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The screw fell out of my 2 yo implant while wearing temporary denture - Should I stop putting the adhesive over the implant area

tamorton62Apr 14, 2019
I have an implant that had been in for a couple of years, no crown on it yet, I have been wearing a temporary denture and using adhesive. Should I stop putting the adhesive over the implant area? I just woke up and the screw was in my mouth, i screwed it back in.

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Dr. Riad Almasri, DDS
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Answered on Jul 2, 2019
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