Dental Update: Dental Implant Surgery Begins...

And so the journey... I mean, dental implant process begins... Went for my operation on 26 August (2 days ago)... Good to have 2 dental doctors (1 doing most of the work, the other who seemed more experienced, giving advices along the way and supervising the process...) working on my operation, nice... I was given 3 medicine - antibiotics, swelling and painkiller, before applying gel and injection anesthesia... Then I was "blindfolded" (eyes covered with a face mask and some other stuff) partially, and can still vaguely see a bit of stuff through the holes... The doctors scrapped off tartar from the area first, then proceed to cut open the gum... And I was quite lucky that I did not need bone grafting (which the last 3D scan indicate I might need), so no need to have the wound to heal before putting in healing cap; save me a step... Next is the major stage... the drilling!!! Hahahaha... It seems they drill a small pilot hole first, then going using bigger bits to get a bigger hole... Fortunately I am used to the sound and vibration of drilling, so when the sound and vibration (felt by the bone) comes in, I am quite ok... I had a piece of something to "bite" on, so jaws were not so tired from keeping open... Once the screw is inserted in, a healing cap is placed over the top to cover the screw tip... During the tightening of the cap, I can feel the bone squeak sound (the sound you heard when you tighten/over-tighten a screw sometimes)... hahahaha... So the operation is done in about 1.5 hours, and frankly, it is a painless process, thank goodness... Given the 3 medicine to be taken at home, as well as a paracetamol medicine for just-in-case, and also a antiseptic mouth wash... So now waiting 2 weeks later to remove the stitches and 4 months later to get the crown done... another long wait...