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[Clover29]

I had a sinus lift and bone graft with my dental implant and I can honestly say it was no bother at all. It didn't hurt, didn't swell, and I didn't have to do anything special afterwards. I was told not to blow my nose hard (not easy, with allergies and a nose that runs a lot) but nothing bad happened.

And all that under local anesthetic.

Really, nothing to worry about. It was a breeze.

[sunala]

Oh, and one more thing. Ice packs are your BEST FRIEND after the surgery. It really keeps down the swelling and bruising.

Twenty minutes on, twenty minutes off. That's my mantra

[tansy]

Ice packs, rest and take the pain meds you are given. Good luck, Chessylady.

[chessylady]

Thank you so much for your kind words. I am using local anesthetic and will drive myself home. The oral surgeon has a good reputation, he actually teaches and gives talks to other professionals. They have the latest equipment and he does these procedures often. So I am in good hands and will check back after it's over.

[Mama Mia]

Wishing you the very best through your procedure and recovery.

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[chessylady]

I promised to get back to you on this. I have the dental implant but he did not do the sinus lift. He said the adjacent tooth had a long root that he did not want to damage and that my jaw was small with limited access for the procedure. So he used a shorter screw and nudged the sinus with a tool rather than cutting a window. The most weird part was when he took a hammer to force the implant into the bone, my whole head was reverberating. i have had some dull pain when the anesthetic wore off but it's getting better. It will heal for 4 months and then I will get a crown over it. Thank you for all the well wishes.

[tansy]

On 9/8/2014 chessylady said: I promised to get back to you on this. I have the dental implant but he did not do the sinus lift. He said the adjacent tooth had a long root that he did not want to damage and that my jaw was small with limited access for the procedure. So he used a shorter screw and nudged the sinus with a tool rather than cutting a window. The most weird part was when he took a hammer to force the implant into the bone, my whole head was reverberating. i have had some dull pain when the anesthetic wore off but it's getting better. It will heal for 4 months and then I will get a crown over it. Thank you for all the well wishes.

Good to hear you're doing okay, Chessylady.

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On 9/8/2014 tansy said:

On 9/8/2014 chessylady said: I promised to get back to you on this. I have the dental implant but he did not do the sinus lift. He said the adjacent tooth had a long root that he did not want to damage and that my jaw was small with limited access for the procedure. So he used a shorter screw and nudged the sinus with a tool rather than cutting a window. The most weird part was when he took a hammer to force the implant into the bone, my whole head was reverberating. i have had some dull pain when the anesthetic wore off but it's getting better. It will heal for 4 months and then I will get a crown over it. Thank you for all the well wishes.

Good to hear you're doing okay, Chessylady.

Ditto what tansy said.