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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

• 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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• Dental Implants that Spin in the Osteotomy

  Dr. Gonzalez from New York asks:
  I am wondering about others experiences regarding dental implants that spin in the osteotomy but that are not loose and clinically  seem to have no gap space from bone to fixture.

  Would you recommend to wait a longer time for osseointegration to occur?

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• Osteonecrosis Risk from Bisphosphonates?

  David, a dentist, comments:I am wondering if anyone has any comments on a recent study out of U of P Dental School that concluded that, “On the basis of 2 controlled clinical studies, oral bisphosphonate usage was not associated with occurrence of  osteonecrosis of the jaws (ONJ).” Do you think future studies will support this […]

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• Dental Implant Removal

  Mary, a dental implant patient, asks:
  I just had a dental implant put in a couple of weeks ago.  I’m
  experiencing quite a bit of pain.

  I would like the dental implant removed, since
  I don’t want to deal with constant pain.  Since the dental implant is not
  integrated with the bone, will the removal be a somewhat easy […]

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• Bone Loss Around Upper Threads

  On several occasions patient have come to me with the beginning of bone loss around the upper threads of dental implants a couple of years after they were restored. For some reason most were single dental implant cases (although not all) and they usually had proper restorations.

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• Failed Bone Graft?

  I had a lower left molar extracted about 2 1/2 months ago. A bone graft was done at the time using synthetic graft material, in preparation for a dental implant. The dentist also put a membrane over the graft. The tissue over the extraction seems to be healing very slowly.

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• Exposed Dental Implant

  I had a dental implant placed and the sutures were removed 3 weeks ago. I have had pain in that area ever since the procedure was done.

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• Tightening the Crown on an Implant

  James asks us:
  The threaded collar under my dental implant crown will not remain tight.  Therefore, my crown rotates on the implant (which is approx. ten years old, with a round body). 

  It has been tightened repeatedly and will not remain tight.  Is there a
  preferred method for locking the
  threaded portion to the dental implant?  I would […]

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• Radiolucencies Around The Implant

  I have a question regarding a lower arch oral rehabilitation case that I have done 1 year ago. The patient had severe peridontally involved teeth which were all removed to be replaced with 5 dental implants.

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• Dental Implants and Bruxism

  Dr. Abrams asks us:
  I am planning on placing two dental implants to
  replace the lower right first and second molars in a patient with a long history of bruxism.

  The history bruxism has resulted in a completely
  flat occlusal plane, i.e. the curve of Monson is flat. Would a screw-retained or cement -retained superstructure be better?
  I am […]

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• Scleroderma and Dental Implants

  Dr. Chickey asks us:
  Does anyone have any experience with Scleroderma patients and dental implant placement?  Specifically can "mini or single component" dental implants be placed in order to stabilize a complete lower denture? What other surgical or prosthetic measures should be taken or avoided with Scleroderma patients during dental implant placement?

  Note: Scleroderma (sclaire-row-DER-ma) is a […]

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• Craniomandibular Dysfunction (CMD) after Dental Implant Restorations

  An exclusive OsseoNews.com interview with Dr. Alvaro Ordonez, on treating patients who have developed CMD (Craniomandibular Dysfunction) after restoration with dental implants.

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• Dental Implant Restorations: Internal Thread Complications

  One complication encountered in dental implant restoration occurs when the internal threads of the dental implant become stripped or bent.

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• Dental Implants: Unpredictable Problems

  While practicing implant dentistry, no matter how careful we are in performing procedures, unpredictable events and problems occur.

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• Non-Ideal Positions and Angulations

  There are times when dental implants are not placed in ideal positions with ideal angulations. Suppose you intend to restore an edentulous mandible with a dental implant supported fixed partial denture.

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• Peri-Implantitis

  Do we really understand the etiology of this disease entity called Peri-Implantitis?? It would seem to form around HA coated implants due to what? Where do the microbes come from? Are they the same ones as in periodontitis?

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• Molar Crown on 4.0mm Dental Implant

  I have inherited a patient who has a fully integrated 4.0mmx13mm in the edentulous space of #14. The mesiodistal edentulous space is 12mm wide, the buccal and lingual bone support around the implant is over 2mm and the implant is located right in the middle of the edentulous space.

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• Dental Implant Failure Treatment

  I have a patient whose dental implants are completely stable but there is Peri-Implantitis. There has to be an eay way to treat this and prevent this type of situation in the future with other patients. The occlusion is fine and their home care is ok. Any thoughts?

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• Dental Implant Abutment Retention

  So many of us are getting away from screws coming through the occlusal surface for our dental implant supported cronws because of esthetics.

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• Dental Implant Failure

  Placed a dental implant and it was type one bone, no pain for two weeks and then intense pain. The dental implant was surrounded by granulation tissue and no pus.

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