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Aftercare Instructions

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Find simple instructions for the first hours, the first days and long-term care after your dental treatment.

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Before You Read

Your personal instructions always come first.

This page is a general guide. Your treatment may need different instructions based on your case, medicines and healing.

For every treatment

  • Wait until numbness has fully gone before chewing or drinking anything very hot.
  • Take only the medicines and doses given or approved by your dentist.
  • Keep the area clean, but do not scrub a fresh surgical site.
  • Attend every planned review, even when everything feels normal.
  • Do not smoke or vape during healing, especially after surgery.
  • Contact ELVÉA when an instruction is unclear. Do not guess.

Get urgent help

  • Breathing or swallowing becomes difficult.
  • Swelling grows quickly or reaches the eye, neck or throat.
  • Bleeding does not slow after firm pressure as instructed.
  • You develop a severe allergic reaction, fainting or widespread rash.
  • Pain, fever, bad taste or swelling becomes worse instead of better.
  • A restoration, implant part or temporary tooth becomes loose or breaks.

Treatment Guide

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01

Scaling & Polishing

After professional cleaning or stain removal.

What can be normal

  • Mild gum tenderness or light bleeding for a short time.
  • Temporary sensitivity to cold, air or sweet foods.
  • Small spaces may feel more noticeable after tartar is removed.

What to do

  • Brush gently twice daily with a soft toothbrush.
  • Clean between the teeth every day as shown by your dentist.
  • Use sensitivity toothpaste when advised.
  • Choose comfortable-temperature food and drinks until sensitivity settles.

What to avoid

  • Hard brushing or stopping oral hygiene because the gums bleed slightly.
  • Smoking, which slows gum recovery.
  • Very hot, cold or acidic food when the teeth feel sensitive.

Contact ELVÉA if

  • Pain, swelling or bleeding becomes stronger.
  • Sensitivity remains severe or does not improve.
  • You notice pus, a bad taste or a loose tooth.
02

Teeth Whitening

After in-clinic bleaching or dentist-supervised home whitening.

What can be normal

  • Temporary tooth sensitivity.
  • Mild gum irritation or a pale area that settles after treatment stops.
  • The final shade may look more balanced after the teeth rehydrate.

What to do

  • Use whitening gel only in the amount and schedule given to you.
  • Clean and store trays exactly as instructed.
  • Use sensitivity toothpaste if advised.
  • Keep brushing and flossing normally.

What to avoid

  • Adding extra gel or extending treatment without approval.
  • Strongly coloured food and drinks during active whitening when advised.
  • Very cold food and drinks when sensitivity is present.
  • Using whitening products on veneers, crowns or fillings expecting them to change colour.

Contact ELVÉA if

  • Sensitivity is severe, sharp or does not settle after stopping.
  • The gums burn, peel or remain painful.
  • You swallow a large amount of gel or develop an unexpected reaction.
03

Composite Bonding & Fillings

After tooth-coloured restorations or cosmetic bonding.

What can be normal

  • Mild sensitivity to pressure, cold or sweet foods for a short period.
  • The tooth may feel different while your bite adapts.
  • Minor gum tenderness near the restored area.

What to do

  • Wait for numbness to disappear before chewing.
  • Brush and floss normally but gently around the area.
  • Use the protective night guard if one was prescribed.
  • Return for polishing or bite adjustment when requested.

What to avoid

  • Biting pens, nails, ice or very hard food with bonded front teeth.
  • Using the restored tooth to open packages.
  • Frequent staining habits without regular cleaning.

Contact ELVÉA if

  • The bite feels high or the tooth hurts when you close.
  • The filling or bonding chips, moves or feels rough.
  • Sensitivity becomes stronger or turns into spontaneous pain.
04

Prepless Veneers

After conservative ceramic veneers with little or no tooth reduction.

What can be normal

  • Mild gum tenderness near the veneer edges.
  • A short adjustment period to the new shape and bite.
  • Temporary awareness of the veneers when speaking or closing.

What to do

  • Brush with a soft toothbrush and non-abrasive toothpaste.
  • Floss daily using the technique shown by the clinic.
  • Wear your night guard when prescribed.
  • Attend polishing, gum and bite reviews.

What to avoid

  • Biting hard objects or using the front teeth to tear packages.
  • Very abrasive whitening toothpaste.
  • Skipping hygiene visits because the veneers cannot decay. The teeth and gums still need care.

Contact ELVÉA if

  • A veneer feels loose, moves, chips or comes off.
  • The bite feels uneven or one tooth touches first.
  • There is persistent pain, swelling or gum bleeding.
05

Veneers

After prepared ceramic veneers, including the temporary stage.

What can be normal

  • Mild sensitivity after preparation or bonding.
  • Temporary veneers may feel less smooth than the final ceramic.
  • Minor gum tenderness while tissues settle.

What to do

  • Follow the clinic’s cleaning method around temporary veneers.
  • Brush and floss carefully after final bonding.
  • Use your night guard when advised.
  • Keep review visits for bite, gum and margin checks.

What to avoid

  • Sticky or hard food while temporary veneers are in place.
  • Pulling floss upward under a temporary veneer. Follow the technique shown to you.
  • Biting ice, bones, hard nuts or non-food objects.

Contact ELVÉA if

  • A temporary or final veneer breaks, moves or comes off.
  • The bite feels high, painful or different on one side.
  • Strong sensitivity or pain does not improve.
06

Crowns & Bridges

After temporary or final fixed restorations.

What can be normal

  • Mild pressure or temperature sensitivity for a short time.
  • Temporary cement may feel different from the final fit.
  • The gums may be tender near the restoration edge.

What to do

  • Clean around crowns every day.
  • Use floss threaders or interdental brushes under bridges as shown.
  • Chew carefully until numbness is gone and the cement has set as advised.
  • Keep the review appointment for final cementation or bite checks.

What to avoid

  • Sticky food on a temporary crown or bridge.
  • Hard chewing on the temporary side.
  • Leaving a lost temporary restoration untreated.

Contact ELVÉA if

  • The crown or bridge moves or comes off.
  • The bite feels high or chewing remains painful.
  • Food repeatedly packs under the restoration or the gum swells.
07

Root Canal Treatment

After endodontic treatment or between visits.

What can be normal

  • Tenderness when biting for a few days.
  • Mild soreness around the tooth or jaw.
  • The tooth may feel different until the final restoration is placed.

What to do

  • Brush and floss normally but gently.
  • Take prescribed medicine exactly as directed.
  • Complete the final filling or crown at the planned time.
  • Chew on the other side until the tooth is fully restored or cleared.

What to avoid

  • Hard chewing on a tooth with a temporary filling.
  • Delaying the final crown or restoration.
  • Changing or stopping prescribed antibiotics without speaking to the prescriber.

Contact ELVÉA if

  • Severe pain, swelling or pressure continues or returns.
  • The temporary filling is lost or the tooth cracks.
  • The bite feels high or you cannot close comfortably.
  • Your previous symptoms return.
08

Extraction & Wisdom Teeth

After a simple or surgical tooth removal.

What can be normal

  • Light oozing, swelling and soreness in the first days.
  • Jaw stiffness after a difficult or long procedure.
  • Bruising can appear and then fade.

What to do

  • Bite on the gauze for the time and pressure shown by your dentist.
  • Rest, keep your head raised and choose soft food.
  • Brush the other teeth carefully without disturbing the socket.
  • After the first 24 hours, use gentle warm salt-water rinses when advised.
  • Take prescribed medicine exactly as directed.

What to avoid

  • Rinsing, spitting, straws or touching the socket during the first 24 hours.
  • Smoking, vaping, alcohol and strenuous exercise during early healing.
  • Hard, sharp, very hot or crumbly food near the area.
  • Trying to remove stitches or the healing clot.

Contact ELVÉA if

  • Bleeding does not slow after firm pressure.
  • Pain becomes much stronger after initially improving.
  • You develop fever, pus, bad taste or growing swelling.
  • Numbness lasts longer than your dentist expected.
09

Dental Implants & Bone Grafting

After implant placement, grafting or uncovering.

What can be normal

  • Swelling, bruising and mild oozing in the early days.
  • Tenderness around the implant or graft site.
  • A temporary tooth may feel different from the final restoration.

What to do

  • Follow the exact cleaning method given for the surgical site.
  • Eat soft food and avoid pressure on the implant area.
  • Use prescribed rinses and medicines as directed.
  • Attend all healing and integration reviews.
  • After healing, brush and clean around implants every day.

What to avoid

  • Smoking or vaping during healing.
  • Chewing directly on the implant or graft before clearance.
  • Touching the site with fingers or repeatedly checking it with the tongue.
  • Skipping long-term professional maintenance.

Contact ELVÉA if

  • An implant, healing cap or temporary tooth feels mobile.
  • Swelling, pain, discharge or fever increases.
  • Bleeding does not settle or the wound opens.
  • After a sinus-related procedure, you notice unexpected air or fluid movement between the mouth and nose.
10

Gum Treatment

After deep cleaning, gum contouring, pigmentation treatment or minor gum surgery.

What can be normal

  • Mild bleeding, tenderness, swelling or sensitivity.
  • The teeth may look slightly longer after inflammation or excess gum is reduced.
  • A protective dressing can feel bulky.

What to do

  • Clean untreated areas normally.
  • Use the brush, gel or mouth rinse provided for the treated area.
  • Choose soft food and chew away from surgery.
  • Keep stitches and review appointments.
  • Use sensitivity toothpaste when advised.

What to avoid

  • Brushing directly over a fresh surgical area until your dentist says to start.
  • Pulling a gum dressing or stitches.
  • Smoking, alcohol and vigorous exercise during early healing.
  • Very spicy, hard or hot food near the area.

Contact ELVÉA if

  • Bleeding continues despite pressure.
  • The dressing falls off early and the area is painful.
  • Swelling, fever, discharge or bad taste increases.
  • A tooth becomes newly mobile or pain is severe.
11

Clear Aligners & Retainers

After starting a new tray, attachments or retention.

What can be normal

  • Pressure or mild tenderness when changing to a new aligner.
  • Temporary changes in speech or saliva.
  • Small attachment edges may feel unfamiliar at first.

What to do

  • Wear aligners for the exact daily time prescribed.
  • Remove them for food and drinks other than plain water unless told otherwise.
  • Brush before replacing the trays.
  • Clean trays with the method recommended by the clinic.
  • Wear retainers exactly as planned after treatment.

What to avoid

  • Hot water, which can distort trays.
  • Eating with aligners in unless your plan specifically allows it.
  • Wrapping trays in tissue where they may be lost.
  • Moving to the next tray early without approval.

Contact ELVÉA if

  • An aligner cracks, is lost or no longer fits.
  • An attachment comes off.
  • There is sharp pain, gum injury or a tooth feels unusually mobile.
  • You cannot wear the tray for the prescribed time.
12

Children’s Dental Care

After fillings, fluoride, sealants, extraction or local anaesthetic.

What can be normal

  • The lip, cheek or tongue may stay numb for a few hours.
  • Mild tenderness can follow a filling, cleaning or extraction.
  • Fluoride varnish may leave a temporary coating or taste.

What parents should do

  • Watch the child until numbness has completely gone.
  • Prevent lip, cheek or tongue biting.
  • Follow the specific eating and brushing time given for fluoride or sealants.
  • Give only medicines approved for the child.
  • Keep food soft after extraction or when chewing is uncomfortable.

What to avoid

  • Hot food or chewing while the mouth is numb.
  • Letting the child touch an extraction site or loose dressing.
  • Giving adult medication or changing a dose without professional advice.
  • Using fear or punishment around the aftercare routine.

Contact ELVÉA if

  • The child bites the lip or cheek and swelling develops.
  • Bleeding, pain, fever or swelling increases.
  • A sealant or filling feels broken or the child cannot bite normally.
  • The child has difficulty breathing, swallowing or develops an allergic reaction.
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This guide supports your personal instructions. It does not replace an examination, diagnosis or emergency medical care.