What Causes & Follows Rare Implant Failure?
Dental implants in Winnipeg are an increasingly popular and common solution for tooth loss and are almost always completed without complications. Implants have a success rate of approaching 95% over a ten-year period. While the failure of implants is rare, it is possible. To help you understand the risk — albeit a small one — of implant failure, we’ve put together this guide to the issue. You’ve probably heard of the notion of “rejection” when it comes to organ transplants. The rare failure of dental implants near you is not associated with rejection. Rather, there are two issues involved in failed dental implants: peri-implantitis and failed osseointegration. Peri-implantitis Peri-implantitis occurs as the result of poor oral hygiene following implant procedures. Inadequate brushing and flossing allow the development of this type of gum disease that actually degrades the jaw bone itself. Because it attacks the bone into which your implant is placed, advanced peri-implantitis can caus...