Does It Hurt to Have Dental Implants Placed?

There are several methods to the surgery, some more uncomfortable than others.  Most remark that having a filling is more uncomfortable, so a rule of thumb would be that dental implants are not significantly uncomfortable (nice double negative, eh?).

The biggest factor is that there are no nerves in bone, so all discomfort comes from gum tissue treatment.  If the tissue is "flapped" there is more discomfort than if there was just a small punch of tissue.

Some instances simply require more, so every case is different.

Pain is a relative term-- what may be painful for one person, may not be painful for another. That being said, implants are a relatively painless procedure in dentistry, with very little downtime. Hope this helps!

The placement of dental implants is a very atraumatic event.  Most of our patients return to work and normal function the next day.  There is more discomfort associated with tooth extraction then with tooth replacment.  Most of the patients rarely need any pain killers after the first few hours.Good Luck.

Dental implant procedures in the right hands of a highly trained and qualified surgeon is a relatively straight forward procedure and should not hurt at all. This implant surgery can be done in minutes (for a single implant) under local anesthetic (or sedation if you are apprehensive) and you will not feel anything. After the surgery, you will be placed on antibiotics and pain killers, and once again, you will not feel much. Normal post-op implant surgery sequelae includes a little swelling, a little oozing of blood, and a little discomfort (up to 3 out of 10 scale where 10 would be severe pain). If you do have pain, call the surgeon and let them know and they will call you in for a quick visit to assess the issue or refer you to another specialist if you happen to be out of town. 

Dental implant placement is relatively painless.  For years, I personally have called every patient in the evening after placing dental implants.  So far 99% of patients, at most report being a little sore the day of implant placement.   It's actually less painful that extracting a tooth.   Many of my cases are performed flaplessly, meaning the gum is not cut and pulled back.  This makes the healing even easier.