Right after dental implant surgery, your mouth is still recovering from the procedure. Numbness may also stick around for a while, which makes it surprisingly easy to burn or bite yourself without noticing.<\/p>\r\n
Then there’s sugar. Sweet juice sitting around a healing mouth isn’t exactly what your dentist ordered. It gives oral bacteria something to work with, which isn’t helpful when you’re trying to keep the surgical area clean.<\/p>\r\n
Cold drinks are a little different. Cool liquid can feel soothing after surgery, and that’s why some people reach for juice straight from the refrigerator.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Plain water is the safest first drink, especially while your mouth is still numb.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Very acidic juice can sting the surgical area, and that sensation isn’t worth chasing immediately after treatment.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 If you really want juice later, keep it gentle and drink it normally rather than through a straw.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Very cold liquid may feel nice, though extreme temperatures aren’t great when the tissues are irritated.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Your dentist’s instructions win here, especially if the implant procedure involved additional surgery.<\/p>\r\n
Start with water and follow the instructions you received after the procedure. Once your dentist gives you the go-ahead, juice can come back, preferably without a straw and without choosing something sharply acidic.<\/p>\r\n
The funny thing about dental implant recovery is that the annoying restrictions are usually temporary. A day or two can feel long when you’re staring at a glass of juice, but the mouth heals on its own schedule.<\/p>\r\n
Why Juice Isn’t Ideal Right Away Right after dental implant surgery, your mouth is still recovering from the procedure. Numbness may also stick around for a while, which makes it surprisingly easy to burn or bite yourself without noticing. Then there’s sugar. Sweet juice sitting around a healing mouth isn’t exactly what your dentist ordered. … Continue reading Can You Drink Juice Immediately After Dental Implant Surgery?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3065"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3128,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3065\/revisions\/3128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgedentalcosmetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}