Guides
The Process
The first week after surgery, eating, pain, daily care and how long an implant lasts.
The Process
- How Does It Happen in 72 Hours? Day-by-Day Treatment ProcessThree days, 72 hours: surgery and the first try-in, the second day when the bite is settled, and the third day when the final teeth are fixed.
- Implant on the Day of Extraction: When Is It Suitable?Can an implant go in at the same session as the extraction? Infected sockets, the gap between implant and bone, the risk of gum recession and the evidence.
- Flapless (Stitch-Free) Implants: Who Suits Them, What Risks?With flapless implants the gum is not opened and the bone is not seen. Less pain, shorter surgery, similar survival; deviation risk and why a guide matters.
- How Do You Look After Teeth on Implants?Why cleaning under a fixed bridge differs from natural teeth, how to use an interdental brush and water flosser, and the sign that reveals peri-implantitis.
- Do Dental Implants Hurt? What You Actually FeelWhat you feel under anaesthetic during implant surgery, how swelling and tenderness progress over 48 hours, and how to tell normal healing from a problem.
- How Are Dental Implants Done? What Happens, Stage by StageThe stages from examination to fitted tooth: preparing the site, placing the implant, healing cap, impression and bite adjustment. Why stages vary.
- How Long Does a Dental Implant Last, and Why?The implant and the bridgework on it do not last equally long. What determines lifespan, peri-implantitis, daily care, and what is done if a problem appears.
- Why a CBCT Scan Before Dental Implants?A panoramic X-ray only shows bone height. We explain what a CBCT scan shows instead, its radiation dose, and what to do if you are pregnant or have an old scan.
- What to Eat After Dental Implants? Day-by-Day NutritionWhat to eat in the first day, week and month after implants: hot, hard, sticky and seeded foods, smoking and alcohol, and chewing with new fixed teeth.
- Stitches After Dental Implants: Dissolving and RemovalHow many days implant stitches take to dissolve, when non-dissolvable ones are removed, what it means if they come apart or you see white tissue, and cleaning.
- The First Week After Dental Implants, Day by DayThe first 24 hours, days two and three, then four to seven: swelling and bruising, ice, sleeping position, medicines, rinsing, and returning to work and sport.
- Bruising After Dental Implants: How Long Does It Last?How much facial bruising is normal after implants or an extraction, how long it takes to fade, what blood thinners change and when swelling means 112.
- Swelling After Dental Implants: How Long It LastsSwelling peaks at the end of day 2 and eases from day 3. How bruising progresses, what reduces swelling, and the signs that point to infection.