Dental recovery can be a bit more complicated in the case of complex corrective procedures or dental implants.
At any rate, the exact amount of time for
recovering after a dental procedure depends on the exact type of procedure.
Thus, whereas simple tooth extractions can take only a few days, in the case of
bone grafting or dental implants, the recovery can take a few weeks.
In the case of bone grafts, for instance, bone
volume is added to the jaw in order to improve the success rates of the dental
procedure. This type of intervention is usually performed by a professional
surgeon and it can take about an hour. Recovery from this type of procedure can
take several weeks. During this period, patients will have to eat soft foods.
This type of grafts is usually intended for correcting defects which are the
result of bone loss or periodontal diseases.
Dental implants represent artificial roots
which get to be inserted in the bone of the jaw in order to provide support for
a crown, a bridge or a denture. These implants are typically made of titanium
or another similar material, which becomes part of the structure of the teeth.
Corrective jaw surgery is performed by a
maxillofacial surgeon and can take a few hours to complete, and the recovery
can take several weeks.
Talk to a great oral surgeon at AMOS Of Colorado to get further details on specific procedures.
