Keeping Your Smile Strong: Reasons You Might Need Dental Implant Restoration

Dental implants are a fantastic way to restore your smile. They are the closest that you can get to brand new teeth. When placed properly, dental implants can last for decades. However, on rare occasions, dental implants can fail and need to be restored. Implant failures typically come in two varieties: early and late. Your implant dentist in Owings Mills is here to help explain the types of implant failures and how to keep your smile whole and healthy.

Early Implant Failures

Early implant failures, as the name suggests, occur towards the beginning of the implant process, either during the placement of the implant or shortly after you have started to use it. This type of implant failure usually occurs due to technical errors on the part of the person placing your implant, such as:

• Overheating of the bone at the placement site
• Contamination that prevents the implant from appropriately integrating with your jawbone
• Too much or too little force being used while placing the implant

Early implant failures can also be caused by poor quality of bone. Granted, this type of dental implant failure is rare. If you have an implant that fails early on, your dentist or oral surgeon will deduce what went wrong and make sure that your next placement takes place without a hitch.

Late Implant Failures

If you have a dental implant that has functioned well for years and suddenly becomes loose, this is indicative of a late implant failure. Usually, this type of dental implant failure is caused by a shifting bite or the application of excessive force. Clenching and grinding your teeth can also play a role.

If your bite doesn’t come together properly, the force exerted on your teeth can make your teeth shift horizontally, eventually causing your implant to move in ways it ways it wasn’t intended to and loosen.

Regardless of whether you have an early or late implant failure, implant dentists and oral surgeons are uniquely qualified to reevaluate and re-diagnose your situation. Through careful planning and attention to detail, they will ensure that you get the strong, long-lasting smile that you deserve.

About the Author

Dr. Jacob Milner loves giving his patients the smile that they’ve always dreamed of. Throughout his career, he has taken great care to continue learning every facet of dentistry that he can. From pediatric dentistry to geriatric dentistry, he takes pride in being able to treat people of all ages. Dr. Milner loves using dental implants to help restore someone’s smile. Whether you’re missing a single tooth or many, he sees dental implants as a way to efficiently, permanently bring you back to full health. If you’ve experienced an implant failure in the past, Dr. Milner and his team at Dolfield Dental are here to help. Even during the pandemic, they can be reached via email or over the phone at (410) 324-6593.