Dental implantation symptoms

Every implantologist must inform their patient about potential symptoms after dental implantation. Dubai Health Authority well defines this idea.

It goes well in conformity with my transparency principle. For me, it’s crucial to be sure that a patient clearly understands what to expect.

Although the dental implantation procedure is an easily tolerated type of oral surgery, some symptoms may appear afterward.

What symptoms are normal after dental implantation, and what are not?​

The vital organism reacts to any involvement, and dental implantation is included. Below is the table, which represents maximal symptoms on different days after dental implantation. In surgery, it’s essential to evaluate the dynamics of symptoms. My table on this page below will help you to understand if everything goes as planned.

Normal dental implantation symptoms

  • Pain and swelling are usually felt similarly like after a moderate bruise and disappear in a few days
  • Bleeding discharge appears with red saliva, and the gauze in the mouth becomes bright red but not dark burgundy in the first 24 hours
  • Fever is felt like the flu during the first days
  • But hematoma appears quite late, on the fifth day
  • A dental implant or its components may be slightly visible through thin or transparent gingiva

Abnormal dental implantation symptoms

  • Any of the normal symptoms that exceed the usual grade or duration
  • Difficulties with breathing, swallowing, speaking, and mouth opening

What do I do to reduce the potential symptoms after dental implantation?

  • Although an implantologist cannot change the nature of human beings to react to surgery, I successfully reduce the symptoms to a negligible level in many clinical cases. This goal corresponds to my utmost care principle
  • Meticulous health analysis to exclude intraoperative and postoperative negative surprises
  • In the treatment plan choosing safety and predictability over hurries or cutting costs
  • Pre-planning of surgery with computer-assisted design software to decrease the number of decisions during dental implantation itself
  • Working with high magnification to make all hand movements perfect
  • Everything in place in the mind of the surgeon to insert even 16 dental implants in less than 2 hours
  • Recording every surgery I perform on video and regularly review them to improve my future operations

That's it! Easy to say, hard to master!

— Dr. Anton Gerasimov

On the night of the Dental Implant placement procedure

Pain (0 – painless, 100 – severe pain)

Swelling (0 – symmetrical face, 100 – excessive swelling)

Bleeding discharge (0 – absent, 100 – profuse bleeding)

Fever (body temperature, Celsius degrees)

Hematoma (0 – not present, 100 – blackish bruise)

On the 1st postsurgical day of the Dental Implant placement procedure

Pain (0 – painless, 100 – severe pain)

Swelling (0 – symmetrical face, 100 – excessive swelling)

Bleeding discharge (0 – absent, 100 – profuse bleeding)

Fever (body temperature, Celsius degrees)

Hematoma (0 – not present, 100 – blackish bruise)

On the 3rd postsurgical day of the Dental Implant placement procedure

Pain (0 – painless, 100 – severe pain)

Swelling (0 – symmetrical face, 100 – excessive swelling)

Bleeding discharge (0 – absent, 100 – profuse bleeding)

Fever (body temperature, Celsius degrees)

Hematoma (0 – not present, 100 – blackish bruise)

On the 5th postsurgical day of the Dental Implant placement procedure

Pain (0 – painless, 100 – severe pain)

Swelling (0 – symmetrical face, 100 – excessive swelling)

Bleeding discharge (0 – absent, 100 – profuse bleeding)

Fever (body temperature, Celsius degrees)

Hematoma (0 – not present, 100 – blackish bruise)

On the 7th postsurgical day of the Dental Implant placement procedure

Pain (0 – painless, 100 – severe pain)

Swelling (0 – symmetrical face, 100 – excessive swelling)

Bleeding discharge (0 – absent, 100 – profuse bleeding)

Fever (body temperature, Celsius degrees)

Hematoma (0 – not present, 100 – blackish bruise)

Conclusion about dental implantation symptoms

After dental implantation, a patient can follow his lifestyle as usual and is absolutely able-bodied. However, hard physical load or intensive sport load is prohibited until the fifth day.

Possible swelling or hematoma may influence the appearance for several days. Please refer to the table for details.

Do not hesitate to contact your implantologist immediately if you find any abnormal symptoms or if normal symptoms exceed the predicted length.

My principle of full support allows my patient to contact me directly 24/7 after dental implantation.

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