How painfull is getting a dental implant? How long does it take to recover?!

How painfull is getting a dental implant? How long does it take to recover?

Also, how bad does getting a tooth pulled hurt?

It did not hurt at all. Scared the crap outta me, a nervous wreck, but did not have pain. No pain because they give you shots for the pain. Before the shots they rub on a local painkiller so the shot does not hurt, but you can feel it, but not painful. After my tooth was pulled had to wait several weeks for the gum to heal. My tooth was dead when pulled out. Then they make hole in your gum and place a titanium screw down in there - you can see the screw on computer xray which is cool. Then wait 6 weeks for that gum to heal up. Then go back again and they put a post on top of gum, then that has to heal another 2 weeks. The post is screwed into the screw and glued. They give you temporary tooth and order an exact tooth for you. Then they fit the fake tooth onto the post. It takes several weeks to order the tooth because it's custom made to fit exactly to hundreths of millimeters and exact color match to your other teeth. It took 6-12 months for all appointments and followup appts 1/month for a year after it's done. It was well worth my time and money. Go for it - especially if you are young and can pay for it because insurance won't pay unless you had accident, maybe. They let me make payments over 12 months. When you have the implant, it's considered outpatient surgery with an IV in your arm and you must have someone drive you. Go for it.