Bad Manners and Brimstone

WINTER

Yesterday I had a consultation with the oral surgeon who put in the implants.  He said it is vary rare but this seems to be a mfg. defect. Plus the fact I am receiving Prolia ( bone stregthening injections) semi annually. I told him I no longer had a general dentist as of yesterday. He neutrally told me he will supply me with a list of dentists he recommends.  Its not the failure of the implant but the comment by the dentist that implants need upkeep every few years that has made me lose trust in him.  I appreciate all your feedback. A good friend told me she left a dentist who was constantly finding work to do in her mouth and then bill her.

I had an implant done in 2007 when the technology was fairly new.  About seven years ago, I noticed it was wiggling a little and a year ago it was decided it was bad enough that something had to be done. Until then, we had kind of been hoping it might just pop off (lol).  If it matters, this is in the lower left quadrant.
 
I had moved since it was first installed and a dentist connected with my current larger group told me he would have to remove the tooth/crown and have a new one made but referred me to the specialist in the dental group.  All he did was drill into the crown to find the screw that attached it to the implant and tighten it down.  The he filled the hole and I was done!  I didn't even need Novocain.

So, the short answer is that I haven't had to have much maintenance or upkeep.  My ODD just had two implants done, and I hope her experience is more like mine. 

P.S.  I'm sorry you're having this experience.

VALENTINE

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