Dental Implants Fell Out After Three Days

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I arranged to get eight dental implants with my dentist. I’ve had six done already and am scheduled for two more soon. The problem that I am having is that three of them have already fallen out. I haven’t even had them for a week. Here are my questions.
1. Should I have to pay for the ones that fell out?
2. Can they replaced?
3. Should I be worried about the remaining implants?
4. Is it safe to move forward with the next two dental implants?

Carlton

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Dear Carlton,

I’m going to start off by saying that this is absolutely not what you should expect. In cases of skilled cosmetic dentists, there is generally a 3% failure rate with dental implants. Your dentist has a 50% failure rate. That is unacceptable. Now that I have that out of my system, let’s go through your questions.

Should you have to pay for the ones that fell out? Absolutely not and your dentist should not expect you to. If you’ve already paid for them, I’d get a refund.

Can they be replaced. Yes, however, it’s not as simple as just putting in new dental implants. When they fell out or even if they are removed, then they will take some bone structure with them. That bone is necessary in order to retain the dental implants that need to integrate with the bone in order to stay in your mouth.

Should you be worried about the remaining implants? Absolutely. If the first three fell out, what is preventing the others from doing the same?

Is it safe to move forward with the other two dental implants? I don’t recommend it, not unless your dentist can tell you why the first three failed. If he can’t or you aren’t buying his explanation, then the first thing I would do is go to an implant dentist with significant post doctoral training and get a second opinion. You need to find out why these first few failed before you make any decisions.

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