Dental implants are ideal for people who require support for their crowns, dentures, or bridges. They help these dental appliances function like natural teeth. Also, they maintain your jawbone’s integrity and volume, as well as restore your bite. But dental implant failure can take place, especially if you do not take Fifth Street dental care seriously. This failure can happen in two ways:
Early Implant Failure
Early failure of your dental implants can occur within 3-4 months after you get them. This failure can take place due to factors such as the surgery itself and your general health.
As with other procedures, chronic health conditions like osteoporosis, diabetes, and autoimmune disease can contribute to the early failure of your dental implants. Also, some medications can increase your risk of this failure. Thus, your dentist should be aware of your full health history before they recommend the implants to you. Thankfully, it is possible to save your implants when they fail early.
If there is a poor blood supply to the implant site, this can impact how it heals, resulting in failure. Also, an existing infection, like a tooth root canal infection and a shifting implant can cause it to fail.
Late Implant Failure
Late dental implant failure happens between 1 and 10 years. Teeth clenching and grinding can cause the implant to fail. But this habit can be managed with behavior modification and night guard. In addition, poor hygiene can result in gum disease and infection, changing your jawbone’s integrity. If there isn’t enough gum tissue and jawbone to support your implant for a long time, the implant can fail in the future. Typically, this can happen over the years as your body fights chronic diseases such as diabetes. Excessive bone loss can result in bacterial growth that may no longer be possible to manage.
What to Do If Your Implants are Failing
The treatment for your failing dental implants depends on what causes the failure. If it is caused by gum disease, your treatment can include cleaning the implant and concentrating on improving your oral hygiene. When gum-related failure is detected early, it can be easily addressed.
If the failure results from stress on your jawbone, your dentist may recommend a bone graft. It’s only possible to place dental implants in spots on your jawbone with sufficient bone density. If an implant failure happens because of bone damage or jawbone loss, your treatment includes a bone graft.
