Hwagok Station Dental Clinic: Do You Really Feel Nothing During Implant Surgery?

Hello.

I am Kim Geun-il, the director of 365서울원탑치과.

When patients who are about to undergo implant surgery meet with me in the treatment room, there is one question they ask most often when they sit in the surgical chair.

"Doctor, does anesthesia really make it so that I feel no pain at all?"

What if I feel a sharp sensation or pain during the surgery?

I was so scared that I couldn't sleep...

Even if there is excellent equipment and a highly skilled doctor performing the surgery,

if I were the patient, the fear caused by the very act of opening the gums and placing something into the bone would not easily subside.

When you search online, some people say, "I dozed off for a moment, and it was over when I woke up," while others say, "It felt sore and uncomfortable," which may have left you even more confused.

Today, for those looking for a dental clinic near Hwagok Station, as a dentist, I would like to explain the pain and sensations patients may experience during implant surgery.

I believe that knowing this in advance before the surgery can greatly reduce your concerns.

Most pain is effectively blocked with anesthesia.

The sharp pain or discomfort that many people worry about is minimized during surgery through deep anesthesia.

Dental local anesthetics temporarily block the nerve pathways that transmit pain, allowing you to remain comfortable while the surgery is being performed.

Of course, there may be slight differences in the depth of anesthesia depending on the condition of an individual's gum inflammation and their physical characteristics.

However, there is no need to fear in advance to the point of losing sleep because you are worried about feeling pain.

Once the brief feeling of soreness from receiving the anesthetic injection passes, the rest of the procedure can be carried out with less concern about pain and in greater comfort.

You may still feel physical sensations. (Vibration and pressure)

Sometimes patients are startled during surgery because they feel that something is happening even though they have received anesthesia.

This does not mean that the anesthesia has worn off; it is an entirely normal phenomenon.

Dental local anesthesia primarily blocks the nerves that sense pain. It does not completely numb the sensory nerves that perceive touch, pressure, or vibration.

Therefore, you may naturally experience sensations such as the following during surgery:

• A heavy, firm pressing sensation around the gums

• Fine mechanical vibrations and reverberations transmitted when instruments are operating

• The feeling of water pooling in your mouth or cool air touching it

These are not painful sensations, but simply ordinary sensations, like being touched on the skin.

If you remind yourself in advance, "This pressure is being applied now to position everything properly," and try to stay relaxed, you can get through the procedure much more easily.

I also want to take your dental anxiety into consideration.

Even when pain is well controlled with local anesthesia, it is natural to feel tense and afraid because of the sound of the equipment or the atmosphere unique to a dental clinic.

I understand that tension as well, so I follow several principles to reduce even the minor discomfort and fear that patients may feel in the treatment room.

1. Step-by-step anesthesia to reduce discomfort

To reduce the discomfort of the anesthetic injection itself, we first apply an anesthetic ointment to the surface of the gums before the injection, or use mouth-rinse anesthesia beforehand.

We then inject anesthetic solution whose temperature has been precisely adjusted very slowly to minimize the feeling of pressure and soreness.

2. Real-time communication during surgery

When the vibration becomes stronger during surgery or more pressure is applied, I let you know in advance.

"You may feel a little pressure now."

"It may vibrate a little."

By explaining this beforehand, I help patients prepare mentally so that they are not startled.

3. Comfortable conscious sedation, like sleeping

If your dental anxiety is so severe that simply sitting in the dental chair feels unbearable, we use conscious sedation to help you complete the surgery in a relaxed state, as if you were sleeping, so that you can receive treatment with peace of mind.

You may visit us with a relaxed mind.

When the doctor and patient trust each other and you know in advance what sensations to expect, most patients leave smiling and saying, "It was much more comfortable than I expected."

If you happen to feel even the slightest sharp sensation during surgery, please do not endure it—simply raise your left hand slightly.

We will immediately stop the procedure and provide additional anesthesia.

I hope that you do not delay necessary treatment because of your fear of the dentist, only to turn a problem that could have been handled easily into one requiring much more extensive treatment.

We will carefully address your fears as well, so please visit us with peace of mind.

This was dentist Kim Geun-il.

Thank you.

📍 365서울원탑치과의원

4th floor, Dongmyeong M Building, 179 Gangseo-ro, Gangseo-gu, Seoul

Hwagok Station Dental Clinic

A 1-minute walk from Exit 8 of Hwagok Station