Will abutments harm the implants?

Q. Dear Dr.Andrew I have had two implants on the lower teeth on the first and second molar. everything was ok, osseointegration, gums ect. I had an appointment 2 weeks ago for the final step, the crowns. The crown on the first molar was well fitted, but the one on the second molar kept coming out even with the seal and it was even too high( inadequate occlusion. The dentist told me that the reason is because the gum on my wisdom tooth that was extracted one week ago was still swollen so it was not permiting the crown on the second molar to fit properly.So I had to come another week later once the gum was healed. Today i went and the dentist told me that actually she mixed the abutements.SO the put the abutement the first molar on the second molar and vice versa. So she tried half’hour to remove the crown on the first molar that even if it was sealed with temporary sealing it was not coming off. then she said that since this was not coming of she was going to try to shape the wrong abutement for the next time. So i have to go another time to get it fixed. I left the dentist office very sad. I feel like now the pressure that was put on the crown is goign to hurt the implants or make it loose. I don’t understand what is goign on. Should i ask the dentist to cut the crown, change the abutements and do other new crowns? Any advice or help will be greatly appreciated. Best Regards

A. The abutment can be changed or reshaped, it won’t harm the implant. It does sound like the crowns might need replacing, ask the dentist and see what options she comes up with.

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