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 and treatment is complete. What happens on which day, in order.
- How Do You Look After Teeth on Implants?Why cleaning under a fixed bridge is different from cleaning natural teeth, how to use an interdental brush and a water flosser, and which sign reveals peri-implantitis.
- Do Dental Implants Hurt? What You Actually FeelWhat you feel under anaesthetic during an implant procedure, how swelling and tenderness progress in the first 48 hours, and how to tell normal healing from a sign of a problem.
- How Are Dental Implants Done? What Happens, Stage by StageThe stages of an implant from examination to the day the tooth is fitted: preparing the site, placing the screw, the healing cap, the impression and the bite adjustment. Why the number of stages changes from patient to patient.
- How Long Does a Dental Implant Last? What Determines Its LifespanThe implant itself and the bridgework on top of it do not last the same length of time. The factors that determine lifespan, peri-implantitis, your daily care routine and what is done if a problem comes up.
- 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 you can eat in the first day, first week and first month after dental implants: hot, hard, sticky and seeded foods, smoking and alcohol, chewing with your new fixed teeth.
- The First Week After Dental Implants: What Happens Day by Day?The first 24 hours, the second and third days, and the fourth to the seventh day, one by one: the course of swelling and bruising, ice, sleeping position, medicine routine, rinsing your mouth, and the timetable for returning to work and sport.
- Swelling After Dental Implants: How Long It LastsSwelling peaks at the end of day 2 and goes down steadily from day 3. We explain the course of bruising, what reduces swelling, and the signs that point to infection.