When undergoing any type of invasive surgical procedure, a common area of concern is how much pain or discomfort will be experienced. Dental implants are no exception to this rule considering that the procedure often involves tooth extraction, cutting & stitching gum tissue, drilling a hole in the jawbone and implanting a titanium screw into the jawbone. Since the dental implant surgery is performed with general or local anesthesia, the dental implant procedure itself is not painful. Once the surgery is complete and the anesthesia wears off, however, some pain and discomfort is expected … [Read more...]