I had an implant placed in my maxillary central incisior area. The implant was placed 5 months ago along with bone graft. Now for the past week or so I'm getting white pimples which come out and pop every one or two days. There is no pain whatsoever. Is this an infection or just graft material coming out.?
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Your dentist is correct, over time you will get some bone resorption and if you were ever to proceed with an implant you may have to regraft it.
This will be an extremely rare case that I have not come across before whereas dental filler area might be affected by a dental implant procedure including a sinus lift though of course a possibility of an infection always exists. Plus considering the time that has elapsed since you had...
The cost for implants vary depending where you are living at. You can compare pricing in different dental clinics around your area. Here in Mexico implants run from nine hundred to one thousand five hundred dollars each implant.