Dental Implant Failure & Peri-Implantitis

At one80 Dental we have a reputation for finding solutions using dental implants. Even in complicated cases we have an impressive success rate meeting and exceeding the recognised success rates. Our specialist led team have a great wealth of knowledge and use advanced techniques to help give our patients the best possible outcome.

Experience you can trust 
At one80 Dental we regularly receive requests, both from dentists and patients, for an opinion on existing dental implant restoration work carried out elsewhere.  In many cases these requests arise when people move, and ongoing maintenance of an existing implant restoration is required in a new location.

However, as the trend for patients travelling abroad for dental implant work continues to grow, we are unfortunately seeing an increase in the number of requests from patients with failed or failing cases of dental implants provided abroad. Often these dental implant failures seem to be because of limited treatment planning or a lack of basic understanding and unfortunately, in some cases the only solution is to remove failing implants and plan an alternative restoration, which may involve any usable remaining implants, or require additional implants to be placed.

One of the most significant problems with implant failure is the loss of jawbone (otherwise known as peri-implant bone loss) in the region of jaw in which the implant is placed. This bone loss can complicate and may even prevent further implant options as it is very difficult to reverse, at this practice we have extensive experience of a large range of dental implant systems and can provide a comprehensive range of solutions.

Nigel Rosenbaum’s Advice

“We appreciate that for some the initial relatively low cost of dental implants placed abroad might appeal, however if the result is a catastrophic loss of jawbone, as in this case, then any short-term financial benefit rapidly becomes a dental nightmare. Had this patient come to us in the first instance, we would have typically used a fixed bridge using only four well-placed implants (which is considered a routine approach in both Europe and North America) as a solution. We would always advise any patient considering dental implant treatment that it is essential to find a clinician who you can trust and readily visit readily should any issues arise”.