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alphabetstreet
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Hi again, everyone, I recently started a thread regarding removal of a cyst/extraction/getting implants, and everyone was so kind and helpful that I wanted to ask for thoughts/experiences regarding the implant journey. I am now in the process of getting more implants than I anticipated (the bone grafts are healing right now) and in the meantime, I can’t stop thinking about how terrified I am of the metal “post” placement for these implants.
I can only do procedures under local anesthesia, and so far, this has been okay for me. However, during my last tooth extraction, the surgeon had to drill the tooth out of my head, and the drilling rattled my brain, made me incredibly dizzy and nauseous, and I freaked out (I also have a bit of trouble with the low-speed drill used in other dental procedures). So now I have been thinking, is that what the drilling for the metal post placement of implants is like? Is it like a straight hour to hour and a half for each post placement, with just nonstop drilling that you can feel ripping your brain apart? I have noticed that most people usually do this part under GA or with some type of anxiety-reducing drug, and I’m starting to worry that it’s just too difficult to do under local.
So for those of you who have been through it, could you feel the vibrations? If so, were they tolerable? Was it just a slight “oh, I can feel my jaw vibrating” type of sensation, or more of an overwhelming, entire-head vibration? And how long does the post placement usually take?
Thank you so much!
I can only do procedures under local anesthesia, and so far, this has been okay for me. However, during my last tooth extraction, the surgeon had to drill the tooth out of my head, and the drilling rattled my brain, made me incredibly dizzy and nauseous, and I freaked out (I also have a bit of trouble with the low-speed drill used in other dental procedures). So now I have been thinking, is that what the drilling for the metal post placement of implants is like? Is it like a straight hour to hour and a half for each post placement, with just nonstop drilling that you can feel ripping your brain apart? I have noticed that most people usually do this part under GA or with some type of anxiety-reducing drug, and I’m starting to worry that it’s just too difficult to do under local.
So for those of you who have been through it, could you feel the vibrations? If so, were they tolerable? Was it just a slight “oh, I can feel my jaw vibrating” type of sensation, or more of an overwhelming, entire-head vibration? And how long does the post placement usually take?
Thank you so much!