Feb
13
Jaw Surgery After Care: What to Expect
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Undergoing jaw surgery is an experience that requires longer recovery times than a typical procedure like an extraction or dental implant treatment. As such, our Lafayette, CO jaw surgery patients should plan extra time off of work and for rest as their body heals. Since these procedures involve resetting the jaw bones in a new position, stabilization is required to ensure that everything sets and fuses in the desired location. Here are a few things you can expect… Surgical Site Care You’ll be sent home with a gauze compress to minimize any bleeding, changing it out as needed. If bleeding…