If my implant is failing because I never completed getting a crown, does it have to be removed or can I just get a bridge or crown put over it.
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Why is your dental implant failing? if there is infection, usually the surrounding bone degenerate, if that is the case, find out the root cause from your implant dentist? If the quality of bone was not good, possibility of failure exists!
If the adjacent teeth next to the implant have already crowns, and the supporting bone architecture is good, you can place a bridge!
Usually the dental implant must be exposed within 2 to 5 months depending on the quality of the bone. If your dentist did the second stage surgery and said the dental implant he placed failed, then you can remove the dental implant and place bone grafting for a month, and possibly do a bridge/ or wait for complete healing of the bone, and see if a second surgery dental implant is a better choice !
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Best of luck!
If the adjacent teeth next to the implant have already crowns, and the supporting bone architecture is good, you can place a bridge!
Usually the dental implant must be exposed within 2 to 5 months depending on the quality of the bone. If your dentist did the second stage surgery and said the dental implant he placed failed, then you can remove the dental implant and place bone grafting for a month, and possibly do a bridge/ or wait for complete healing of the bone, and see if a second surgery dental implant is a better choice !
You can read more about these subjects in my website.
Best of luck!
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A dental implant usually only fails when the bone around it is not healthy. This can be a failure from the initial placement, or can be from gum disease affecting the area. If the implant is indeed failing, it should be removed or will continue to harbor infection and/or inflammation. If it just has not been restored for several years, it can still have a crown placed on it, if it is healthy and stable. This would be preferable to placing a bridge over the healthy buried implant.
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Implants fail typically only when the bone supporting them isn't healthy. If the implant is still stable and healthy, the crown can generally still be placed. Please discuss this situation with your Dentist. I'm sure a mutually acceptable decision can then be achieved. Good luck!
As long as the bone holding the implant in and the surrounding gum tissue and teeth are healthy then your implant should be fine. The time lines set up for the restoration are guidelines . So if you had the implant over a year ago and everything is healthy then you can get it restored.
The implant itself is probably not failing-that would be unusual. You should have the Dr. that placed the implant evaluate it before it is restored just as a precaution. The tissue around the implant may need to be trimmed down a bit as well.
Once ti has been evaluated, you should be able to restore the implant quite predictably.
Once ti has been evaluated, you should be able to restore the implant quite predictably.
First, some of us have implants that weren't restored for up to 20 years! WHile that's not a good idea, some still come to restoration with a crown. Not saying that's the case here, you should have had your crown made. Remember, what the implant was intended to do was to AVOID making a BRIDGE--which by definition damages the adjacent teeth to replace the missing tooth. If an implant is "good", then it needs a crown. And believe it or not, this is the LEAST costly option. So, the first thing to do is to evaluate the implant properly--see your oral surgeon to have him test it's "adaptation". THis is a simple procedure and if the implant "failed" it MUST be removed. But I think it should still be replaced--ultimately for the crown you never got. Forget any "bridge".
Your implant isn't failing because you didn't get a crown put on it. An implant fails because it failed to integrate with the bone.
If it's failing it should be removed, then a bridge can be placed.
If it's failing it should be removed, then a bridge can be placed.
An implant does not fail because it does not have a crown on it. Depending on the reason your implant is failing, it may be possible to save it without having it removed. That being said if your implant cannot be salvaged, it will need to be removed. After it is removed you can then have another type of prosthesis placed.