Guides
Something Is Wrong With My Implant
When something goes wrong with an implant already in place, nobody explains it. These pages separate a problem in the implant, in the prosthesis on it, and in the tissue around it.
Something Is Wrong With My Implant
- My Implant Feels Loose: What Does It Mean?Is it the implant itself, the tooth on top or the screw that is moving? The three mean different things and differ in urgency. How to tell them apart, when it is urgent and what not to do.
- Numbness After Dental Implants: When to WorryNumbness in the first hours is from the anaesthetic. Numbness still there the next day, especially in the lip or chin, can signal the implant sits close to the nerve.
- My Implant Has Failed: Why Does It Happen and What Is Done Next?Implant loss comes in two different forms, early and late, and their causes are different too. Why it happens, what having the implant removed is like and whether a new implant can be placed in the same area.
- Inflammation Around an Implant (Peri-implantitis)Inflammation around an implant causes bone loss without causing pain. The first signs, the difference between the stage that can be reversed and the stage that cannot, treatment and prevention.
- Screw Loosening and Breakage in Fixed Implant BridgesWhy the screw in an implant bridge comes loose, what it means if it keeps happening, how a broken screw is removed and what not to do in the meantime.
