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I was missing a back tooth for years and I finally took the plunge and had it replaced with a dental implant, but now there is a small hole at the gum line between that tooth and the tooth next to it, and so after eating the gap filled with food, and I used a small brush to get the food out and also brushed as I regularly do, but it STILL feels odd. It also feels weird because the bottom does not feel like the rest of my teeth -- it is smooth instead of ridged, as if I have a smooth wad of gum wedged in the bottom of my tooth.
As the implant was just completed three hours ago, is this something I will just get used to? Now I feel that whenever I eat out, I will need to take a toothbrush with me!
I was missing a back tooth for years and I finally took the plunge and had it replaced with a dental implant, but now there is a small hole at the gum line between that tooth and the tooth next to it, and so after eating the gap filled with food, and I used a small brush to get the food out and also brushed as I regularly do, but it STILL feels odd. It also feels weird because the bottom does not feel like the rest of my teeth -- it is smooth instead of ridged, as if I have a smooth wad of gum wedged in the bottom of my tooth.
As the implant was just completed three hours ago, is this something I will just get used to? Now I feel that whenever I eat out, I will need to take a toothbrush with me!
I think you ought to follow the post-implant instructions given to you by the dentist who did the implant, or contact the office/dental clinic to get specific instructions and answer any questions you may have. I'm not a dentist, or even all that familiar with implants, but I was just reading about after-implant care on You-Tube (I thought my husband was going to have one put in today, but upon further consultation with the dentist, they decided a bridge would be better for him), and it sounds as though 3 hrs post implant is a bit soon to be chewing food and brushing in that area. But check with your dentist.
I think you ought to follow the post-implant instructions given to you by the dentist who did the implant, or contact the office/dental clinic to get specific instructions and answer any questions you may have. I'm not a dentist, or even all that familiar with implants, but I was just reading about after-implant care on You-Tube (I thought my husband was going to have one put in today, but upon further consultation with the dentist, they decided a bridge would be better for him), and it sounds as though 3 hrs post implant is a bit soon to be chewing food and brushing in that area. But check with your dentist.
Thanks for your reply, but the dentist said I could treat my implant just as a normal tooth two hours after the placement, and I waited about a half-hour more than that before eating.
Thanks for your reply, but the dentist said I could treat my implant just as a normal tooth two hours after the placement, and I waited about a half-hour more than that before eating.
Thanks again.
Ok, well that's good to know. The You-Tube videos made it sound like a person had to wait several days before eating on that side, or brushing directly over the implant, guess that is not the case, or it may depend on a number of other variables. I have had one tooth pulled, and I know you have to be careful with the extraction site for a few days, but that is so that you don't dislodge the clot that forms over the hole left from the tooth, that clot is part of the healing process and dislodging it wikl likely result in a dry socket. Guess it's a different animal with implants, no clot there, at least not on the surface.
Wish I could help you with your questions about the implant and eating, but I've never had one. Hope the implant takes and you do well with it.
Thanks for your reply, but the dentist said I could treat my implant just as a normal tooth two hours after the placement, and I waited about a half-hour more than that before eating...
So call the dentist and ask him. He can answer your questions better than anyone ehre can. That's why you paid him the big bucks.
You just had surgery 3 hours ago? It has to heal. There is swelling, inflammation, possibly sutures, and many other aspects. You didn't just get a haircut, you had surgery. This is no different from having surgery anywhere else in your body. If you have concerns, you should call the surgeon.
You just had surgery 3 hours ago? It has to heal. There is swelling, inflammation, possibly sutures, and many other aspects. You didn't just get a haircut, you had surgery. This is no different from having surgery anywhere else in your body. If you have concerns, you should call the surgeon.
Thanks for your reply, but I should have said that I just had the fake tooth (crown) cemented in, so no surgery -- the painful part was done months ago. (The dentist installs a screw deep into the gum line, which takes months to heal, and then they put in a kind of collar/connector in preparation for the tooth, which also has to heal but is not nearly as painful as the screw implantation, then they remove the collar and cement in the fake tooth.) So yesterday did not involve even topical anesthetic. It was completely painless.
So the tooth itself and the gap itself is what is bothering me (still).
If you are getting food impacted between the implant crown and the tooth next to it, then there could be an issue with the shape of the crown, gum ("papilla") loss in that area, bone loss, or a combination of all three. Talk to your dentist about your concerns and what, if anything, can be done.
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The You-Tube videos made it sound like a person had to wait several days before eating on that side, or brushing directly over the implant, guess that is not the case, or it may depend on a number of other variables. I have had one tooth pulled, and I know you have to be careful with the extraction site for a few days, but that is so that you don't dislodge the clot that forms over the hole left from the tooth, that clot is part of the healing process and dislodging it wikl likely result in a dry socket. Guess it's a different animal with implants, no clot there, at least not on the surface. 
