I had a dental implant placed on Wednesday, back lower molar. I required 4 shots of anesthesia to deaden the area enough so that I felt no pain. I am on advil, 8 200mg pills/day. I have some swelling that has not abated, no redness, pus or bleeding. The pain is on the level of what you feel before getting root canal. I feel like the tooth in front of the implant may need a root canal. My highly regarded orodontist upped the Advil dose over the phone last night.

When he did the implant he said my bone seemed to not offer the usual resistance.

This is my 2nd implant attempt as the 1st failed for an unknown reason. The first procedure went smoothly with nothing unusual.

Any ideas regarding what the problem might be?