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Benefits of Sleeping On an Incline After Oral Surgery |
Posted on 8/24/2020 by Candice |
| Self-care is critical to your recovery from oral surgery, and one of the most important post-op self-care factors is how you sleep. Your body's natural healing mechanisms kick into higher gears while you're resting, but sleeping in the wrong position can actually derail your recovery efforts. Your lying position can determine how quickly you can get a grip on bleeding and swollen gums and other discomforts resulting from your oral surgery. For instance, lying on your back may reduce blood flow to the area of the surgery, limiting the amount of nutrients and other resources needed to facilitate natural healing in those areas. But another more critical aspect of your lying position is the inclination of your head. In fact, our recommendation for sleeping with your head elevated after oral surgery is couched in what's known as Inclined Bed Therapy (IBT) an alternative treatment regimen being explored to aid recovery from a wide range of illnesses, including heart conditions, congestion problems, sleep apnea, etc. Why Sleep on an Incline After Oral Surgery? With your head raised slightly while sleeping, your breathing passages will open up to allow for optimal breathing and your body will be able to drain out more excessive fluid from the site of the surgery. If you lie flat on your back, your swelling and bleeding gums might take longer to heal due to the protracted presence of these fluids. You might even risk losing the blood clot and restarting the bleeding and swelling if you continue lying in this position for longer. If you're not used to sleeping on an incline, you might want to trade the discomfort of lying in a new position to that of enduring bleeding gums and pains for longer than necessary. You only need to adopt the inclined sleeping position for just a few days or probably a week after the surgery to allow the blood clot to go full bloom. Use pillows to raise the upper parts of your body, including your head at 45 degrees. You should also avoid sleeping on slippery surfaces like leather, where it can be difficult to maintain your inclined position while sleeping. If your post-op discomforts and swelling persists for longer than a few days, you need to seek out our doctors as soon as possible to get more effective remedies.... Read more... |
Talk to Us if You Have Swelling In Your Mouth and a Fever |
Posted on 8/10/2020 by Candice |
| There are a number of reasons as to why you have a swelling in your mouth. However, if the swelling is accompanied by a fever, then you may want to consider the presence of an abscess. You may not be able to judge whether or not you have an abscess in your mouth, however, professionals like us are able to detect the presence of abscess and provide timely and effective solutions to treat it without it spreading to the neck, jaw and other body parts. What Is Abscess? When you have a slight toothache or infection, this often results in the breeding of bacteria in your mouth. When a slight cavity or tooth decay is ignored, it often results in a bacterial infection. When a bacterial infection is further ignored, it tends to spread to the gums causing periodontal diseases. Periodontal disease can take a long time to be treated and you may have to go through multiple sittings to ensure all bacteria in the mouth are killed. When you ignore periodontal disease or do not get it treated correctly, it could result in the formation of pus which begins to inside the gums themselves. This puss needs to be drained out at the earliest to prevent any complications. How To Treat It Although a lot of people may tell you that you can try out a few home remedies to try and treat and get rid of the abscess, this is no time for trial and error. Time is of the essence and ignoring abscess could be potentially life-threatening. The best way to get it treated is to drain out the abscess with the help of professionals like us. If you want to learn more about abscess and how it can affect your oral health and overall health, feel free to visit our office. If you want to avoid your dental health from getting worse, make sure you get timely dental checkups.... Read more... |
Are There Any Jaw Exercises You Could Do to Improve Your Jaw Pain? |
Posted on 7/23/2020 by Candice |
| For dental patients who suffer from regular or infrequent jaw pain due to any number of possible causes, we are often asked if there are any exercises that can be performed to help reduce the pain or discomfort. The short answer is yes, there are a few things that you can do to slightly reduce the pain that you may be feeling in one or both sides of your jaw, but it is important to remember that these techniques are meant only to offer mild relief to these issues and do not take the place of coming in for regular visits so our dental practitioners can help you treat the cause of the problem and not just the symptom. But to help with the day-to-day discomfort that may come as a result of your specific condition, here are a few simple stretches and exercises: Circular Rotations Working your lower jaw in circular, clockwise motions for a certain number of repetitions, say 5 to 10, and then reversing the direction and going counter-clockwise for the same number can sometimes help relieve discomfort. Stretching Exercises Another way to reduce the effects of jaw pain is to regularly perform stretching techniques, and the best time to practice these is upon waking in the morning and before going to bed at night. Open the mouth as wide as you comfortably can, and then guide the lower jaw in and out 5 to 10 times, just as with the rotations. To learn more ways that you can alleviate jaw pain, as well as to get a checkup or examination to try and discover the cause of these problems, give us or call or stop in and see us here at our clinic office. We will be glad to assist you in any way we can.... Read more... |
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