My implant crown fell off (about 1 1/2yr old crown). I went to my dentist worried that my implant was also failing because the gum around the implant looks red, gum receded, and foil breath, but my dentist says that the implant looks fine and there is no sign of dental implant failure. Based on the xray shown below, does it look like there is any sign of infection or peri implantitis? should I have my dentist just recement the crown back?
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Different porcelains have a different look. A1 is slightly different from manufacturer to manufacturer and material to material. Porcelain over metal is different from porcelain over zirconia or alumina, two common substructures in crowns. An all zirconia crown, very popular now because...
35 years is a long time for a crown to last, especially with a post! I applaud your previous dentist's work. It sounds like it was very well done!In an ideal world, a dental crown would be a "forever" treatment that never needs maintenance or re-fabrication. There are multiple reasons why the...
I would encourage you to go back to your dentist and have him/her take a look. Your dentist will be able to tell you whether this is within the "range of normal" . Often after dental work, we are much more aware of conditions that we always had. Only now we are paying...
