Dental Implant Failure & Salvage – Mansfield, TX
Preserving Your Hard-Earned Smile
With a 30+ year lifespan and 95 percent success rate, dental implants provide most patients who invest in the treatment with lasting results that change their lives. However, certain risk factors can increase some patients’ chances of experiencing dental implant failure in Mansfield. Even if you notice signs of implant failure, our team can help counteract them and preserve your smile. Call us today to schedule an appointment or to get your questions answered.
Why Choose 360 Dental Lounge for Dental Implant Failure & Salvage?
- Dentist Who Has Placed 3,000+ Dental Implants
- Accurate Diagnoses with Advanced Digital Imaging
- Insurance Accepted & Financing Available
Why Do Dental Implants Fail?
One of the most common causes of dental implant failure is an infection that develops after dental implant placement, called peri-implantitis. This is a destructive infection that attacks the tissue and bone surrounding a dental implant that helps support it. It can lead to a variety of uncomfortable symptoms, like pain, and ultimately result in the removal of dental implants if the infection is left to progress. Some other additional issues that could lead to implant failure include:
- Failure to fuse with the jawbone.
- Physical trauma that dislodges an implant.
- Underlying medical conditions that affect the immune system being left untreated, like diabetes.
Signs of Failing Dental Implants
Dental implant failure can cause a variety of different symptoms. It’s crucial to call your implant dentist in Mansfield as soon as you notice any of the following signs soon after your implant placement or years down the road:
- Out of the ordinary, lingering pain. Keep in mind that following your surgery, you’ll likely feel sore and slightly uncomfortable. However, once your implants fuse with the jawbone, they should feel like an integral, natural part of your smile.
- A loose dental implant. This can be caused by trauma, infection that has deteriorated the supportive structures of the dental implant, or poor oral hygiene.
- Bleeding, inflammation, or pus. These are all signs of infection that require urgent treatment.
- Difficulty chewing or speaking. After you have healed from your dental implant procedure, your restorations should function like your natural teeth, allowing you to eat virtually any food with minimal-to-no difficulty or discomfort.
How Does Dental Implant Salvage Work?
If you notice any of the signs above, call our team. We’ll schedule an appointment to conduct a thorough evaluation of your restorations and gums to determine the underlying cause of your symptoms. In some cases, a loose restoration could just need to be reattached to the abutment, while others may require deep dental cleanings, antibiotics, or other treatments focused on infection control.
If your dental implant, restoration, or the bone and tissue supporting your implant are damaged beyond repair, we may need to remove the implant. Our team will always discuss all of your treatment options with you thoroughly so you can make the best, informed decision for your smile.
