Discussions on Dental Implant Complications

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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 [...]

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.

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.

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.

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.

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). 

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.

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.

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?

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

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

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