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What to do before oral surgery

Pre-operative Sedation Instructions
  • You may not have anything to eat or drink (including water) for six (6) hours prior to the appointment.
  • No smoking at least 12 hours before surgery. However, it is ideal to stop smoking altogether.
  • A responsible adult must accompany the patient to the office, remain in the office during the procedure, and drive the patient home.
  • The patient should not drive a vehicle or operate any machinery for 24 hours following the anesthesia experience.
  • Please wear loose fitting clothing with sleeves which can be rolled up past the elbow, and low-heeled shoes.
  • Contact lenses, jewelry, and dentures must be removed at the time of surgery.
  • Do not wear lipstick, excessive makeup, or nail polish on the day of surgery.
  • If you have an illness such as a cold, sore throat, stomach or bowel disturbance, please notify the office. We may need to reschedule your appointment.
  • If you take routine oral medications, please contact the prescribing physician, primary care physician, or check with our office and doctors prior to your surgical date for instructions.
  • Diabetics: Hold oral hypoglycemic medications in the morning unless instructed not to. Patients taking insulin, please take half of the long acting insulin (whether you take it usually at night or in the morning). Hold off on all short acting insulin.
  • Patients taking ace-inhibitors for high blood pressure (Medications ending in -pril) make sure to hold the night before as this can cause severe drops in blood pressure with medications given during sedation.
  • Asthmatics: Please bring your inhaler as we will ask you to take two puffs prior to the start of the procedure.
  • Blood Thinners: If you are taking Coumadin as a blood thinner, the doctor will communicate with your physician to assess your therapeutic level of blood thinning. The test is called the “INR”.  On occasion, after discussion with your physician it might be indicated to reduce your intake of Coumadin. Only your physician can instruct you to change your dosage.
  • If you are prescribed antibiotics to take 1 hour prior to the surgical procedure please make sure to not forget as this may delay your procedure. Pre-operative antibiotics are given to patients who may have prosthetic heart valves, history of infective endocarditis, prosthetic joints, organ transplant, and certain heart conditions.
Please call the office with questions. Please call 911 for life threatening emergencies. Office: 973-402-0595 / Dr. Boukheir: 973-520-7752
380 Fairfield Road, Fairfield, New Jersey 07004
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