Dental Implants: Q&A
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How Painful is It to Get Dental Implants?
Do most patients use narcotics to manage the pain, or is Advil and Tylenol enough? Do some people get headaches after the procedure? How often?
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Dental Implants Cause Very Little Discomfort
Dental Impnat placement causes very little discomfort compared to other surgical procedures. Of course the more involved the surgery is, the more discomfort there may be. If bone grafts or tissue gratfs are performed along with the implants there may be slightly more discomfort, but still only minor. The pain is easily controlled with over the counter analgesics such as ibuprofen, but for the first day a narcotic may be needed. I always give my patients a narcotic and...
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Dental implants and discomfort
Dental implant procedure is the least uncomfortable procedure in oral surgery. it requires minimum amount of local anesthetic and the follow-up discomfort can be controlled with mild analgesics. Again, it all depends of the experience of the operator, the faster the procedure is done the less swelling, the more gentle on handling the soft tissue the less discomfort afterwards. truly, one of the best invention for human kind comfort.
Edgard El Chaar, DDS, MS.
New York Cosmetic Dentist
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Minimal Discomfort after Dental Implants
All of the patients that I have seen post operative after their Dental Implants have been placed have had zero to minimal discomfort. Any post operative pain can be effectively managed with Tylenol and or Motrin. I have found it to be very uncommon for a patient to require a Narcotic type medication after placement of a Dental Implant.
Paramus Cosmetic Dentist
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Pain after the implant placement
Implant placement is performed under local or general anesthesia,depending of the case, so needless to say it is not painful procedure. After the anesthetic wears out you might experience a mild discomfort, but it is very well managed with over the counter Tylenol or Motrin. It is not common to prescribe narcotic analgesic if surgical procedure goes well without any complications.
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Pain with dental implants
It is very rare to find severe post-operative pain with dental implants. Even the most apprehensive patient always returns to our office for the post-operative visit (usually 10-14 days after the surgery) with the same response, "I can't believe it didn't hurt!"
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Myrtle Beach Cosmetic Dentist
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Lack of Pain with Dental Implants
The most common replies I get from my implant clients is "It did not hurt" or "I was more uncomfortable when I had my tooth/teeth removed". There are always exceptions but Implants are a comfortable procedure with very little post op discomfort. Generally an anti inflammatory like Advil is sufficient but narcotics can also be used. Headaches are not a common occurrence but could occur if the person is very nervous and stressed pretreatment or during the...
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Toronto Cosmetic Dentist
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No pain with dental implants
All my patients have said they have had no pain during the procedure and only took a Tylenol or Advil, the the just before bed the same night.
Palm Beach Cosmetic Dentist
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Pain and implants
This question can be a bit complicated but lets say you are getting an implant in an area where no tooth exists and you are not doing any grafting or immediate placement. The short answer is pain is minimal if surgery is done in healthy tissue. The bone where the implant is placed does not have tons of nerves that sense pain so the implant is fairly benign in the bone. The majority of the discomfort comes from the manipulation of the soft tissue. Depending on if the surgeon uses a...
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Wichita Cosmetic Dentist
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How painful are dental implants
As a general dentist who observes my oral surgeon or periodontist place dental implants most if not all of my patient experience minimal discomfort which can me managed with Mortin or Advil. On rare occurrences a patients has needed something stronger. A lot of factors will determine whether a patient requires pain management. Discuss it with the dentist placing the implant.
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Are dental implants painful?
There are no nerves or pain receptors in bone. What can cause pain is the gums above. The right surgeon who is respectful to the biological tissues can make a difference also.
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Implant Placement Pain
Implant placement is a relatively painless procedure and is usually done under local anesthesia. Post-Operative use of narcotic pain medication is rare. Most patients use an over the counter pain medication such as Tylenol or Motrin. There are few pain receptors in the bone, most are in the soft tissues (gums). Since the implant is placed in bone, only the manipulation of the gums during the surgical procedure leads to any source of discomfort.
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Springfield Cosmetic Dentist
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I then stupidly decided to try dangerous sports and lost another tooth 2 years ago.
Last year i recieved a bonegraft and adjacent teeth on both sides felt very loose and were etremly sensitive for a few weeks.
3 weeks ago the titanium thing was placed in. i regret doing it as i should of kept my denture (i feel like taking care of implants is to much of a lifestyle change for me) and my gums are still sore with slight pain inbetween adjacent teeth. life sucks but i think our pain is normal. im just hoping for the both of us if somthing is wrong they can remove it and we can go back to normal. ive quit partying and boxing a while ago for this and if it dosent work i will be crushed. GOOD LUCK