Confused about the dental implant process.?

Yesterday, I had a implant put in, I also had a bone graph and a piece of membrane put in yesterday as well (Side front tooth). What concerns me is that, I am reading on the the net that most people get the bone graph first, then later get the implant.

Did my Periodontist do mines right? Is this way also a way to do it?
Ok thank you so much. I was starting to worry.

Answer by Dan
Yes the implant can be placed with the bone graft at the same time. Everything sounds ok.

Answer by robertgougaloff
Hi,

This is often done to “bulk up” the bone around a particular portion of the implant a little, so that the final aesthetics and function is better. The membrane is there to protect the bone graft from the gum tissue cells to grow into the bone graft, since gum tissue grows faster than bone. Keep an eye out for any white exposures in that area. If you see any in the next few weeks to months, make sure to communicate this to you periodontist.

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My mother had full mouth extraction and dental implants from a large university dental school. The procedure began in June 2005. The original appliances (?) fractured repeatedly for about 2-3 years, so the dental school remade them and reinforced with metal. The new abutments have been fully in place for about 6 months, and she has had 3 teeth break off. They have been both top and bottom, partially and fully. Eating is not the problem – the last one broke while she was asleep (not from grinding).

The school is providing maintenance care, but she cannot continue to have front teeth break randomly and return so frequently for repairs.

On the last visit, the director of prostodontics admitted that her problems are “rare” and offered to make *another* replacement, saying that sometimes there can be a “bad batch of teeth” from the lab that manufactures them.

Does she have any recourse other than to continue to hope that eventually they’ll get it right. The total cost of procedure was $ 16,000-20,000. She can’t afford to have them redone at a private practice.

Can she ask for a full refund and continued maintenance? Any other solutions?

Answer by OldJimmy
I feel certain that she can not ask for a full refund AND continued maintenance.

Is there any reason why this would be more successful at a private practice than the dental school? I would think they use the same labs and materials.

As long as they are willing to continue the repairs at no cost, and there is no indication that they are doing something substandard that would not be done by the private practitioner, I think that is all you can hope for.

From your description it sounds like the incidence of breakage is gradually diminishing, so perhaps they are getting close to solving the problem for good?

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