{"id":102,"date":"2024-03-21T07:02:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T07:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/?p=102"},"modified":"2024-04-12T07:06:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T07:06:17","slug":"how-to-prepare-for-dental-implant-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/21\/how-to-prepare-for-dental-implant-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready for New Teeth: How to Prepare for Dental Implant Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\"A<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

If you plan to get dental implants<\/a>, you may be eager to start treatment. That\u2019s only fair \u2013 anyone with missing teeth would want the \u201cultimate tooth replacements.\u201d Still, you\u2019ll need to know how to prepare for dental implant surgery first. Lacking this knowledge would lead to problems with your new teeth. All that said, your Annandale dentist can share the relevant facts with you. Here are four key things you should do before your implant treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Ask Your Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At your consultation visit, you\u2019ll get a chance to learn more about implant treatment. Use that time to ask any questions you still have concerning the surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You see, being well-informed before surgery helps things go smoothly. You can make any needed adjustments, ease your dental anxiety, etc. Also, the discussion ensures that you and your dentist are on the same page. You wouldn\u2019t want any misconceptions to affect your treatment results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow Pre-Op Instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Whatever your concerns, the dentist will share pre-op instructions with you. Make sure to follow this guidance \u2013 it\u2019ll keep you safe during your procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dental implant pre-op rules are pretty simple. For instance, you\u2019ll want to fast the night before surgery if it\u2019ll include IV sedation. You could also be told to take any prescribed antibiotics. Based on the treatment\u2019s time of day, you may even need to rinse with an antibacterial mouthwash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have a Driver Ready<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Even if you\u2019d prefer to, you can\u2019t drive home from an implant surgery. That means you should arrange for a friend or family member to take you home after treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The issue is that implant surgery involves anesthesia (if not sedation). Given that fact, you\u2019ll feel sleepy and disoriented after it\u2019s over. You just won\u2019t be in the right mindset to drive a car. Instead, it\u2019d be better to have a driver pick you up. They\u2019ll make sure you\u2019re ready to go once your care is done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clear Out Your Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need time to adjust and heal in the days after implant work. Give yourself that leeway by clearing a few days of your post-surgery schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your mouth will be fairly sensitive after treatment. In fact, you\u2019ll likely suffer some post-surgery soreness and swelling. Time away from work would help you work through these symptoms. Similarly, you may want help around the house. Friends or family could offer support with childcare or meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you grasp these four ideas, you\u2019ll know how to prepare for dental implant surgery. Make sure to memorize them and similar tips before treatment day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Practice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nova Smile Dental<\/a> is based in Annandale, VA. Led by Dr. Salari<\/a>, our practice strives to give each patient the quality dentistry they deserve. That means we perform preventive, cosmetic, and restorative services, as well as emergency dental care. Our dental team also offers excellent dental implant surgery entirely in-house. If you\u2019d like more details or to book a visit, you can reach us on our website<\/a> or by phone at (703)-763-0800<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you plan to get dental implants, you may be eager to start treatment. That\u2019s only fair \u2013 anyone with missing teeth would want the \u201cultimate tooth replacements.\u201d Still, you\u2019ll need to know how to prepare for dental implant surgery first. Lacking this knowledge would lead to problems with your new teeth. All that said, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Prepare for Dental Implant Surgery | Nova Smile Dental<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"So, do you know how to prepare for your dental implant surgery? If not, make sure to do these four key things before your treatment day.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/21\/how-to-prepare-for-dental-implant-surgery\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Prepare for Dental Implant Surgery | Nova Smile Dental\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"So, do you know how to prepare for your dental implant surgery? If not, make sure to do these four key things before your treatment day.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/21\/how-to-prepare-for-dental-implant-surgery\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nova Smile Dental Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-03-21T07:02:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-04-12T07:06:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AdobeStock_280868133__29___1712905476_31850.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"novasmile\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"novasmile\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/21\/how-to-prepare-for-dental-implant-surgery\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/21\/how-to-prepare-for-dental-implant-surgery\/\",\"name\":\"How to Prepare for Dental Implant Surgery | Nova Smile Dental\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/21\/how-to-prepare-for-dental-implant-surgery\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/21\/how-to-prepare-for-dental-implant-surgery\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AdobeStock_280868133__29___1712905476_31850.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-21T07:02:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-04-12T07:06:17+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e67c9236396d209d34573ca443ff23ea\"},\"description\":\"So, do you know how to prepare for your dental implant surgery? If not, make sure to do these four key things before your treatment day.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/21\/how-to-prepare-for-dental-implant-surgery\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/21\/how-to-prepare-for-dental-implant-surgery\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/21\/how-to-prepare-for-dental-implant-surgery\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AdobeStock_280868133__29___1712905476_31850.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AdobeStock_280868133__29___1712905476_31850.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":533},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/21\/how-to-prepare-for-dental-implant-surgery\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Ready for New Teeth: How to Prepare for Dental Implant Surgery\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Nova Smile Dental Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e67c9236396d209d34573ca443ff23ea\",\"name\":\"novasmile\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f92fde46fbe5b0895185788311cdb732b5b6a0c396f5ac709a92039cbe6c6ae6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f92fde46fbe5b0895185788311cdb732b5b6a0c396f5ac709a92039cbe6c6ae6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"novasmile\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/author\/novasmile\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Prepare for Dental Implant Surgery | Nova Smile Dental","description":"So, do you know how to prepare for your dental implant surgery? If not, make sure to do these four key things before your treatment day.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/21\/how-to-prepare-for-dental-implant-surgery\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Prepare for Dental Implant Surgery | Nova Smile Dental","og_description":"So, do you know how to prepare for your dental implant surgery? If not, make sure to do these four key things before your treatment day.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/21\/how-to-prepare-for-dental-implant-surgery\/","og_site_name":"Nova Smile Dental Blog","article_published_time":"2024-03-21T07:02:58+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-04-12T07:06:17+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AdobeStock_280868133__29___1712905476_31850.jpg"}],"author":"novasmile","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"novasmile","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/21\/how-to-prepare-for-dental-implant-surgery\/","url":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/21\/how-to-prepare-for-dental-implant-surgery\/","name":"How to Prepare for Dental Implant Surgery | Nova Smile Dental","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/21\/how-to-prepare-for-dental-implant-surgery\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/21\/how-to-prepare-for-dental-implant-surgery\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AdobeStock_280868133__29___1712905476_31850.jpg","datePublished":"2024-03-21T07:02:58+00:00","dateModified":"2024-04-12T07:06:17+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e67c9236396d209d34573ca443ff23ea"},"description":"So, do you know how to prepare for your dental implant surgery? If not, make sure to do these four key things before your treatment day.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/21\/how-to-prepare-for-dental-implant-surgery\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/21\/how-to-prepare-for-dental-implant-surgery\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/21\/how-to-prepare-for-dental-implant-surgery\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AdobeStock_280868133__29___1712905476_31850.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AdobeStock_280868133__29___1712905476_31850.jpg","width":800,"height":533},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/21\/how-to-prepare-for-dental-implant-surgery\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Ready for New Teeth: How to Prepare for Dental Implant Surgery"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/","name":"Nova Smile Dental Blog","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e67c9236396d209d34573ca443ff23ea","name":"novasmile","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f92fde46fbe5b0895185788311cdb732b5b6a0c396f5ac709a92039cbe6c6ae6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f92fde46fbe5b0895185788311cdb732b5b6a0c396f5ac709a92039cbe6c6ae6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"novasmile"},"url":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/author\/novasmile\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106,"href":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102\/revisions\/106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.novasmiledental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}