Getting Rid of Gum Disease

When you go to your family dentist to get a filling in one or more of your teeth, you are going to have a bit of a recovery process afterwards. While the recovery should be short lived and quite easy to get through, there are still things that you can do to help. This article is going to discuss 3 great tips for caring for your mouth after getting a filling.

Avoid Chewing While Still Numb

Something that you are going to want to avoid, if at all possible, is chewing on the side of your mouth where you received the filling.  This side of your mouth will have been numbed before the procedure to ensure that you didn't feel anything, and it will likely stay numb for quite some time after the procedure is done. Because your mouth is going to be numb, you aren't going to feel if you are chewing your gums or lips when you try to chew something. This is going to cause you severe pain in both your gums and your lips when the numbing agent wears off. In order to avoid this issue altogether, you are going to want to chew foods on the side of your mouth that isn't numb. Or, if you happened to receive fillings on both sides of your mouth, you are going to want to stick to drinking until the numbness wears off.

Avoid Extremely Hot Or Cold Temperatures

When you first get a filling, your teeth are going to be a bit more sensitive to temperatures that are either very hot or very cold. This means that you should avoid drinking beverages such as iced drinks or hot teas or coffees. If you do feel the need to drink one of these drinks, use a straw so that they don't come in contact with your teeth. Foods such as ice cream and hot soups should also be avoided until your teeth have had some time to rest a bit and become less sensitive. Also, try to avoid exposing your teeth to extremely cold or hot air if possible, because this will also trigger the sensitivity.

Avoid Chewing Hard Foods

When your filling first gets put in, you are going to want to avoid chewing foods that are hard, such as hard candies, nuts, or ice. This is due to the fact that your teeth are sensitive, and you may accidentally dislodge your filling while you are chewing.

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