When you bite down, excess force on your dental implant causes it to push down into the bone, which causes discomfort. This discomfort occurs during or after chewing. If this is what's making your dental implant hurt, can be treated by changing the dental crown atop the implant.
In case of a dental implant failure, you will experience excruciating pain and discomfort that comes in the form of throbbing waves. This pain occurs long after the procedure. If you experience such, it's advisable you visit your dentist for a checkup before it's too late.
Pain Near The Affected Implant
Pain and discomfort likely indicates infection below the dental implant, which may be causing inflammation around the site. If your implant is causing you oral pain, call or come in right away to have the implant site assessed by an expert.
Use over-the-counter pain medication after dental implant for short-term relief from soreness and discomfort. Apply an ice pack to the sore area as needed to reduce swelling and ease the pain. Eat soft, cold foods, such as yogurt, rather than hard foods or hot foods that could increase your discomfort.
You'll probably feel some pain or discomfort after dental implant surgery, but it shouldn't last more than a few days. The pain may feel more acute when the local anesthesia from the procedure wears off. It's likely that the pain will be near the site of the dental implant.
Clinically, failing dental implants are characterized by soft tissue inflammation, increased probing depths, increased mobility, and peri-implant radiolucency.
You May Experience Pain & Other Symptoms For Up To 7 Days
After about 3-7 days, you will likely still feel some pain and tenderness around the implant site. However, it should start to get less painful. You can usually return to work or school within 1-3 days after your surgery.
Healing & Recovery – 3-6 Months Or Longer
It takes between 1-2 weeks for the initial healing process. However, your implant must also “osseointegrate” with your jaw bone. This means it fully bonds with the bone, becoming a natural part of your mouth. This process can take 3-6 months or longer, depending on your case.
One of the clearest rejection symptoms is the mobility of the implant. Another symptom is having slight discomfort or pain when pressing the implant area or when palpating it. The patient may also present pain or discomfort on the day of the impressions on the dental implant.
Has pain started a year or more after dental implant surgery? Pain that starts a year or more after the procedure could be caused by teeth clenching or grinding, problems with your dental hygiene, heavy smoking, an infection or inadequate bone.
There are two general categories of bone implant failure. The first is a category of failures due to the malpractice or incompetence of the installer. The second is all other failures, some can be from patient action or inaction, while some may just be environmental factors.
Your dentist may recommend an X-ray to check your bone growth if your implant is mobile. An X-ray of a failed implant will probably show substantial loss of bone around the metal portion. Other signs your implant is compromised include pain, swelling, or infection.
Failed Dental Implant Treatment
If an implant needs to be replaced, they will take it out and gently clean the area. If the bone is intact around the area of the removed implant, no bone graft will be necessary. If there is bone loss, we may place a bone graft to improve the site for replacing the implant.
Pain Will Usually Peak Within 48-72 Hours After Your Surgery
Your pain may be accompanied by swelling, inflammation, bruising, and tenderness near the treatment site(s). For most patients, this pain will peak sometime between 48-72 hours after surgery, and will then begin to fade relatively quickly.
Some things can be done to speed up this process. Our plastic surgeons may give you a breast band or a similar garment to wear to help guide the implants down. Massage can also help soften and relax breast tightness. Consult our team before you attempt any of these techniques, as they can be patient-specific.
Typically, this painless process takes about 2-3 months.
Feeling pain is normal after getting implants, and it will come in throbbing waves or short, sharp pangs. That said, you shouldn't have any trouble eating and moving your mouth. Check with your dentist after five days to prevent getting any infections.
Water flossers use a steady stream of water that can reach around implants, between teeth, and under gumlines where flossing cannot reach. Simply trace the water flosser around each implant and tooth to clean the areas immediately next to the gums. Pause between each of your teeth to flush those spaces as well.
The most common reason why dental implants fail is because of an infection in the jawbone around dental implants, called peri-implantitis. Although implants cannot develop tooth decay, they are still susceptible to the implant form of gum disease.
Early implant failures are caused by failure of initial osseointegration between the implant surface and the surrounding bone by the change of the treatment plan. The main causative factors are contamination, infection, peri-implantitis, trauma during or after surgery, inadequate healing, and early loading.
Signs of peri-implant diseases are similar to symptoms of gum disease: red or tender gums around the implants, or bleeding when brushing. And just like your natural teeth, implants require regular tooth brushing and flossing and regular check-ups from a dental professional.
Can an Infected Dental Implant Be Saved? The earlier an infection is treated, the better the chances of success. If a dental implant has already become loose due to a severe infection and subsequent bone loss, it may not be possible to save it.