The odds of getting dental failure may be relatively low if you maintain good healthcare habits, brush your teeth daily, floss daily, and go for dental check-ups regularly. However, with our busy schedules, sometimes we just don’t have enough time to be able to stay on top of all this. We may skip one or two days of flossing, for instance, or fall into bed exhausted after a long day and fade into dreamland, with the brushing of teeth far from our minds. But too much of this causes tooth decay, and we might need to get a dental implant. Sometimes, dental implants fail for several reasons. Read on to find out more about dental implant failure.

Reasons For Failure Of Dental Implants

Failed osseointegration – the process by which the implants and bone structure bond together, allowing the dental implant to stay within your row of pearly whites. While there is a low chance of this happening especially if you had done your dental implant with a highly experienced dental practitioner, there is still the chance of this happening for one reason or other.

Gum disease – the number one reason for dental implant failures. Gum diseases may come before or after the process of getting implants. Be sure to maintain healthy oral hygiene so as to prevent this from happening, and also not proceed with the surgery if the gums are found to be unhealthy beforehand.

Early implant rejection – as the implant is a foreign body, sometimes the body may reject it, especially due to allergies to metal as that is the material usually used for the abutment that holds the new tooth in place. During a patient’s overall dental assessment prior to surgery, their metal allergies should be discovered to inform the decision making process.

Late implant rejection – the same kind of rejection, just after the process is completed.

Signs Of Dental Implant Failure

Your dental implant may be failing if you notice any of the following:

• Swelling around the failing implant
• Loss of taste in your mouth
• Inflammation of the gum
• Loss of or shaking of the implant
• Feverish feeling
• Difficulty chewing or biting due to pain in the gums

Treat The Situation Immediately

If you notice the above symptoms, your dental implant may be in serious danger already. The best thing to do is to contact your dentist immediately. They should be able to solve the problem for you, but if you prefer a second opinion and are around New Jersey, contact Real Smile to solve the problem.

As they say, prevention is better than cure, so if you are looking to get dental implants and want to avoid problems down the road, your safest bet is to choose a highly experienced dentist to do the procedure. Drs Rubinov at Real Smile have decades of combined experience, and with numerous successful surgeries under their belt, you can be sure that you are in safe hands with them. Contact them today for your consultation!