Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

• Since oral, dental and maxillofacial surgery treatments are disease-oriented, you can follow the necessary warnings by consulting your dentist. Depending on the type of treatment to be applied and the patient's condition, in some cases, surgical procedures are performed under local anesthesia, general anesthesia or conscious sedation.
• Before oral, dental and maxillofacial surgery treatment, if you have a chronic disease and take medication regularly, you should definitely share this with your surgeon. Blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and similar diseases; an allergy history or problems encountered in past dental treatments should be shared with the oral, dental and maxillofacial surgeon. You should not forget to provide this information when the specialist surgeon asks for your medical history.
• You should keep your X-ray records, tests and medications with you during the entire treatment.
• Especially jaw surgeries are procedures in which anesthetic drugs with significant effects on the respiratory and circulatory system are used. Your oral, dental and maxillofacial surgeon may refer you to a physician specialized in a different field when necessary. In this action, which is defined as consultation, you should trust your doctors and take firm steps forward during the treatment.
• If local anesthesia will be used in oral, dental and maxillofacial surgery, you should come to the operation on a full stomach unless otherwise instructed by your doctor.
• Although oral hygiene is important at all times, hygiene before surgery is also extremely important. For this reason, you should definitely brush your teeth before coming to the surgery. If you have the opportunity, you can shave before surgery. Not wearing make-up can also be beneficial for the surgery.

The points you should pay attention to after oral, dental and maxillofacial surgery treatment are the following points that you should pay attention to after jaw surgery, unless otherwise stated by your surgeon:

• Oral, dental and maxillofacial surgery, which takes place under local anesthesia, usually involves operations such as extraction of impacted teeth. Taking meticulous care of your wound will speed up the healing process after surgery. Of course, the main thing is the recommendations of your specialist surgeon who performs the surgery. 
• After the operation, a sterile tampon is placed in the surgical site. You should hold this tampon tightly for 30 minutes, i.e. bite it.
• You can remove the tampon after 30 minutes after oral, dental and maxillofacial surgery. Mild bleeding after the first tampon is removed is generally considered normal. However, spitting out the blood accumulated in the mouth or pressing on the wound with your tongue may cause increased bleeding. Instead, you should gently swallow the blood or slowly drain it out of the corner of your mouth. If there is severe bleeding after the first tampon, you may need a second tampon and you should consult your doctor.
• You can start gargling and brushing your teeth 1 day after surgery and eating 2 hours later. But you should prefer a light diet. If possible, you should not eat with the area where the surgery was performed. You should not consume foods such as very hot, very cold, extremely spicy, acidic, nuts.
• You should not smoke for 1 week after the operation. Because smoking can cause an infection called alveolitis to form in the surgical site.

If you need detailed information about oral, dental and maxillofacial surgery and want to get the right treatment, you can visit Klinik 34.