{"id":461,"date":"2019-11-15T19:06:22","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T19:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betteryoursmile.com\/blog\/?p=461"},"modified":"2019-12-16T19:06:32","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T19:06:32","slug":"dental-implants-in-aurora-sometimes-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betteryoursmile.com\/blog\/dental-implants-in-aurora-sometimes-fail\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do Dental Implants Sometimes Fail?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Missing teeth can be a real pain, both literally and figuratively.\nThey can cause you to not be able to enjoy your favorite foods. They can result\nin speech impediments. They can hinder your ability to be confident in your\nsmile. Luckily, there are ways to fix that \u2013 such as dental implants<\/a>\nin Aurora. Although they are a great way to restore your missing teeth, they\u2019re\nnot perfect and they can fail. Read on to learn what can cause dental implant\nfailure.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What Are Dental Implants?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dental implants are essentially man-made artificial tooth\nroots that are surgically placed into the jawbone to replace missing teeth. They\nare usually made from medical-grade titanium, which is biocompatible, meaning\nthe jawbone will grow around it and will generally not reject it. However, as\nwith just about any medical procedure, there is always a slight chance of\nfailure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Can Make Dental Implants Fail?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Short-term dental implant failure is usually due to a\nfailure of the jawbone to grow around the implant, a process called\nosseointegration. Systemic factors are typically to blame for this kind of failure,\nsuch as uncontrolled diabetes, smoking, or low bone density in the jawbone. Having\ngum disease and poor oral hygiene in general can also put you at risk for\nimplant failure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Symptoms of implant failure may include mobility of the\nimplant, pain, bleeding, bone loss, and the formation of pus around the implant\nsite. Your dentist in Aurora may also discover the failed implant in an x-ray. More\noften than not, implant failure is treated by removing the implant, repairing\nthe surgical site with a bone graft and allowing it to heal before placing another\nimplant. This will ensure that the jawbone is strong enough to support an\nimplant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long-Term Implant Problems <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The most common (and unfortunately the most difficult to\ntreat) reason for long-term implant failure is called peri-implantitis, a\nchronic infection in the gum tissue and ultimately the jawbone supporting the\nimplant. Symptoms can include discomfort and bleeding or pus around the gums.\nIt can occur as a result of poor oral hygiene, and can happen at any point when\nyou have a dental implant. Peri-implantitis treatments may involve improvements\nin at-home oral hygiene, more frequent dental cleanings, laser therapies,\nantibiotics, and surgery to restore the jawbone in the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other reasons for long-term dental implant failure include complications\nwith prosthetics, like broken screws or loose abutments. Fortunately, these are\nmuch easier to treat than peri-implantitis! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next time someone asks, \u201cdo dental implants last\nforever?\u201d in Aurora, now you know the answer. Now you know that generally they\ndo, but there are always some exceptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Author <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dr.\nAndrew Ricci<\/a> earned his doctorate from the University of Southern California\nOstrow School of Dentistry. He has also undergone extensive training in dental\nimplants. He is a member of the Academy of General Dentistry, the American\nDental Association, the Metro Denver Dental Society, the Colorado Dental\nAssociation, and the Academy of Operative Dentistry. If you think your implant\nmight be failing, don\u2019t hesitate to contact Dr. Ricci\u2019s\npractice<\/a> at (303) 745-1400. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Missing teeth can be a real pain, both literally and figuratively. They can cause you to not be able to enjoy your favorite foods. They can result in speech impediments. They can hinder your ability to be confident in your smile. Luckily, there are ways to fix that \u2013 such as dental implants in Aurora. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betteryoursmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betteryoursmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betteryoursmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betteryoursmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betteryoursmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.betteryoursmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":463,"href":"https:\/\/www.betteryoursmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461\/revisions\/463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betteryoursmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betteryoursmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betteryoursmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}