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My Implant Is Loose

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My dental implant which just had the dental crown placed on it is now loose. Should I pull it out or wait and see the dentist?

Carol


Dear Carol,

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Please wait to see the dentist. It is possible that the dental implant can still be saved. One thing that bothers me is that you said it came loose after your dentist placed the dental crown. This may mean that there was premature loading. That simply means that he placed the crown too soon. It is very important that the bone has enough time to integrate with the implant or it will come loose and fail.

However, it could be a simpler problem as well. There are many reasons an implant can come loose. Some of them are easier to fix than others. I don’t know what amount of post-doctoral training your dentist has in the implant procedure. However, it would not hurt to get a second opinion from a dentist who invested in a lot of dental implant training. For instance, Dr. Tostado received advanced restorative training in implant dentistry at USC in Los Angeles, as well as other implant dentistry training in Spain and Germany.

Some other institutions with good implant training to look for in a dentist’s bio is the Dawson Academy and the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies. There are others, too. The key is making sure they’ve studied dental implants in more than just dental school, which will not be enough.

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