I had a dental implant on a pre molar on the left bottom last Dec. 14. The first week after the surgery went well. However, I started having pain, soreness, sensitiveness on all teeth (both top and bottom) on the implant side about a week after the surgery. Follow-ups with my oral surgeon discover the wound heals well and fluid diet is suggested (which I didn't strictly follow because of the holidays). During the past two weeks, my situation sometimes is better, sometimes I feel much pain and discomfort. I took antibiotics and pain medications. Last night my left cheek is swollen again and I could not sleep because of the pain. I feel like knocking out all the teeth on the implant side.
I didn't have much luck with this tooth (root canalled it when I was 14, re-root canalled it in May 2005 because of abyss--found in routine annual check but I didn't feel pain, and I cracked it in Nov.2005).
I guess I was a little bit overjoyed during the first week after the surgery, and may have pushed things faster than I should regarding eating and physical activities.
What possibility went wrong? Am I ever going to get better and recovered? Has the implant failed?
Thanks,
Troubled Tooth#20