A dental bone graft is a minor reconstructive surgery that often doesn’t require the removal of healthy bone tissue from the patient’s body. Nowadays, dentists use synthetic bone graft materials or bone substitutes. Since you’ll be sedated throughout the treatment, you won’t feel any pain until the anaesthetic wears off. Then, for the next few days, over-the-counter pain medications usually help you endure the discomfort. You may also be given prescription-strength pain medications when necessary. Depending on the procedure done, you may feel some discomfort for a few weeks after surgery. However, if the bone graft material is from your own body, the recovery is more difficult since surgery will be done in two places, such as your hip bone and jaw bone. The amount of bone removed and then grafted is typically very small, so the discomfort should be brief.