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Ailing Biohorizon Implant: suggestions?

Last Updated: Mar 07, 2019

I found this bone loss in a routine follow up. The implant was restored 3 years ago. At this time the patient does not have any issues. What do you think about this case? Should I leave it or correct it? Can I claim BioHorizon’s lifetime warranty with a case like this?


16 Comments on Ailing Biohorizon Implant: suggestions?

Robert J Miller

03/07/2019

Is there suppuration or bleeding on probing?

vnt

03/07/2019

nope, there is no bleeding and suppuration

Robert J Miller

03/07/2019

If asymptomatic, no treatment is indicated in this case.

Tim

03/07/2019

Agree, No platform shift. No inflammation. Leave it alone.

Joseph Kim, DDS, JD

03/07/2019

Looks fine.

Glen Goldstein DMD DICOI

03/07/2019

Looks fine. Upper Laser Lock portion designed to be in tissue. Just make sure no occlusal overload on it.

PerioProsth

03/07/2019

Dr Denise Tarnow has many articles that discussed the bone loss around dental implants and the formation of the Biologic width and the reason behind it. You will get some bone loss most of the time, it is important to know "why" it is happening and differentiate the biologic bone loss from the Pathological bone loss. i recommend you try to find them and read and learn what Micro-Gap & Platform Switching on the implants mean. Good observation.

Erik

03/07/2019

Are there fine threads that are laser lok meant for soft tissue attachment on this implant? If so I am not convinced these fine threads maintain bone as well as they do soft tissue. I have had better results keeping laser lock inside tissue like they were designed for.

MK

03/07/2019

Compare to the X-rays when initially crown was placed. Check patient for occlusal overloading and see if patient clencher or Bruxer and accordingly make night guard p to prevent future problems.

Angela

03/07/2019

Is the crown to root ratio OK? Could that be the issue?

Carlos

03/07/2019

Seems to me that this is a cemented Crown. There are so many implants that failed because the cement traped below the free marginal gingiva. The problem is, that you can not be sure of having removed all the cement.

AFD

03/08/2019

It’s not failing. Leave it alone. Learn about biological width dictated by the location of the “micro gap” (where the abutment meets the Implant).. bone will remodel around the gap, similar to crown margins.. bone likes to have around 3mm distance from any margin (micro gap).

Andy

03/08/2019

If this Biohorizons implant system has the same tolerance for abutment fit and uses the same design screw as the old Maestro, then the "microgap" is smaller than the size of a single fibroblast. Cement however is likely the problem if there is periimplantitis.

roadkingdoc

03/08/2019

The implant complex looks very acceptable. Hows the tissue around it? Monitor it in recall. Worry about something else! Thanks for posting.

Wazzudr

03/08/2019

I am more concerned with the abutment to implant connection, does anyone else see the micro gap between the abutment and implant. Is this a machined Titanium hexed abutment or Zirconia abutment? If Zirconia abutment it looks like it has fractured at the implant connection.

oralsurgeryjj

03/12/2019

I also can see small gap between implant top and abutment, as well as abutment and crown. Compared to other x-ray samples of Biohorizon's(I never have used Biohorizon's in my clinic) I doubt it has 'gap', which had lead into constant microinfection. Then finally, bilogical width has established below to implant top surface. That is my abrupt deduction.

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