One of the most common questions Dr. Keider hears when patients are considering replacing missing teeth is: Do dental implants hurt? While everyone’s pain tolerance varies, we generally find that patients report minimal pain during implant placement and throughout recovery. Dr. Keider is highly familiar with both conventional dental implants and mini implants, which use a less invasive procedure and involve a shorter healing time.
With over 30 years of experience performing advanced restorations in Winston-Salem, Dr. Keider prioritizes your experience in the dental chair. He has honed his skills in advanced techniques to deliver beautiful results without compromising your comfort.
Support Patient Comfort During and After Implant Placement
It’s natural for patients to wonder whether a procedure like dental implants will be painful. Dr. Keider takes these concerns seriously and uses several strategies to help keep you as comfortable as possible throughout implant placement. These include minimally invasive implant techniques and a variety of sedation options.
The implant placement process has been refined over decades, and newer implants, like mini dental implants, use a less invasive placement technique that improves healing. And while the conventional process requires multiple visits, a mini dental implant can usually be placed in a single visit. This adds convenience and reduces downtime until you can smile with a complete set of teeth.
Regardless of whether he’s using conventional or mini dental implants, Dr. Keider helps patients feel more comfortable during the procedure by offering sedation. Our practice offers nitrous oxide, which is also known as laughing gas, and oral sedation, like Valium. This helps you feel less anxious and more at ease, especially when paired with local anesthesia, which numbs the treatment area.
Usually, after implant placement, patients can manage their discomfort with over-the-counter medications to control any minor soreness or pain they may have.
In the end, dental implants are a pathway to improving your comfort. Patients who are candidates for dental implants may be missing many or even all of their teeth. Not having a complete, beautiful smile often hinders patients’ confidence. Conventional replacements like dentures can rub against the gums and cause sores, and living with teeth that are beyond saving is often quite painful as well.
Dental implants can replace missing or failing teeth or help stabilize loose dentures with a more secure, natural-feeling alternative. Supporting dentures with implants can help you feel more comfortable chewing and smiling with a complete set of teeth once again.
Do Dental Implants Hurt? Hear What Patients Say
Dr. Keider does everything in his power to make you feel comfortable throughout the dental implant process. But when it comes to something as personal as pain and discomfort, we wouldn’t want you to take us at our word. Here are some stories from real patients.
Some patients come to us because loose dentures are cumbersome and fit quite poorly. Cyndi C. got mini dental implants to stabilize her denture and was quite happy with her results. She mentioned that “the procedure was completed in one day with minimal discomfort. I’m excited to be free of bottom dentures that never fit and to have the ability to chew all the good stuff.”
Other patients choose Dr. Keider for dental implants because they’ve seen how careful he is with every decision he makes for his patients. Karen T. said that Dr. Keider is “so gentle and lets you know everything he’s doing…I was so happy he could do my dental implant and that I didn’t have to go somewhere else.”
We would love for you to join these smiling patients who are glad they chose us for their dental implants.
Learn More at an Affordable Consultation
Do dental implants hurt? It’s a question Dr. Keider takes seriously. He and his team do everything in their power to make implant placement as comfortable as possible. This includes using less invasive implant options when appropriate and offering sedation to help you remain calm and comfortable during the process. After the procedure, you may experience some minor soreness. However, you can typically manage this soreness by taking over-the-counter medications as your mouth heals.
When Dr. Keider sees you for an implant consultation, he will set clear expectations for the placement process. Learn more about the dental implant process from start to finish. Schedule an affordable consultation today.
