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Hole in my gum which I can noticebly see dental implant through! Had dental implant 18 months ago that failed then had another

kirstenb1990May 31, 2015
Had 5 bone grafts after noticed hole in my gum! returned to my dentist who said could be fixed with a soft tissue graft which I've had. went to another dentist who told me my dentist had tried to give me vertical bone graft which is not possible & they had done such a bad job inevitably the implant will have to come out dentist still insists further tissue grafts will correct problem I still have no time frame as to when it will heal it's so stressful I really don't no what to do anymore

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Dr. Elly Tehrani, DMD, MSD
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Elly Tehrani, DMD, MSD

The site will continue to heal as long as no infection. Your swelling and pain should be minimal at this time. If you still have pain that is almost the same degree of severity as 1-2 days after surgery , if bad taste , bad smell , chills, swollen lymph nodes , ear ache then you should...

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It is not normal to have severe pain this far out after this type of surgery you need to see your surgeon to be put on antibiotics   Meanwhile , make sure to follow post op instructions, rinse with mouth rinse, no brushing  / eating on the site no smoking. Also, you...

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All depends on the angulation of the 3rd molar.   Sometimes the 3rd molar is so angulated that it is touching the 2nd molar.  Therefore, the bony wall that should be located between the two teeth and at the back of (distal) the 2nd molar is missing.  This bone might not regenerat...

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