I’ve had 7 implants and a sinus lift/graft. I had all of it done under local anesthesia and really never took anything but Ibuprofen for pain … after the implants I always ran the next day but waited 3 days to get back in the pool. The sinus graft/implant was the most painful overall … but still ran the next day with Ibuprofen.
I think a lot of how it turns out is how skilled your oral surgeon is and how good they are at in giving dental pain blocks. How many implants they put in yearly is also a huge issue … my healing caps were put on the same day as insertion of the implant.
For me, this really wasn’t a big deal.
Dave