if an unexpected condition occurs.
Surgery
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Do not use blood thinner medication such as aspirins before and after the surgical operation.
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You may take out the gauze pad after 30 minutes of the operation.
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Do not eat or drink anything for the first 2 hours after surgery.
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Do not chew with the operation side for the first 48 hours after surgery.
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Definitely avoid smoking, consuming alcohol, sour and spicy food.
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Make a cold compress after the surgery until you go to bed.
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Apply the cold compress every 10 minutes at intervals to take down the swelling.
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Stay away from too hot and hard food for two days.
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Be careful when eating grainy foods such as rice, sesame and parsley; do not let them fill up the wounded area.
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It is usual to have mild bleeding after surgery.
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Rinsing your mouth and spitting may unnecessarily increase the bleeding. Do not spit for this reason.
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Do not forget the importance of oral hygiene and brush your teeth regularly.
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Take care of your stitches while brushing. Avoid harming your stitches by rubbing the area with your tongue and opening your mouth.
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Use antiseptic mouthwash if your dentist recommends.
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Rinse off your mouth with it for 60 seconds after brushing your teeth in the morning, afternoon and evening and then spit the antiseptic mouthwash. Do not eat or drink anything the first 30 minutes after this process.
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Salt water mouth rinse between meals will accelerate the healing process. (1/2 teaspoon of salt + a cup of warm water).
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Definitely keep up with the time and dosage of your medication in case your dentist prescribes. Contact your dentist right away in an unexpected condition (heavy bleeding, swelling, pain, fever etc.).
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Prop up your head with pillows while sleeping at night.
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If a piece of food residue gets into the operation area, do not try to remove it. Get an appointment from your dentist for checkup.
Snoring Prosthesis
- It is important to use your denture regularly.
- In the beginning, saliva flow may increase temporarily due to the placement of your denture. As your mouth becomes accustomed to the denture, these problems will disappear in time.
- Once you start using your snoring prosthesis, there may be roughness, immatureness in masticatory muscles in the first few days in the morning after you take out your denture. This is a regular process.
- We recommend you to chew half of a sugar free gum for 4-5 times a day, for 15 minutes at a time to cease the toughness in the first few days. Sometimes the denture may apply more force to the one side of your jaw. This is normal due to the habit of using one side while eating and this problem should decreasingly go away in time.
- We recommend you to wear your denture half an hour or an hour before you go to bed to get used to your denture more easily in the beginning of treatment process.
- Wash your denture under water before you wear it if you want it to be comfortable at night.
- The main therapeutical efficiency of your snoring prosthesis occurs in deep sleep, at night. For this reason, use your denture at least 6 hours at night while sleeping.
- You may use it for longer if you wish. After taking your dentures out in the morning, you should brush it under water by adding a liquid soap to a soft-bristled toothbrush.
- After the cleaning process is over, keep your denture in the denture holder that we provide you.
- The holder should be covered with tap water.
- You may use denture cleaning tablets once or twice a week. You should definitely come to your dental checkups, but if not possible; inform your doctor about the treatment process by phone or e-mail.
Orthodontics
Clear Aligners
Usage of Aligners:
- Aligners should be worn for an average of 20 hours per day, both day and night.
- Ensure that the aligners fit snugly over your teeth.
- Each aligner should be changed every 10 days as recommended by your doctor. For children, this period may be reduced to 7-8 days.
- Aligners should only be removed during meals.
- When removed, aligners must be placed in their case. They should never be left on or wrapped in a tissue.
- For important meetings, meals, or events, you can temporarily remove the aligners, but this should not exceed a total of 8-10 hours per week.
- When traveling or staying away from home, always carry the previous set of aligners in your bag.
Cleaning the Aligners:
- Aligners and their cases can be cleaned with a small brush in the morning and evening.
- While brushing the aligners, you may use liquid soap or the cleaning gel prescribed by your doctor.
- During dinner, you can let your aligners soak in mouthwash for 20 minutes to give them a fresh scent.
Eating and Drinking:
- Before consuming very hot beverages (such as linden tea, salep, or tea), the aligners must be removed to prevent deformation.
- Warm and cold drinks can be consumed while wearing the aligners.
Important Points to Note:
- Used aligners should not be discarded; they must be cleaned and stored in their pouches.
- It is normal to feel some pressure when switching to a new set of aligners.
- If your doctor has provided elastics or chewy tools (for biting exercises), use them according to their instructions.
- If attachments or buttons used to secure elastics fall off, or if your aligners are lost or damaged, contact your doctor immediately.
- If you experience difficulty with the fit of the aligners or excessive pressure, consult your doctor.
- If you miss an appointment, continue wearing your most recent aligner as instructed.
- Under no circumstances should your teeth go without aligners for an entire day.
Orthodontics
The First Days and Emergencies
- It is usual to have pain in a sensible way for the first day you get your braces on. This discomfort decreases day by day. In situations like this, you may use a pain killer if your dentist recommends.
- Since you wear braces for the first time, irritation may occur inside of your cheek and lips afterwards. In such cases, you may use a mouthwash such as Tanflex or Tantum Verde or an ointment such as Protefix, Aftadur.
- If the braces on your back teeth (molars) cause pain in your gums or cheek, you may put the wax we give you on the sharp end of the wire. If there is no wax left, you may place a sugar free gum.
- In case your bracket pops off or becomes loose, please do not throw your bracket away; keep it and inform your dentist.
Oral Care
- Brush your teeth with an orthodontic brush after each meal.
- Brushing should last for 3-4 minutes and no food residue should remain on your teeth.
- Clean between your brackets and wires with an interdental brush every evening.
- Interdental brush should be made after regular brushing process; do not use any toothpaste.
- You may use an electric toothbrush as well.
- Use a fluoride mouthwash every night.
Points to Consider
- Do not bite any food.
- Avoid all kinds of sticky foods (gum, Turkish delight etc.) appetizers such as nuts, pistachios, chips, dried fruits, toasted bread, biscuits, crackers, unripe almond, plum and popcorn.
- Cut all the foods into small pieces and eat them with your back teeth. Remove the seeds before you eat fruits as olives, cherries, plums, etc.
- Stay away from fizzy drinks as much as possible, not more than 1-2 bottles a week. If you drink, use a straw and rinse your mouth afterwards.
- You can use a new and clean nail clipper in order to cut off the dental braces which bother you by streching out to your tongue or your mouth.
Prosthesis
- Eat soft food at first after your denture is placed and chew your food in small bites.
- Do not use your front teeth to bite.
- Read a book or a newspaper loudly for 1-2 hours a day to improve speaking.
- Use your denture at night as well for the first 2 days to adapt fast.
- Clean your denture by brushing all the surfaces, internal and external, with a liquid soap after meals.
- If you have other teeth in your mouth, thoroughly brush them as well.
- Once the adaptation time is over, brush your denture first and then keep it in its own place covered with water.
- Change the water every day and put an antiseptic tablet to the water once a week. (E.g.: Corega/Protefix tablet)
- The water should be at ambient temperature.
- Use antiseptic mouthwash if your dentist recommends.
- Rinse off your mouth with it for 60 seconds after brushing your teeth in the morning, afternoon and evening and then spit.
- Do not eat or drink anything the first 30 minutes after this process.
- Making a saline gargle between meals will also accelerate your adaptation process (1 teacup of warm water + 1 /2 teaspoon of salt)