I am a 38 year old female in good health. I got one dental implant installed in the back lower molar. A couple of weeks after installation I started suffering horrific headaches. Before the implant installation I rarely ever had headaches. The top of my head is pounding. I have pain that radiates down my neck and between my eyes. I can't sleep at night because my head is pounding. This occurs all day. I take headache medication to sleep but it eventually wears off and I wake up with headaches.
Answers (1)
From board-certified doctors and trusted medical professionals
I had a flipper to replace a front tooth as a teenager. I had a bone graft done and was able to continue to wear the flipper. I even wore it after the placement of my implant. I was never without a tooth during the process. If the flipper doesn't fit after the bone graft procedure, it can be...
It
definitely looks like the area is infected. Bone loss is not a good
sign. Most likely the implant will have to be removed and the area
cleaned. It is
ideal to have a 3D scan taken to have a more accurate diagnosis of
bone loss. Then have the bone graft placed again and
let the area heal...
If you can not absolutely wait till after your pregnancy (which is recommended), then it is ok to expose the implant with local anesthesia with a minimally invasive approach. Best to advise your doctors.