What are some side effects of getting dental implants?

Doctor's Answers 1

It depends on how big the surgery is. If it’s done in a very straightforward manner, say, you’re just putting in one dental implant on very good bone, then you’d hardly feel anything.

It’s kind of like the side effects you feel after something less than an extraction. Because you’re basically just putting a pin into your bone. You could feel almost like there’s nothing, perhaps just soreness.

But if we were doing a dental implant together with big bone grafts or if it’s more complicated, we have to pull the gums here and there, then it can be quite painful in the sense that it may be swollen for about 2 to 3 days.

You may get bruising, you may have to rest for a week. It depends on how many dental implants go in as well.

So you get one end of the spectrum where you put the implant in and the patient’s shopping at Chanel like one hour after, then you also have the one where you put in 5 implants together with bone grafting and then they have to take rest and cannot wear their denture for maybe 1 or 2 weeks.

The healing time where you feel very uncomfortable with pain and swelling can range from no downtime to a week.

Similar Questions

Is taking oral bisphosphonates for more than 5 years an absolute contraindication to getting dental implants?

This is actually quite controversial. I think what you’re asking is if someone has osteoporosis and is taking the drug -- oral bisphosphonates are the drugs that actually prevent the bone from turning over. If you've been taking oral bisphosphonates for more than 5 years - I wouldn’t say it’s an absolute contraindication. There are some studies that actually show that if you stop it for a certain amount of time, the blood supply can actually return. But the thing is that no one actually knows, and if you look at the research no one actually knows how well it stops it.

Photo of Human

Answered By

Human

How long should I refrain from smoking after getting dental implants?

Smoking is a risk factor for dental implant displacement. That means it basically reduces the success rate of dental implants. We do highly advise patients not to smoke, otherwise, it lowers the success rate. We know that smoking is not good. We highly recommend that you refrain from smoking for at least a week because the implant does not stick very well to the bone when you smoke. The gums that you want to seal the implant on also cannot stick to one another. Smoking decreases the blood supply and it’s a vasoconstrictor, which means that it closes off the blood vessels.

Photo of Human

Answered By

Human

Ask any health question for free

I’m not so sure about a procedure...

Ask Icon Ask a Question

Join Human

Sign up now for a free Human account to get answers from specialists in Singapore.

Sign Up

Get The Pill

Be healthier with our Bite-sized health news straight in your inbox