I've had a permanent bridge running between my eye teeth for 17 years and it was failing. 5 weeks ago I had it removed, my eye teeth were extracted, two implants were placed and some bone grafting was performed. I've been wearing a temporary denture to fill the space. Everything has healed up quite nicely, until today, I just noticed that there seems to be some hard white material poking through my gum and I don't know if this means that my bone graft is failing. There is no pain or discomfort.
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There is no problem getting the dental implants before your surgery. Infections are very rare if done in right hands. Just give your self few weeks to heal.
Unfortunately this is one of the risks of placing dental implants. The failure depends on the type and size of the implant, quality of bone, patient medical history and skills of the surgeon. I would remove the implant and graft the area with bone and let it heal for few months then place ...