Q. I am 21 years old and have a dental implant either side of my upper front teeth. I have had them for three years and am not happy with them. Originally they met my gums far higher than my other teeth which just looked wrong, so they then gave me new ones which had gum colour at the top of the tooth to look more in line. However it still looks pretty awful to me and I was wondering if anything else could be done about it. I think this was all because of lack of bone. Thank you.
A. Unfortunately this is a very difficult problem to solve now the implants are in place if there has been extensive bone loss prior to placing implants the bone would be rebuilt first, in your case the implants are present so to rebuild the bone the implants would need to be removed. This is a big step to take but is the only way to acheive the best aesthetic result the only other option might be to try a gum graft although the stability if this is questionable if the underlying bone has receeded.
Dr Andrew Moore
Advance Dental Clinic
Clinical Director
www.advancedentalclinic.com
Tel: 01245 268 494
104 Moulsham Street
Chelmsford Essex
CM2 0JG
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