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Dental Implants anyone?
By: Rho Date: February 19, 2026, 10:35 pm
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Anyone here have dental implants? 2022--2023 I had two of them
put in my lower right jaw over many months including healing
between phases. A year later one needed minor maintenance.
It's two years on and dentist informed me this morning one
implant is chipped and needs to be replaced. He also told me
implants need maintenance ever two --three years.
REALLY?
So if you have implants---do you constantly have appointments
just for upkeep on them?
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Re: Dental Implants anyone?
By: oogyda Date: February 20, 2026, 7:58 am
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I had an implant done in 2007 when the technology was fairly
new. About seven years ago, I noticed it was wiggling a little
and a year ago it was decided it was bad enough that something
had to be done. Until then, we had kind of been hoping it might
just pop off (lol). If it matters, this is in the lower left
quadrant.
I had moved since it was first installed and a dentist connected
with my current larger group told me he would have to remove the
tooth/crown and have a new one made but referred me to the
specialist in the dental group. All he did was drill into the
crown to find the screw that attached it to the implant and
tighten it down. The he filled the hole and I was done! I
didn't even need Novocain.
So, the short answer is that I haven't had to have much
maintenance or upkeep. My ODD just had two implants done, and I
hope her experience is more like mine.
P.S. I'm sorry you're having this experience.
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Re: Dental Implants anyone?
By: jpcher Date: February 20, 2026, 3:47 pm
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I've had implants for my upper six front teeth* for 20+ years.
Never a problem. Only regular dental visits and daily cleaning.
No other maintenance required. In fact, they are better than my
natural teeth which have had crowns, filling replacements,
cracking teeth, etc.
Did a dentist perform your implant surgery? If so, maybe consult
a periodontist (specialist).
Maybe it's the placement of the implant? Is don't think the
upper front teeth gets as much wear and tear/pressure as the
back teeth do.
*I grew up with my two eye teeth missing, so very large gaps
between my front teeth. Yes, the mean kids called me pumpkin
face. ::)
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Re: Dental Implants anyone?
By: Rho Date: February 21, 2026, 10:55 pm
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Yesterday I had a consultation with the oral surgeon who put in
the implants. He said it is vary rare but this seems to be a
mfg. defect. Plus the fact I am receiving Prolia ( bone
stregthening injections) semi annually. I told him I no longer
had a general dentist as of yesterday. He neutrally told me he
will supply me with a list of dentists he recommends. Its not
the failure of the implant but the comment by the dentist that
implants need upkeep every few years that has made me lose trust
in him. I appreciate all your feedback. A good friend told me
she left a dentist who was constantly finding work to do in her
mouth and then bill her.
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Re: Dental Implants anyone?
By: holly firestorm Date: March 9, 2026, 3:31 pm
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Thank you all for the information on implants. I'm in the
process of getting one done. It will be a couple of months
before my dentist can put the actual tooth in. And, they are
pricey, of course.
I have every confidence in my dentist. He says it will be just
like a normal tooth. I will be seeing him next week. So, I'll be
asking him more questions now.
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