Category: Dental Implant Recovery

A stage-by-stage look at All-on-4 recovery: swelling and pain, the temporary teeth, diet, cleaning, activity limits, warning signs and complications.

Most people feel close to normal in about a week, but bone takes 3 to 9 months to fuse to an implant. See each stage, the warning signs and what the calendar does to your plan year.

Cool liquids and soft foods first, then a soft diet for the first few weeks. See the texture ladder, sample menus, shopping list, foods to skip and what changes after a graft.