Food Impaction with Implants?

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R., a dental implant patient, asks:

I recently had a dental implant placed for #14 and the first permanent crown was a giant food trap. A new crown was made, but food is still getting in the margins. It is definitely not as bad as the first one, but I feel that the implant and the gums around it should feel like the rest of my gums. I still trap lots of food around the dental implant crown. Can anything be done to correct this?

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  1. Jason Luchtefeld, DMD says:

    It is difficult to say one way or another without pictures and/or radiographs.

    Ideally the gums should feel similar to a real tooth. However, there are many reasons why the tooth and gums may be different – all reasons are with the normal scope of dental implant placement and restoration.

    If you can post some pictures and radiographs someone may be able to help further.

  2. xe says:

    Why u ask us that and not ur doctor?
    that is the question.

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