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How long does it take for swelling to go down after bone graft on upper canine area?

JXG044000Sep 24, 2018
Canine tooth #11 never came in when I was young, so now that I'm older, I had bone graft put in to build bone for implant. It has been 1 week post surgery and my nose feels swollen. I feel like Dr. put in too much bone and the way he stitched the gumline makes me unable to move my upper lip and my nose looks weird. Is that normal? should I give it more time to heal. It feels really awkward. I called his office and they said he puts in more bone than necessary because it will go down with time.

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Dr. Neal Nealis, DDS (retired)
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Answered on Feb 7, 2019
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Amber Garcia, DDS

How long ago did you have the procedure done? It could be part of normal healing if it's within the first few days. If it's been a week or more, you need to see the surgeon.

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Amber Garcia, DDS

It is normal to lose some of the bone particles throughout the first 2 weeks of healing. If your sutures are still in place, odds are the graft is still in place. If the graft had come out, you would be experiencing dry socket symptoms which would include a lot of pain. Posting a picture would...

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Neal Nealis, DDS (retired)

There isn't anything that you are doing wrong. Bone grafting can be a delicate process and being a newer area of dentistry, how to place the graft and how to handle complications is continually evolving. Also it takes a while for newer information to filter down to the doctors providing the...

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