What happens if you get peridontitis with dental implant?!
Question:
What happens if you get peridontitis with dental implant?
Do you have to get it removed and get a bone graft? What's a bone graft? This is the only complication with dental implants that scares me.
Answers:
If an implant isn't properly maintained and kept clean, one can indeed come down with peri-implantitis, where the bone and gums around the implant becomes inflammed. When that happens, the implant will loosen and fall out. Once that happens, there is no replacing it.
Implants are not cheap. It's an investment that you must protect through meticulous home maintenance-- Floss and brush every day, regular 6 month cleanings (and the dentist must use a special plastic scaler to avoid scuffing up the implant).