Can chin implants shift from eating solid/chewy foods and or licking your teeth?

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Sure we've all been there. Got some food stuck between your teeth or back in the corner of your mouth and my question is if it is possible for a chin implant to move/shift about 1-2 weeks postop due to chewing on food or from using your tongue to let loose any leftover food from your teeth. Reason why this concerns me is because when you use your tongue to clean your teeth you shift your jaw which moves your chin. Is it possible for an implant with no screws to move in a situation such as this?

Frank P. Fechner, MD · Answer

Once the implant is in its appropriate location, normal movements of the tongue, jaw and lips will not dislodge an well positioned implant. In fact, I have patients who practice martial arts and their implant stays where we placed it.

Zoran Potparic, MD · Answer

Even this early after surgery it is unlikely. However, some chin asymmetry may have been hidden due to early postoperative swelling; now, when swelling is subsiding one can see asymmetry and think of implant displacement. You should discuss this issue with your surgeon. Good luck.

Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBA · Answer

It is very possible in my opinion to have displacement of her chin implant 1 to 2 weeks after surgery. This sometimes can occur with normal activity. I would advise you strong way to revisit your plastic surgeon's office for reevaluation.

Frederic H. Corbin, MD (license restricted) · Answer

Thank you for the question and your implant should not move in the early healing stages  from normal jaw and tongue movements.Dr. Corbin

Richard W. Fleming, MD (retired) · Answer

If the implant is placed in an exact pocket it quickly attaches to the underlying bone and will move with the mandible when chewing. I also secure the implant to the lining of the mandible. Screw fixing is possible but I've not done that over the past 35+ years.

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