So you have just had your dental implant placed. Or maybe your procedure is coming up and you are already wondering what the recovery will feel like. Here is the honest answer: yes, there will be some discomfort. But for most patients, it is manageable, short-lived,...
Dentin sits right below your enamel, and it’s full of thousands of microscopic channels called tubules that run all the way to the tooth’s nerve. Cold water rushing over those exposed tubules causes a fast fluid shift inside, and that shift jolts the nerve...
