Patient Forms & Instructions
Your First Visit (Consultation)
We look forward to meeting you and we thank you for choosing our dental healthcare team. At your first visit – the consultation will be an opportunity for you to meet with your doctor to go over your recommended treatment options and answer any questions you might have.
To help prevent any delays in seeing you for the consultation please click on the following attachments and complete these forms. You may complete these forms anytime prior to your appointment or arrive no less than 20 minutes before your scheduled appointment.
Download Patient Registration / Medical History Form
Download Notice Of Privacy Practices
Before Your Surgery
General Pre-Operative Instructions:
1. Please come to you appointment relaxed and in comfortable / non-restrictive clothes.
2. Please inform us of any medication or health changes since we have completed the consultation.
3. If you take blood thinning medications, (such as; Coumadin, Warfarin, Coumadin, Aspirin, Heparin, Lovenox, or others) please make sure you have appropriately adjusted your blood thinning medication prior to the surgery (we will inform you of this at your consultation). If there is concern from your medical doctor about these standard adjustments, then please inform us.
4. If you are a diabetic, then please take your regular scheduled medications and normally eat (but not to heavy of a meal). Please check your sugar levels just prior to the appointment so we have a base line record prior to the surgery.
5. Please bring or have at the appointment any temporaries, dental partials, or retainers, so we may insure the proper fit after the procedures.
6. If you are not sedating it is not required that you have a driver to and from the appointment, but some patients feel better if they do. If you choose to have someone come with you they can leave there cell phone number and we can call them prior to the completion of the case.
7. The financial aspect of your case should have been taken care of prior to the appointment so you can focus on your comfort and care upon arrival.
After Your Surgery
General Post-Operative Instructions:
Immediately following periodontal surgery, an ice bag should be applied to your face over the area of surgery. Apply for 20 minutes then wait 40minutes and apply again. This will help prevent or reduce swelling and pain. It should be used for the first 48 hours after surgery.
Protective Putty Dressing:
After some surgical procedures we will place a putty-like cast on the teeth and gums to protect them. If it falls off please discard and do not be concerned.
Begin tomorrow, rinsing 4-6 times a day with a salt water solution (½ teaspoon of salt in an 8 oz glass of warm water). Continue these rinses for the first week, especially after meals.
Recommendations for Oral Hygiene:
Gum Grafting or Laser Patients:
Clean all areas of your mouth except the surgical site in the normal manner starting tomorrow. Do not brush the grafts or the laser treated area for one full week. Oral rinsing on these sites is ideal. Do not brush even if the protective packing is removed.
All Other Surgical Patients:
Clean all areas of your mouth except the surgical site in the normal manner starting tomorrow. If the protective packing is removed then the best advice is to give the area 3 days of initial healing and then begin gentle brushing until we see you at the one week follow up appointment.
Bleeding Concerns:
There may be bloodstains in the saliva for first day after therapy. This is normal. If there is considerable bleeding, find the source and hold a piece of damp (never dry) gauze over it with your thumb and index finger. Hold firm pressure for 5-10 minutes without removing the gauze. After the pressure then gently check the area and if it is still bleeding, reapply the pressure for another 5-10 minutes. If bleeding persists after a few attempts then please call me. You can remove the putty packing if you cannot get direct pressure applied to the wound.
Suggested Diet:
For about 5-7 days after surgery you will need to eat gently. Avoid “hard” foods that require heavy chewing and avoid “sharp” food like chips. It is important that you maintain a normal intake of food. Be creative and keep your diet soft and so that the food particles can be easily rinsed after the meal. I encourage drinking lots of fluids to prevent dehydration. This is no time to diet and lose weight!
Some Suggested Foods:
Broth/Soft Soup, Instant Breakfast/Protein Drinks, Mashed Potatoes/Soft Bread, Soft Pasta, Jell-O/Custard/Pudding, Fine Ground Meat, Ice Cream, Juices, Cheese/Cottage Cheese, Milk Shakes, Smoothies, Eggs.
It is important that you refrain from strenuous activity for the next day or two. Recline and rest as much as possible. You should concentrate on the above instructions and maintain good nourishment, liquids, and take your medication as directed.
Download Post-Operative Instructions
