What are some common dental implant problems? Dental implant problems vary from surgical to prosthetic issues and from easy to very difficult. Below is a list of various issues we have seen over the years. Loose dental implant abutment screw This one is a fairly easy fix unless in the front of the mouth and […]
Cement sepsis – What is it? Cement sepsis is an infection and inflammation resulting from dental cement being around the crown abutment margin. The body doesn’t like the rough surface as it harbors bacteria. Since the body can not expel it, bone resorbs as an attempt to get away. If we do not treat cement […]
Dental code cement sepsis and dental code peri-implantitis charges “Dental code cement sepsis” or “dental code peri-implantitis” are probably one of the search terms that lead you here. If so then you are in the right spot. What are charges and codes for cement sepsis? There are two ways you could remove the cement from […]
What is the dental code for a loose implant screw? Often a loose screw can be a bit nerve racking for us dentists. Is it just the screw? We hope so!! If the implant is loose, it’s obviously a much bigger problem. To find out for sure we may need to drill through the crown […]
Cement sepsis causes possible loss of dental implant Case of the week I’ve spoken about this topic many times before and covered the techniques required to avoid it. If the problem is discovered early I can save the implant without much issue at all, like I did here. Today I saw a case of cement […]
Painful implant with bone loss (peri-implantitis) Peri-implantitis Case of the week Click for larger view Liz had trouble, more specifically pain, around this implant ever since the crown was put on. After the original dentist (the one that placed the crown on the implant) couldn’t help her, the surgeon that placed the implant referred her […]
