Does It Hurt to Have Dental Implants Placed?

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.