| Peridex after dental implant? First implant failed.
Basically, pre-operation and post-operation, my oral surgeon was very cavalier about my dental implant, DESPITE the fact I have already had one failure. He just said, "avoid that area and keep it clean. And rinse with plenty of salt water. If this one fails, there's nothing more I can do. We'll get you a bridge."
I found a whole list of do's and don'ts online about pre and post-operation care. One thing, in particular, I noticed some dentists were requiring their patients use Peridex antibacterial rinse before and after surgery. They also were advising not to use toothpaste for the first week after surger until the stitches were taken out. I called a Manhattan dentist who recommended this and asked him over the phone. He said that toothpaste should be avoided entirely for the first week until stitches are removed and the implant area should not be brushed at all for 6 months. Instead, Peridex should be used in that area.
Is it common to be perscribed Peridex antibacterial rinse and be advised not to use toothpaste for the first week, until the stitches are taken out? I have read this a few places online, but when I called my oral surgeon all agitated (great idea, I know), he said, "No, no, no, you don't need that. Saltwater is the best antibacterial rinse you can use. You can use toothpaste, just avoid the stitches because you don't want to pull them."
It is frustrating because my surgeon always poo-poo's my questions and reassures me, often interrupting me before I've finished my sentence. So basically, his attitude is that he knows best and that my concerns are misguided. Still, he doesn't tell me much in the way of precautions and, like I said, my first implant failed!
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