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I have a dental implants placed year ago and one of them is misaligned. It's basically touching another at the apex level, and both implants are very close to each other. They are fully restored. I don't symptoms except occasional discomfort in the area when chewing, but there is bone loss 3-4*mm with 5-6*mm pockets.
The doctor who put them in is offering free replacement. He said they may fail in after 10 years. Based on my research, it might be sooner due to insufficient blood circulation in the area.
The whole process is quite painful and lengthy. He said that he will try to remove only one, graft and put a new one same day but in worse case it's possible that he will have to remove both implants, graft and wait 6 months.
I visited another doctor who also does implant surgeries, and he didn't recommend replacement surgery, instead he recommends trying to add a bone graft to the area.
I'm kinda lost, I'd like to have strong implants and to be able to use them without fear and keep them for a long time but at the same time I'm afraid that replacement surgery may not work and potentially make things worse or even prevent the possibility to have implants at that place in the future.
I have a dental implants placed year ago and one of them is misaligned. It's basically touching another at the apex level, and both implants are very close to each other. They are fully restored. I don't symptoms except occasional discomfort in the area when chewing, but there is bone loss 3-4*mm with 5-6*mm pockets.
The doctor who put them in is offering free replacement. He said they may fail in after 10 years. Based on my research, it might be sooner due to insufficient blood circulation in the area.
The whole process is quite painful and lengthy. He said that he will try to remove only one, graft and put a new one same day but in worse case it's possible that he will have to remove both implants, graft and wait 6 months.
I visited another doctor who also does implant surgeries, and he didn't recommend replacement surgery, instead he recommends trying to add a bone graft to the area.
I'm kinda lost, I'd like to have strong implants and to be able to use them without fear and keep them for a long time but at the same time I'm afraid that replacement surgery may not work and potentially make things worse or even prevent the possibility to have implants at that place in the future.
I assume these are implants with caps and not implants for dentures?
Yes, they fail. There is a guy who posts in the retirement section where both he and his wife have had to redo their denture implants twice because of failure. It is because of failure that I'm not going that route for dentures because with my luck, it will happen to me and I'll probably be allergic to the implant. No way I'm going to chance my luck after going through all of that pain to have it done. I wish I could remember specifics of their rejection. I'd tell you to contact him but he's not posting right now, been taking a break.
I also think you should find a busier dental message board or do a search for a Facebook group. I'll be shocked if there aren't a few dental implant Facebook groups. I don't know why I didn't think to do that when I originally posted here during the beginning of COVID.
I'm glad the dentist is doing it for free. I guess you're bound by what he's willing to do for free unless you find another person and repay to have it taken care of.
If you've ever had a dental implant, you know that they can be a huge pain if they ever fail. You might be wondering if anyone has ever had to have their implant replaced after it failed. The short answer is yes, people have had to have their implants replaced after they failed. However, this is not
Commonly, patients will have to have their dental implants replaced due to failure. Although this is not a widespread occurrence, it is still something to be aware of. If you have any questions or concerns, be sure to talk to your dentist.
I had one fail and I was extremely lucky the screw was loose enough to get a replacement tooth. If it wasn't, I don't know what my options would've been.
My implant on the molar failed after 3 months. It started to give me pain so I went back to my dentist. He took an X-ray and could see that the bone cracked underneath. He redid everything: pulled out the screw, bone graft, wait for 6 months then redrill for the screw, wait for another 6 months, finally put in new crown. He did not charge me for the 2nd time. It has been holding up for 5 years now. Hope it stays forever.
He recommends that I wear mouth guard to protect it, so I wear it every night.
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