Failing Dental Implants
Are Your Implants at Risk?
What Causes Dental Implants to Fail?
Dental implants are a long-term solution to replacing missing teeth, offering incomparable benefits to your well-being and lifestyle. But what happens when failing dental implants threaten your oral health and smile? Certain factors or conditions may lead to failing dental implants. These include poor oral hygiene, excess dental cement, smoking and diabetes, all of which may contribute to a serious condition known as peri-implantitis. Early identification of an implant problem like peri-implantitis and treatment from a skilled specialist can save failing dental implants, and your tooth replacement investment.
Signs and Symptoms of Peri-Implantitis and Failing Dental Implants
Peri-implantitis is a condition affecting the gum and bone tissue surrounding and supporting a dental implant. Similar to gum disease around teeth, peri-implantitis can ultimately lead to failing dental implants if left untreated. Any signs and symptoms of peri-implantitis and failing dental implants should be evaluated promptly.
These signs and symptoms include:
Save Failing Dental Implants with Compassionate Specialty Treatment
Our team understands the importance of saving failing dental implants, and the investment you have made in your smile. We offer advanced laser and traditional peri-implantitis treatment from our comfortable Ann Arbor, MI, and Jackson, MI, facilities.
Laser Peri-Implantitis Care: With advanced laser technology, we save failing dental implants by gently vaporizing destructive bacteria and diseased tissue in implant sites and stimulating bone regeneration. Laser is a minimally invasive approach, offering expedited recovery and return to oral health. Our high-powered laser specifically targets areas of concern while keeping surrounding areas intact.
Non-Laser Peri-Implantitis Care: In some cases, a traditional approach may be appropriate to restore health to your implant sites. This method involves mechanical debridement (removal) of necrotic tissue and bacteria from around failing dental implants and may incorporate chemotherapeutic medications to help control harmful bacteria within these sites.
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