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There are several reasons why this may be happening:1. Your dentist may be using a temporary cement to fix the crowns (which is a widely followed practice, even though I do not follow it myself), so its easy to retrieve the crown if the abutment becomes loose. This can be corrected by using a permanent cement.2. If a permanent cement is used, its possible the size of the abutments is too small to provide adequate retention to the cemented crowns. In such a case your dentist may want to screw retain the crowns instead of cementing them.Hope this helps. Take care and keep smiling.
Implant crowns are different from crowns over natural teeth. Since implant teeth cannot decay, it is common practice for many dentists to cement implant crowns with temporary cement. This allows for retrieval of the crown if the abutment screw ever needed to be retightened underneath the crown. In some situations, especially for front teeth, the crowns require permanent cement to have sufficent retention. It seems that your implant has light retention. It should be reevaluated and it most likely will require cementation with permanent cement.
Unless you have a medical condition, your age, or the time without teeth should not affect the ability to have dental implants. It is true that you may need additional treatment to increase the bone around the implants, to provide the best long term solution. You have several options,...
The medical grade titanium used in dental implants is considered to be hypoallergenic, even for those people with metal sensitivities. Be sure to have your dentist examine your bite, to adjust any areas that are higher and hitting harder than others. Most likely you are experiencing headaches...
Sectioning out your pontic teeth and placing an implant in the area is the best way to naturally replace the missing tooth and make it easy to care for your abutment teeth. Abutment teeth on a bridge are usually harder to care for and more susceptible to conditions like gingivities, cavities,...