Ive had dental implants at easman hostital in london and my tooth feels sensitive

Q. I received dental implants to replace my two front teeth approximately 6 – 7 years ago. The work was done by dentists at the Eastman’s hospital in London. The implants have been great for the past few years, but in the past few weeks I’ve experienced odd sensations in one of them. the tooth feels tingly and the gum around it is a little sensitive, it’s not painful but there is a ‘throbbing’ sensation. I noticed the feeling shortly after I had a wisdom tooth extracted on the same side and wondered if this could’ve had anything to do with it?

I’m due to go away to South East Asia for four months in just a couple of weeks and the waiting list for a consultation at the Eastman hospital is 18 weeks. Is this something that I can leave until I return, or is it likely to get worse? Also do you have any idea of what the problem might be, I’ve had trouble finding information on problems with implants after they’ve been completed. Thanks in advance for you help. H

A. Dear H

I am afraid it really is impossible for me to give you a definitive diagnosis from the information you have given. The pain could be gum related, could be coming from the dental implants, could be coming from neighbouring teeth, it could be a sinus infection etc. My advice to you is since you are going away I would recommend you find a dentist with a good reputation preferably with an implant background and have a consultation. It is impossible to predict if your tooth pain will get worse or get better, however, when travelling on planes the pressure changes can increase any toothache so advise you to get some help before you go away.
I hope this helps

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 at 10:29 pmand is filed under Dr Patel's Answers, Experts Answers, Q. Dental Implants.