I had a dental implant on my front tooth placed 6 months ago. My oral surgeon told me to wait 6 months to get my permanent crown however he never mentioned anything about a healing abutment. I have the gum healed over the implant site there is nothing sticking out. I have been using a flipper and hate it and want to get my crown now. Will my dentist need to put in an abutment and then I need to wait more to get my crown? Or can he do it all at the same time?
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If the metal from the Implant abutment is showing through the crown, then there are a couple ways to correct this issue. The first is to have your dentist replace the metal abutment (post that gets placed into the Implant) replaced to one that is zirconia and tooth colored followed by a new...
Some patients do need to have a second bone graft placed before an implant and this can be for a variety of reasons. The goal is to have a solid foundation to place the implant in, if that is not achieved the implant is more likely to fail.
Stitches coming out is not a big deal after a month. Keep rinsing your mouth with salt water to prevent infection. It looks like there is a little bump which can be some remnant inflammatory tissue or possibly an infection. I would definitely recommend you follow up with your surgeon...
