If you lost a tooth in the past, your dentist likely encouraged you to get a dental implant in order to preserve your oral health. If you complied with their recommendation, you made a wise decision — dental implants are amazing! However, you might wonder how the decision to get an implant will affect your prospects for orthodontic treatment. Can you still get braces? In most cases, the answer is yes.

Are you planning to receive dental implants? Your oral surgery team will give you post-op instructions to help you experience a smooth and complication-free recovery. Those directions should include both tips on what you should do and what you should not do while you are healing. This blog post focuses on some activities that fall into the latter category.