The Implant Surgery Day

We recommend a light meal before dental implant surgery and you will require an escort to drive you home especially if you are having Intra-Venous Sedation.

You will be asked to attend the appointment about 60 minutes before we are to start. In this time you will take your pre-operative antibiotics and have your teeth cleaned by our hygienist (in order to reduce the bacteria or plaque that may exist). You will be again asked to sign off your medical history form.

We will provide you refreshments and you can either watch TV or read a magazine of your choice to ease any anxiety on the day.

The Preparation for your dental implant surgery is simple and involves the following:

1: Brushing your teeth with Chlorohexidine (anti-bacterial) gel for 2 minutes.

2: Intra-Venous Sedation – the access is gained in a vein either at the back of your hand or in the crook of your arm. We use EMLA (numbing) cream and very small pain-free cannulation techniques - which is NOT painful and the most you may feel is a pinch.

3: We then administer 3 types of Intra-Venous drugs:-

• A mild sedative agent – Midazolam.

• An agent to reduce saliva flow – Rubinul.

• A steroid to reduce any post-surgery swelling – Dexamethasone.

Finally you are ready for Implant placement!

Implant surgery is PAIN FREE and on average a single Implant will take about 30 minutes to place.