I have periodontal disease and have had bone grafting and several implants done I had a tooth in the front extracted due to infection then grafted and found out it didn't work
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Hello, well that white stuff is part of the healing process of your gum, its in fact your gum, please don't touch it, it will change colors in a few days, as the tissue matures and heals. Hope this helps, good luck
Hi and thank you for your question. Although it is difficult to tell from the ct. scan the panoramic view does show bone loss in the area. It seems that not even a 3.3 implant could be placed without havinf additional bone loss. My recommendation is to have the area augmented with a...
That area appears to be healing well. When a bone graft is placed, it is usually placed as particles. Sometimes the particles will get stuck in the soft tissue and can start to make their way out kind of like a splinter. If it isn't painful, I would guess that's what is happening. If it's...
