Pre – Operative Instructions
Please read carefully.
- Take all normal medications for other medical reasons as directed. Be sure your doctor is aware of all medications you have taken in the previous 24 hours.
- Eat breakfast & lunch on the day of the surgery
- Discontinue taking aspirin, products containing aspirin, or vitamin E, 5-7 days prior to surgery unless prohibited from doing so by your physician. If the latter situation arises, please, inform your doctor.
- Patients taking Warfarin or Coumadin must stop taking the medication 3-5 days in advance of surgery. The discontinuation of this drug must be coordinated closely with both your physician and your dentist.
- Have all prescriptions filled. Take the medications before surgery as directed and bring them with you to your surgery appointment.
- The effect of the sedative drugs lasts 2-6 hours following surgery, so arrange for someone to drop you off and pick you up.
- Be sure to wear comfortable, open collared, loose clothing to the surgery appointment.
- Do not ignore a head or chest cold when oral surgery is to be performed. Please, call the office to inform us if you have any symptoms.
