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Dental Implants Failure: What Are the Symptoms?

Last Updated: Nov 09, 2015

I just had a dental implant placed(#18) two weeks ago. Since the placement, I have been becoming increasingly more uncomfortable everyday. I have throbbing in my jaw, a horrid taste in my mouth, foul smell, and some sort of sore. I really want this implant to work, and so I’m wondering what the symptoms are for failure of dental implants? Is what I am experiencing normal? What would be abnormal and indicate failure? Thanks.

3 Comments on Dental Implants Failure: What Are the Symptoms?

Theodore M Grossman DMD

11/09/2015

Treatment of this progressive infection is already overdue. It has been present since placement and should be treated by an experienced implant practicioner immediately.The signs and symptoms described are not common if you were placed on antibiotics pre and post-op and were prescribed a disinfectant rinse(Chlorhexidene). Tenderness and mobility would indicate a failing fixture.The initial weeks after placement are critical for healthy cells to attach themselves to a uncontaminated implant surface.I hope this was helpful.Theodore M Grossman DMD

Michael Tischler, DDS

11/09/2015

The symptoms of implant failure are persistent pain, mobility of the implant, bone loss on the X-Ray greater than 50%, and purulence that can’t be resolved. What you are experiencing could be a soft tissue problem around the implant. I would have the dentist that placed the implant look at the soft tissue first if you haven’t already. Hope that helps,Michael Tischler, DDS

margaret thompson

02/18/2017

had the dental implants work started/ jan 2016(by dentist that do implants/ he is a implant specialist/ he was recommended by my dentist) #8 9 10/ where the work is to be done had to have a bone graft in area of tooth #8 waited 8 wks for bone graft healing went to my dentist for him to prepare me for the teeth #8 implant/ was loose and he said go back to implant dentist went back he took the #8 implant out and started the process over for just that # 8 area AGAIN/ he did grafting and i am waiting for another 8 wks for healing this second time was done jan 16/ 2017 and it has been a month/ and I am having issues with tenderness in the # 8 area/ and note some darkness on upper gum by # 8 what is reason for this

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