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Can Wisdom Tooth Extraction Affect Chin Implants?

asked 1 year ago by J Q in Austin, Texas
Latest answer by Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS
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Tags: extraction, wisdom teeth

Hi, I am planning to get my bottom and upper wisdom teeth extracted. Could this in any way effect chin implants ?

2 answers to Can Wisdom Tooth Extraction Affect Chin Implants?

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Wisdom teeth extraction and chin implant--concern?

Since wisdom teeth  are in the back of your mandible (jawbone), and a well-healed chin implant is at the very front of your jawbone, direct contamination by your dentist or oral surgeon is unlikely, especially if you let him or her know beforehand. Bacterial seeding from a distant source is possible, but only if the bacterial exposure coincides with a (minor) injury to the otherwise well-healed tissues around you chin implant. This is always possible, so I do generally recommend a... more
Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon
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Oral surgery wisdom teeth extraction with chin implant

Any wound in a colonized field has a potential to cause bacteremic seeding of remote implants. Occasionally nerve blocks may be performed in the region of the chin implant and your surgeon should be made aware to avoid damaging the implant.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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