After about 10 weeks since the dental implant was placed (still no crown) I've started feeling high level of tenderness and pain upon contact with the surgical site. There was no pain/tenderness up to this point. Is this by any chance part of the healing process or is it more likely that my implant is failing? Or is it possible that it is an infection in question? In that case, can the implant be saved with a course of antibiotics?
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There is no limit of age when it comes to surgical implants, as long as the area where the implants is needed is in optimal conditions this means that the quality, height and thickness of your bone is good as well as your health in general the study that will help your implantology...
After a new crown is placed, whether it’s on natural tooth or a dental implant, it’s natural for her to feel different and so there may be a need for a period of adjustment.At no time, however, should it actually feel uncomfortable. If you’re tongue has still not adjusted to the new implan...
It is difficult to advise without seeing an Xray but generally, if a root canal treatment is not successful the prognosis for the tooth is not great.
An apicoectomy may resolve the problem but you may go through this surgical procedure, have a period of healing of several months and the...
