It’s common for patients to need bone grafts prior to dental implant surgery, particularly if they have had gum disease or their teeth have been missing for some time.
Dental implants usually last a lifetime. When they are properly placed and maintained they can last for many years, decades even. But in rare cases something could go wrong.
Is your dental implant feeling loose? Here’s what you should do.
The first thing to do is call your preferred Integrated Aesthetic Dentistry location:
Greenwich Village: 212-533-6782
Gramercy Park: 212-254-5454
Upper East Side: 212-427-4277
Park Avenue: 212-213-1897
If you notice the loose implant and call us during business hours, we will do our best to fit you in for an appointment the same day. If you call after hours you will need to leave a message. If your situation is an emergency or very urgent, someone from our office will call you back. If your situation is not emergent or urgent, someone will get back to you when the office opens the next day. A loose implant is not considered to be an emergency unless you are experiencing severe pain or bleeding as a result of it. You can always go directly to the emergency room of your nearest hospital if your situation is serious.
There are a few different reasons that a dental implant could be loose. It also depends on which part of your implant is loose. In some cases it is just the crown that is loose. In other cases the entire root and crown system may have come loose from your jaw bone.
The repair also depends on the cause. A loose crown can usually be repaired fairly easily with a new coat of cement or a slight adjustment. If the crown is broken in some way, it may require a new crown to be made, which can take a bit longer.
If your implant root has come loose, the solution may not be so easy. If your jaw bone has weakened and cannot support the implant, you will need a bone graft procedure to strengthen the bone before attempting to place another implant. If peri-implantitis is present, the infection will need to be treated and allowed to heal before another implant can be placed.
If you’re experiencing problems with your dental implant, whether we placed it or not, Integrated Aesthetic Dentistry can correct the problem. We can fix or replace your loose crown with a quick procedure in most cases. If your entire implant system has failed, we can do what is required to replace your implant with a new one.
Call us right away at any of our 4 convenient locations or request an appointment.
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