What happens if your implant fails?
Is it an emergency?
If your implant fails, it’s bad news – and failure can happen for many reasons, whether it’s the fault of the patient with poor aftercare, the fault of the dentist from lack of planning, or the fault of no one but nature.
Whatever the reason, your dental implant has failed, and you likely need it removed or fixed.
The appropriate next step will depend on why it failed and when the failure occurred. For example, if your dental implant has failed after recently being implanted, it’s likely due to a problem with osseointegration or likely because of an infection.
Dental implants that fail later down the line are often caused by insufficient bone grade or other medical conditions like diabetes.
The best next step is to schedule a visit with a dentist. If you don’t feel comfortable going back to the dentist who placed your implant, you can always seek a second opinion.
