Umaima Imran

You know what’s funny? Most people, when they find out they need sedation for a procedure, don’t immediately start panicking about the procedure itself. They panic about after. How long will I feel out of it? Can I drive home? Will I be able to go to work the next day? When will I actually

Dental work can make people nervous. Medical procedures can do the same. The sound of a drill may bother you. A needle may make you tense. A long appointment may feel stressful before it even starts. This is often when terms like local sedation, local anesthesia, conscious sedation, and sedation dentistry come up. So, what

Let us get straight to the point. Yes. Dental implant placement is absolutely considered oral surgery. It is not the same as getting a filling. It is not the same as having a crown fitted. It involves cutting into the gum tissue, working directly with the bone underneath, and placing a titanium post surgically into

Most people have come across the word maxillofacial at some point. Maybe it appeared on a referral letter that dropped through the letterbox. Maybe a dentist said it casually mid-conversation and just kept talking, assuming everyone in the room was following along. Maybe you saw it on a hospital sign once and walked straight past

The word surgery does something to people. The moment they hear it, something tightens in the chest. The mind immediately goes to hospitals. Operating theatres. General anaesthetic. Weeks of lying in bed recovering from something serious. And then someone tells you that you need minor oral surgery and suddenly all of that comes rushing in

Something is off with your jaw. You know it. Your body is telling you every single day. Maybe it clicks. Every time. Without fail. The moment you open your mouth wide enough to eat something, there it is. That sound. Maybe it aches in the morning before you have even properly opened your eyes. A

So you have finally booked the appointment. Or maybe you are still sitting on the fence about it. Either way, there is one question that keeps circling around in your head and will not leave you alone. How long is this actually going to take to heal? That is a completely reasonable thing to want

Let me just say something honest right at the start. The real reason most people keep delaying their wisdom tooth removal has nothing to do with cost. It is not about finding the time either. It is pure fear. The deep, nagging worry that it is going to hurt badly and that they are completely

Just had oral surgery? Or maybe one’s coming up soon. Either way, one question sits on your mind. What can I actually eat? Here’s the thing. What you eat in the first few days can speed healing up. Or it can slow everything down. It can even cause real trouble. The wrong bite, at the

So the surgery is done. You made it through. The hard part is genuinely behind you now. But here you are, sitting at home with a tender mouth, stitches you can feel with your tongue, and absolutely no idea what you are supposed to put in your body without causing some kind of disaster. The