Martin S. Sugar, D.D.S., P.A.
25 Old Farm Lane         Shrewsbury, PA 17361         717.235.3837

Your Care After Extraction

1. Your tooth will be sore to biting and often times to touch for the next 5 to 7 days. The tooth may feel "high" When you bite your teeth together. In rare instances the soreness to biting may take 2 to 4 weeks to go away.

2. Your tooth will ache over the next 3 to 5 days. We recommend 600mg of Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, Nuprin) every 6 hours for the next 3 days, pain or no pain. If unable to take Ibuprofen, take 2 tablet of Extra Strength Tylenol every 6 hours. If a prescription pain medication is given, please take only as directed.

3. The gum tissue around your tooth may be sore after the procedure. This soreness will go away within 24 to 48 hours after the procedure.

4. You may eat as you normally would as soon as the numbness has worn off. You may chew lightly on the treated tooth, but avoid chewing hard items until the tooth has had a final filling.

5. You must have a permanent filling placed within the next four weeks. This is very important. After 4 to 6 weeks the temporary filling will start to leak. This may allow contamination of the root canal treatment and may necessitate the retreatment of your tooth.

6. If placed on an antibiotic, please take these as prescribed.

7. Feel free to call our office with any questions. Please notify us if any of the following occurs:

•   swelling around the tooth or in the face,
•   pain unrelieved by the pain medication prescribed,
•   any allergic reaction to any medication.