Bone grafting symptoms

Patient education is critical to any medical procedure; bone grafting symptoms after the procedure are no exception.

Therefore, the Dubai Health Authority has mandated that all implantologists inform their patients about it.

As a practitioner who values transparency, I believe in providing comprehensive information to my patients to ensure they have realistic expectations and a positive experience.

What symptoms are normal after bone grafting, and what are not?​

Regarding bone grafting surgery, it’s important to remember that the body will react and will experience symptoms. That’s why I created a helpful table on this page outlining the maximum symptoms patients may experience on different days following the bone grafting procedure. By monitoring the dynamics of these symptoms, we can ensure everything is going according to plan.

Normal bone grafting symptoms

  • Pain is usually not acute and feels similar like after a tough bruise and vanishes in several days
  • Swelling can be excessive occasionally and can involve lips and cheek
  • Bleeding discharge occurs 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
  • Hematoma typically appears on the fifth day and can be noticeable on the lips, cheek, and neck

Abnormal bone grafting symptoms

  • Any of the normal symptoms that persist beyond what’s typical or are more severe than usual
  • Fistula with purulent discharge
  • Difficulties with breathing, swallowing, speaking, and mouth opening

What do I do to reduce the potential symptoms after bone grafting?

  • Despite the fact that the human body will always react to surgery in some way, as an implantologist, I strive to minimize any symptoms that may arise in my patients, according to my utmost care principle
  • Rigorous health analysis to avoid negative surprises during and after the bone grafting
  • Use my patented technology, which transfers most problems to the preoperative phase
  • Working with high magnification to make all hand movements perfect
  • Everything in place in the mind of the surgeon to perform bone grafting in 50 minutes
  • Recording every surgery I perform on video and regularly review them to improve my future operations

Enough show-off! Just show me your vertical bone augmentation

— Dr. Anton Gerasimov

On the night of the Bone Graft 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 Bone Graft 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 Bone Graft 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 Bone Graft 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 Bone Graft 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 bone grafting symptoms

Please get in touch with your implantologist if you notice any unusual symptoms or if your expected recovery timeline is prolonged after a bone grafting procedure.

My philosophy of full support provides my patients access to me 24/7, so they can receive the information they need anytime.

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