Hello;

Yesterday morning I had my upper right molar pulled, the furthest one back. A little backstory:

Back in January, I had two wisdom teeth surgically removed. Everything went great, until it turned out that my right wisdom tooth was leaning heavily on my molar and in turned caused severe decay in the tooth, beyond repair. This is the one I had removed yesterday.

My dentist told me that, at my young age (33), I would need a dental implant to prevent my teeth from shifting from the space left by the removed tooth.

Has anyone ever had a dental implant? How severe is the pain for this procedure? Is it safe for someone my age? And, lastly, are there any other options to this situation?

Thanks so much!