Not my patient and not my implant!
Some dental implants are very thin at the top. Many people believe that a conical connection is a better connection for the abutment and tooth. The problem with that style of implant is this happens a lot… Fracture!
Obviously this is unrepairable and you have to start all over again and dig the implant out.
I do not subscribe to these thin walled implants just because they have become popular.
The tried and true dental implants do not fracture like this.
Another problem happens when the implant is too small for a molar and of course the bite force is so heavy that you can even crack titanium.
I have found that many newer dentist also believe that implants are stronger than teeth and don’t need to be connected to one another. This is simply not the case as demonstrated by this photograph.
I have been doing these procedures for 20 years and I am extremely selective on the products I will use. This to me is acceptable but I am seeing more and more of it in my office for complications.
30% of my practice is now dealing with dental implant problems. Do it right the first time and please work with a very skilled and experienced implant dentist.
I had implant done on my upper jaw tooth next to molar tooth due to crack in tooth in center. Once I had infection there and whole procedure was reapetaed. When I was in 3rd stage of second implant before Dr, was ready to crown, the implant screw fell out while I was eating lunch. My dentist is out of town. I am very confused and scared. What do you suggest. I am not a good candidad for implant? Do I have to start from base one? I had initial implant done nearly 8 months ago then reapeted after 2mo. duo to infection. I am now 73 years old female. L have paid $3000 upfront to my dentist. Any advice will be very much appericiated. My overall dental health was very good up to last year. Thanking you in advance for your kindness. Bharti Parikh from Boynton beach Florida.
In reference to your reply to Alicia… what about mini implants for your front teeth where there is less pressure? Or as a part of a bridge for front upper teeth—say 4 on 6?
Mini implants break all the time. They should be considered temporary rather than real implants.