Tightening the Crown on an Implant

James asks us:

The threaded collar under my dental implant crown will not remain tight.  Therefore, my crown rotates on the implant (which is approx. ten years old, with a round body). 

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September 5, 2006 in Dental Implant Complications, Maintenance of Dental Implants | Permalink | Comments (5)

Dental Implant Maintenance

Dan, a dentist, asks:

I am having a hard time getting my dental implant patients to return for regularly scheduled routine maintenance of their implants. 

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August 21, 2006 in Implant Practice Management, Maintenance of Dental Implants | Permalink | Comments (2)

Dental Implant Failure Treatment

I have a patient whose dental implants are completely stable but there is Peri-Implantitis.  There has to be an eay way to treat this and prevent this type of situation in the future with other patients.  The occlusion is fine and their home care is ok. Any thoughts?

August 13, 2004 in Dental Implant Complications, Maintenance of Dental Implants | Permalink | Comments (65)