After about day six, you can brush regularly. After ten days, you should be able to return to regular dental care such as floss and gum picks. Stitches used to close the incisions inside your mouth usually dissolve within about ten days. You can usually return to work by day six. You can resume stretching exercises by days six to eight, but bending over will make your cheeks swell and ache.
Complications are very rare.
Under normal circumstances, most people find this operation easier to recover from than they had expected. All rights reserved.