U must eat cold things like icescreams; yogurts; cold soaps; everything
cold.
Healing time diferent if the surgery has flap incision or if is
unflaped.
But booth tecnique are easy to healing.
It will be alright u made a good decision.

Best Regard from Portugal

Hi, I'm having 3 lower left and one lower right and one upper right.
Still have most of the rest of my teeth thank goodness.
Just wanted to say hi and I too have some anxiety about the pain and
discomfort this may cause; more so I am concerned that they are done
right and that healing takes place normally, no complications.

How much are you paying for the 4 implants if you don't mind my
asking?

I understand there is like a 3-6 month wait usually between the time I
get the implants put in and the time the crowns are added, so that the
bone has a chance to heal or grow or whatever it is, around the
implant.

Did you have to have CT scans of your jaw? I am having that done,
soon; I guess it isn't always done...

Let me know how your's go. When do you have surgery? Mine starts
probably in March.

You must remember so the denture on the impants must be done very, very
good.
Dont be focused on implants only . If your denture will be bad or dont
relaine properly. The bite forces could make problems for exemple  implants
could be "overworked" and the retension parts needs exchanging often, bigger
problem breaking of implants.
If you put more implant the risk is less but if you are making to improve
retention of denture iT isnt necessery always.

The denture is very important anyway.

regards K.Polanowski