Pain After Dental Implants: What’s Normal?
Implantation is a surgical operation during which soft tissues, blood vessels, and nerve endings are damaged. Therefore, regardless of the qualifications of the doctor, the patient will feel discomfort for some time after the intervention.
The consequences after the implant placement can occur immediately after the operation or appear within a few months or even years. Most of them are natural – this is how the body reacts to damage and the appearance of a foreign body in the body.
But it is important for the patient to know when the limits of the norm end and the pathology begins in order to seek medical help in a timely manner. The specialists of the FindGlob tell about what pain sensations you may encounter and how to reduce them in this article.
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15 Years
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How Long Will It Take For Pain from an Implant to Subside?
First week after dental implant surgery
In the first days after the operation, there is slight bleeding and swelling of the mucosa. Blue gums may also appear in the place where the implant was installed. Sometimes a headache or sore throat is felt in the first 2-3 days. All this is considered normal and usually passes within 4-6 days.
Second week after dental implant surgery
By this time, swelling, bleeding and blueing of the gums have disappeared, but discomfort and discomfort can last up to two weeks after the operation. If the pain has not subsided after the first 2 weeks, but on the contrary, it has become stronger and the temperature still persists, we run to the doctor. Such symptoms are characteristic of an infectious infection, which can provoke rejection of the titanium root.
A few months after implantation
The appearance of sharp pain 2-3 months after implantation is most often associated with one of the following reasons.
- The Inflammatory process in the gum. Requires medical treatment.
- Implant rejection. Modern titanium rods take root in 98-99% of cases. The risk that the body will reject them is less than 1%. However, if this happens, the implant must be removed.
- The implant plug or temporary crown abutment has become movable. They can loosen and injure the gums, causing discomfort. You need to contact the clinic for extraction, washing of the structure and re-installation.
How to reduce pain
- Take a pain reliever before the anaesthesia wears off.
- Stick to the schedule of taking anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial agents prescribed by your implantologist.
- From the second day, rinse your mouth with saline and soda solution, antiseptic pharmaceutical products.
- Strictly follow the diet prescribed by the doctor
- Apply ice to the cheek for the first few days after surgery
- Avoid physical activity Get more rest
- Take good oral care
