{"id":776,"date":"2025-07-14T20:33:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T01:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.richsa.com.pe\/what-to-do-after-dental-surgery-a-guide-to-postoperative-care\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T17:58:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T22:58:13","slug":"what-to-do-after-dental-surgery-a-guide-to-postoperative-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.richsa.com.pe\/en\/what-to-do-after-dental-surgery-a-guide-to-postoperative-care\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Do After Dental Surgery: A Guide to Postoperative Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After oral surgery (extraction, implant, or graft), following your dentist\u2019s instructions is essential to prevent discomfort and complications:<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Apply Cold Compresses Externally<\/strong><br\/>Use cold packs during the first 6 hours to reduce swelling and pain.<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Avoid Smoking and Alcohol<\/strong><br\/>These substances delay healing and increase infection risk.<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eat Soft, Cold Foods<\/strong><br\/>Avoid hot, spicy, or hard foods. Choose cold soups, pur\u00e9es, yogurt, or soft ice cream.<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Take Medication as Prescribed<\/strong><br\/>Don\u2019t stop antibiotics or painkillers without your dentist\u2019s approval.<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maintain Oral Hygiene<\/strong><br\/>Except in the surgical area. Use 0.12% chlorhexidine rinse as directed.<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rest and Avoid Intense Exercise<\/strong><br\/>Especially during the first 48 hours.<br\/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recovery depends as much on the procedure as on your aftercare. <strong>Follow these tips and contact us if you feel any discomfort.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Had dental surgery? Follow these care tips to avoid complications and support recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prevention"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.richsa.com.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.richsa.com.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.richsa.com.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.richsa.com.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.richsa.com.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=776"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/demo.richsa.com.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":797,"href":"https:\/\/demo.richsa.com.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776\/revisions\/797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.richsa.com.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.richsa.com.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.richsa.com.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.richsa.com.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}