Oral surgery - do I really need to wait two weeks to exercise?!

[Anonymous]

I had one tooth extracted and replaced with an immediate implant, under local anesthesia. Everything went well, my bone is great. But my dentist urged me to not exercise besides light walking, for two weeks (until post op exam). That seems excessive to me!

I am an otherwise very active, very healthy person. I totally understand taking it easy for a few days. But must I really wait two weeks to go for a simple 30 minute run or lift weights?!

[Anonymous]

No. I waited 48 hours and just did barre workouts - didn't run just to be safe but you will be fine doing light cardio. How did you get an immediate implant? My process from extraction to bone graft to implant took a year!

[Anonymous]

You want your implant to take. Follow the advice from the oral surgeon.

My implant took a year too. The instant implants have a very different timeline but also probably have different exercise restrictions.

[Anonymous]

Getting implants redone sucks. Just follow the instructions for two weeks.

[Anonymous]

Please do. I didnt and the bone matrix was expelled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You want your implant to take. Follow the advice from the oral surgeon.

My implant took a year too. The instant implants have a very different timeline but also probably have different exercise restrictions.

This. Please listen to your doctor. You do not want an implant to fail.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Getting implants redone sucks. Just follow the instructions for two weeks.

This! If you don't want to follow the surgeon's instructions, why did you have the procedure done? Two weeks isn't going to make you fat or out of shape ffs.

[Anonymous]

Instant implants are more restrictive on post-procedure activities than other implants. This is because they want it to 'set' properly. It also has to do with bleeding, clotting, and the jarring factor.

I'd stick to light walking at least the first week at the very minimum, but the two weeks is best.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the replies. I'll follow the doctor's orders.

I'm not necessarily concerned with getting "fat" - I don't think I'm going to be able to eat much the next few days. But exercise for me is also an important therapeutic outlet, and I'll really, really miss it for 2 weeks.

I am happy that everything went well and that my bone/sinuses/jaw/extraction went as stars aligned, to get it done at once.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the replies. I'll follow the doctor's orders.

I'm not necessarily concerned with getting "fat" - I don't think I'm going to be able to eat much the next few days. But exercise for me is also an important therapeutic outlet, and I'll really, really miss it for 2 weeks.

I am happy that everything went well and that my bone/sinuses/jaw/extraction went as stars aligned, to get it done at once.

light walking can be very relaxing.

[Anonymous]

NP. Little off topic but why would someone do the instant implant? My dentist really didn’t even present that as an option to me... and he really emphasized the importance of the very long bone graft process before putting in the implant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. Little off topic but why would someone do the instant implant? My dentist really didn’t even present that as an option to me... and he really emphasized the importance of the very long bone graft process before putting in the implant.

OP here. My dentist explained to me that one reason, was to avoid shifting sinuses if there is a period of time after an extraction - there's a chance the sinus wall may dip down lower. My native bone was sufficient, strong, healthy, and deep enough. The "socket" was clean without infection.

I had this done under local anesthesia, so we discussed this in "real time" after my tooth was removed and he could get a better idea of what the situation was, and felt confident that this would be a good choice for my situation. It was something he had mentioned, but it was not necessarily the plan until in the middle of the process.

In any case, I'm sitting here many hours later, after having taken just one 800mg ibuprofen and feeling fine. Right now, my swelling is minimal to nonexistent. Fingers crossed - hopefully it's successful and things don't change!