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Is A Dental Implant Procedure Really Painful?

2017 August 22
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Information for nervous dental patients from Burton.

Experiencing dental anxiety is fairly common and on a daily basis we see a few patients at Alexandra Dental Care who are exhibiting signs of anxiety. Some patients let us know, whilst for others, it is difficult to miss!  As you’d expect, we always take care to make the dental experience as comfortable as possible for all of our patients.

Most nervous patients do manage to maintain regular appointments, and allow us to perform necessary restorative procedures, such as fillings, where necessary. Anxiety though, can play a part in a patient’s decision about certain procedures, particularly more complex ones.

Dental implant placement

A classic case in point, is when a missing tooth is to be replaced. In some of our earlier blogs, we have noted that we believe that dental implants offer the strongest and longest lasting solution in this situation. This does involve a sophisticated and slightly invasive procedure however.

For some people, the idea of having holes drilled into the jawbone, into which the implants are then placed, is frightening and this is understandable. Like many fears though, the thought of it is often more frightening than the actual procedure itself. Our Burton patients can be assured that we have performed this procedure many times before and have modern scanning equipment and sophisticated, precision tools to ensure that the implants are placed accurately and as comfortably as possible.

Will it hurt?

As you might expect, there can be some slight discomfort with a dental implant procedure, but this should not be significantly worse than other treatments. Modern local anaesthetics are very powerful and effective, minimising any discomfort. Perception and anticipation of pain can be very strong, especially if you are a nervous patient, so we will do all that we can to help you relax during your procedure.

IV Sedation

If you have decided that dental implants are the best option, but are concerned about the treatment, we are always happy to discuss any aspect of the procedure with you. You may also wish to consider having IV sedation to help you through the process. This is a sedative which is administered via a fine needle into the back of the hand which will not put you to sleep, but will produce a very relaxed state where time seems to drift by faster and your procedure will seem to be over quite quickly.

Please note that you will not be able to drive if you have sedation and do make sure to bring a family member or friend to make sure that you get home safely.

If you would like to discuss any aspect of dental implant placement with us, or to arrange an initial consultation, please call Alexandra Dental Care on 01283 216347.

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