Although there are various tooth replacement options, dental implants seem to top the list. Dental implants are an ideal alternative over bridges and dentures since they are placed surgically into your jawbone. As we all may assume, every surgical procedure is associated with pain and bleeding, and dental implant surgery is no exception. This explains why many patients keep asking, “Is the dental implant treatment painful?” Here at Parkview Dental and Implant Center, the implant specialists are knowledgeable enough to provide you with flawless dental implant surgery in Vancouver experiencing no pain and complications afterward.
In general, dental implant treatment can be divided into two stages, during the treatment and the healing process after surgery. Typically, no pain is reported in both stages, and patients are satisfied with the results most of the time. Dental implants success rate is around 95%, regardless of the patient’s age and the number of required dental implants in their jawbones. Now let’s have a glance at each stage separately to see whether you should expect pain with dental implants or not:
During the Dental Implant Process
For those requiring a single dental implant, the dental implant specialist numbs the area with a local anesthetic. As a result, you won’t feel any pain during the whole surgery process, neither gum incision nor placing the implant into your jawbone. Moreover, there are no nerves in the jawbone tissue to send the pain signals into your brain. However, the feeling of tingling or pressure is normal during dental implant surgery.
On the contrary, if you have several missing teeth or have missed your entire teeth, you need to undergo a full mouth dental implant surgery. You will sleep in a full-mouth dental implant procedure because the dental specialist applies general anesthesia for you. When your surgery is about to finish, your gum will be numb with local anesthesia so that you won’t feel any pain after waking up. You won’t even feel the pressure when drilling the dental implant in your jawbone in such a case.
The dental implant procedure may last more for those in need of bone grafting, but no pain is expected during the surgery.
During the Healing Process, after Dental Implant Surgery
As the anesthesia effect wears off, you may experience a slight pain in your gum. Meanwhile, pain sensation during the healing process is totally manageable. Your surgeon may prescribe some pain relievers if needed. However, many patients with dental implants admit that there is no need to take a pain killer after dental implant surgery. Based on patients’ experience, the pain after dental implant surgery is less than the pain after tooth extraction. Patients experiencing considerable pain 72 hours after implant surgery should visit their specialist without killing time. Excruciating pain during the healing process indicates that something is wrong with your dental implants. The surgical pain after dental surgery is bearable and will disappear in a couple of days. Dental implants can function for a lifetime if appropriately cared for.
