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Discussions on Dental Implant Complications

Welcome to the Dental Implant Complications Section of OsseoNews.com, where you can research, and participate in discussions about Dental Implant Complications. It's the one place where dentists, surgeons, and industry experts share their knowledge on Dental Implant Complications.

Recent Dental Implant Complications Discussions

• CTX Level: What Level is Risky?

  I have a patient that requires 2 mandibular extractions and is interested in dental implant replacements where I ordered serum CTX study which returned with a level of 137.

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• Implant Protrudes into Maxillary Sinus: How To Manage?

  My mother went to the dentist and had a root-form dental implant placed in her left posterior upper jaw.

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• Consumption of Alcohol Leading to Implant Complications?

  The patient had a shot of alcohol on the first night post-op and 2 days later there was severe inflammation which surprisingly caused teeth #1 and #4 to become slightly mobile.

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• Mucous Retention Cyst: How to Address?

  I have a patient with missing molars on the right side of the maxilla. Upon evaluation of his CT scan I discovered a lesion consistent in appearance with mucous retention cyst.

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• Implants in Patients Going Thru Menopause?

  I have a number of female patients who are going through menopause and I’m wondering whether I should place implants in these patients.

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• Torquing Produces Pain?

  The surgeon placed a dental implant in #8 position and the surgery and healing were uneventful. When I went to torque down the abutment, the patient felt a sharp pain.

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• Failing Calcitek Implants: Options?

  Since the implants are Calcitek and they use prosthetic retaining screws, my dentist does not want to work on this problem.

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• Implant Above Tissue: Prep the Margin on Implant Itself?

  Due to the shallow placement of #10 I have found that the margin of the Astra Implant is above the tissue, which is unacceptable from an aesthetic perspective.

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• Massive Bone Resorption: What Should I Do Now?

  My treatment plan was to extract #12, 13 and 14 atraumatically, place bone graft material and allow the graft sites to heal for 5 months and then place implants.

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• Numbness after Aborted Implant Surgery

  I recently started placing dental implants. On my second case I decided to place a single, implant fixture in the #31 and #18 sites for a future bar over-denture.

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• Patient with Paresthesia: What’s the Proper Treatment Plan?

  Three months ago, I extracted #18 and immediately placed and replaced it with an ITI TE wide body with Bio-Oss graft and collagen membrane. I achieved primary closure. I prescribed Amoxicillin after the procedure. Paresthesia was present for two days post- operatively.

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• Failing Dental Implant

  Since this problem implant was put in, the 2 teeth nearest it, and that whole area of the jaw, have been wracked with pain and the natural teeth on either side of the implant are very sensitive to hot and cold.

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• Bone Deteriorating Around Dental Implant

  Recently, however, I went to my dentist and after taking a few x-rays, he told me that the bone around one of my implants was deteriorating rapidly.

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• Implant Penetrates Adjacent Canine

  Recently I placed a dental implant in the mandibular premolar area and inadvertently hit the mandibular canine.

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• Dental Implants: Crown Margin Short?

  However, I just inserted a crown where the margin was short of the abutment margin. Have any of you experienced this same problem?

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• Odor from Dental Implants

  If there is an odor when the dentist removes the screw to a dental implant, is that normal?

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• Tingling Sensation After Implant Placement

  I placed dental implants in #18 and #19 region three weeks ago and the patient has developed tingling/burning sensation in the chin area.

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• Patient with Paget’s Disease

  I would like to treatment plan this patient for dental implants but am reluctant to proceed until I know more about the interaction between Paget’s Disease and dental implants.

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• Removing Dental Implants

  My periodontist has found that there is an infection around these dental implants, which are my cuspids, with significant bone loss and suggests that I get them removed by a qualified oral surgeon.

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• Corrosion Around Dental Implants

  I would like to discuss the problem of corrosion around titanium dental implants. There is a long article recently written that discusses corrosion and how it forms around titanium dental implants.

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• Torn Schneiderian Membrane

  Several months ago I had a Sinus Lift and Bio-Oss was used. The dentist told me that he had torn the Schneiderian Membrane during the procedure.

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• Core-Vent Implants

  Ten years ago I had three dental implants inserted into my lower jaw. Two on the left and one on the right. They were Core-Vent, screw type.

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• Unscrewing Dental Implants

  Sam, a dentist, asks:
  I have placed 4 dental implants in the 28 ,29, 30 and 31 areas. The patient
  called me the day after surgery to complain that his lip and chin are
  still numb.

  I had the patient come in and I unscrewed the dental implants in
  31 and 30 areas by a thread or two. The patient […]

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• Pain After Dental Implant Surgery

  Michael, a dentist, asks:
  I have placed 6 mandibular dental implants last week in a middle aged woman who has adequate bone height and width. The left side of is asymptomatic and healing well. The right side is extremely painful. 

  After the anesthesia wore off she immediately began to have pain on her
  right side. After 3 […]

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• Placing Implants Into Infected Area

  I recently had a dental implant fail and my dentist told me that he would replace it in 3 weeks, which to me sounds rushed.

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