I had an extraction of tooth #27 a week ago and developed dry socket 2 days later. I had seen the clot, but this dislodged through some athletic activities. I returned to my DDS and he cleaned out a bit of pus and packed some clove paste. I've been using clove oil for the past week to reduce the pain. I am scheduled for the implant next week. I don't know if the bone as it is has good blood supply without that clot. Should I postpone the implant? I don't want the implant failing.
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Assuming that the extraction was done without trauma to the surrounding bone and that the extraction site was grafted, then 3 to 4 months is the ideal time to wait for dental implant placement. This will allow the graft material to form immature bone which is an ideal environment for dental...
It should be possible to place implants in this site. You can also have one implant placed with two crowns. This requires the implant to be placed a little deeper that normal and then a custom abutment is made that comes our of the implant and splits into two posts to cement the crowns onto.
It sounds like you lost bone in the lower anterior section of the mouth. The boney ridge that supports the teeth in this area is generally very narrow as compared to other parts of the mouth. Many people have thin ridges to start and loose teeth means some of the bone around the...
