Patient Education
Separators
Instructions for Separators
- Please check your separators each morning. Call the office if any are missing. Exception: It is okay if your separators come out the day of or the day before your appointment.
- Avoid chewing gum and sticky candy. For example: caramel, starbursts, taffy.
- Do not floss where you have separators. Do brush normally.
- Some tenderness of your teeth is normal. You may use an over the counter pain reliever if necessary. For example: Tylenol.