<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.I had my upper cheek and gum fused after a dental implant failed and gum didn t heal properly. Last august cut was made to separate the fusion and two weeks ago a dental hybrid was placed in my mouth. My right side feels great but my left side formerly fused feels constantly irritated almost like frost-bite. How long does it take for complete recovery from fusion related incision? Is there anything I can do to get rid off this irritation besides taking lysine i also suffer from chronic oral herpes ?  <response>: Its a very unusual condition: fusion of gum cheek post implant failure. How are the cheeks related to dental implants! It seems the implant was either not placed by a specialist or the patient didnt follow the post-operative instructions the implant got infected. I think due to long-standing infection or complex infection, your cheek muscle fibers are fibrosis. Take multivitamins plus lycopene for faster healing recovery. Eat tomatoes which contain lycopene. If infection is there proper antibiotics and anti-inflammatory Chat Doctor. Consult a good dentist. Get well soon. 