What happens after dental implant surgery?
Whether you have dental implant surgery in one stage or multiple stages, you may experience some of the typical discomforts associated with any type of dental surgery. These may include: • Swelling of your gums and face • Bruising of your skin and gums • Pain at the implant site • Minor bleedingVery rarely, stiffness of your jaw muscles may occur, or an inability to fully open your mouth. When these do occur, they’re usually a result of passing a surgical needle through jaw muscle. If swelling, discomfort or any other problem gets worse in the days after surgery, contact your implant surgeon. He or she may prescribe pain medications or antibiotics. After each stage of surgery, you may need to eat soft foods for five to seven days. Typically, stitches that dissolve on their own are used. If your stitches aren’t self-dissolving, your doctor removes them in about 10 days.
