Skillful Treatment for Dental Implant Complications

Implants have an average success charge per unit of over 90 percent, only Dr. Rapoport and Dr. Schuler will occasionally see new patients who had implants placed by some other office in the past and who are now having problems with them. Our doctors are highly skilled and experienced in diagnosing and treating complications that tin sometimes occur with dental implants.

Using our high-engineering diagnostic tools, they can determine the handling that will be most effective to restore the implant to full stability and health. If the implant has failed and cannot be saved, they will often be able to place a new implant that will exist stable and long-lasting.

Types of Implant Bug

Infected dental implant

The two main problems that occur with implants are a special blazon of gum disease called peri-implantitis and implant failure. Peri-implantitis is an inflammatory disease that affects the glue and os surrounding the implant and causes the loss of supporting bone, which may result in the implant becoming loose.

Peri-Implantitis Symptoms

The symptoms of peri-implantitis include swelling in the gums, a modify in color of the gums, the gums bleeding while brushing, and sensitive gums. More astringent symptoms include loose implants, hurting, abundant bleeding, pus and visibility of the implant threads.

Chief Causes of Dental Implant Complications

The leading causes of implant complications are as follows:

  • #i : Dental cement leakage – too much dental cement used to attach the crown to the implant tin can cause excess cement to leak out into the gums and irritate the tissues. This attracts leaner and leads to infection.
  • #2 : Incorrect implant placement – the implant is placed at the wrong angle or in an area where the bone support is inadequate—this comes nether the heading of surgical errors.

Other causes include:

  • Poor-plumbing equipment crowns – crowns that do non impact the adjacent teeth exit open spaces that act as food traps where bacteria tin develop and cause infection
  • Diabetes – people with diabetes have a weakened immune organisation which allows bacteria around the implant to crusade infection much faster
  • Smoking – in that location are chemicals toxic to living tissue in tobacco fume that kills os and mucilage tissue and restricts blood flow. The immune response is also dumb in tissues where the smoke makes straight contact.

Comprehensive Diagnostics

Dental implant planning software

Our doctors perform comprehensive diagnostics in gild to make up one's mind the best course of treatment.

Our doctors start with thorough diagnostics to troubleshoot the problem and determine the best course of treatment. They will first review your medical and dental history and have full digital photos, X-rays and when needed, a 3D CT scan.

They will check for dental cement leakage and volition examine the fit of the dental restoration on top of your implant. If our doctors need to look under the gumline, they will insert an advanced miniature video photographic camera known every bit a perioscope into the area between your teeth and gums. Use of the perioscope allows them to appraise the country of infection or other complications without the demand for surgery.

Customized, Thorough Handling

Your treatment volition depend on the problem and its cause. If the crown is faulty, our doctors volition place a new crown. If bone has been lost, they will perform a bone graft to regenerate the lost bone. If there is infection, they will remove the diseased tissue and clean out the plaque and bacteria that take accumulated around your implant, using the perioscope to ensure the infection is removed completely.

They will ever try to save your implant if possible. If the implant can't be saved, they volition exist able to remove the implant and properly place a new i in virtually cases.