Swelling and pain after dental implant may be a normal postoperative reaction, or it may be the occurrence of postoperative infection, gingivitis.
1. Normal postoperative reaction: Dental implant is a surgery, swelling and pain within one week after surgery is a normal postoperative reaction, usually the pain gradually improves, without special treatment.
2. Post-operative infection: improper operation of dental implant or failure to do aseptic operation, resulting in post-operative infection and swelling. Oral amoxicillin capsule or erythromycin capsule, with metronidazole or tinidazole; severe pain can be oral painkillers, such as ibuprofen extended-release capsules, acetaminophen.
3. Gingivitis: The swelling and pain after dental implant for a long time may be the food embedded between the crown and the gums, and gingivitis is formed after a long time. Remove the embedded food in time, and then apply iodized glycerin in the gingival pocket.
There may be other reasons for the swelling and pain after dental implant, go to the hospital in time, take the best treatment program after clarifying the cause of the disease, so that the swelling and pain will disappear.