DIY dental implant repair

LWM56

I've got an implant for a top front tooth. It screws in but has now become loose. When now screwed in fully the tooth is crooked. I've tried to cement it straight with an OTC cement containing zinc polycarboxylate, and also another cement based on zinc oxide, without success. My feeling is that if I can find the right cement it should go back in nicely. Has anyone on here done this, or can anyone suggest a good type of cement for this job?

I now have an NHS dentist - they won't fix it because the NHS doesn't touch implants.

brook2jack2

The main cause of failure of implants is peri implantitis . One of the main causes of this infection is the presence of excess glue when cementing the implant crown in. Advice is to x Ray after recementing to check for excess cement. 

However it sounds as if it's the superstructure that is loose , this is not cemented in it is screwed in with specialist torque wrenches .

You must have spent a lot getting this implant and now you risk losing it because you have not had the cause of looseness investigated and superstructure cleaned and fixed in  properly. 

Can you not go back to dentist who fitted it who will know what torque was used etc and can do a proper job? 

Toothsmith

The problem with messing up your implant is that if it develops periimplantitis, it is not as straightforward as a tooth to get removed, and would certainly cost you a lot more than an NHS extraction fee. 

Get it seen to properly. If you have an implant, you need to also be aware, and prepared for, ongoing maintenance costs. As I've often written here, they are not 'fit & forget' items. 

LWM56

brook2jack2 said:

The main cause of failure of implants is peri implantitis . One of the main causes of this infection is the presence of excess glue when cementing the implant crown in. Advice is to x Ray after recementing to check for excess cement. 

However it sounds as if it's the superstructure that is loose , this is not cemented in it is screwed in with specialist torque wrenches .

You must have spent a lot getting this implant and now you risk losing it because you have not had the cause of looseness investigated and superstructure cleaned and fixed in  properly. 

Can you not go back to dentist who fitted it who will know what torque was used etc and can do a proper job? 

Thanks for your reply. The relationship with the dental surgeon who did this broke down, so that is not an option, and why I am now back with the NHS. I take your point about peri-implantitis.

brook2jack2

Then you will need to see another implantologist because if it is the superstructure that has come loose (the screw in bit) it is not cemented in , it is screwed in to a specific torque with a special wrench . 

Trying to glue it in will not work and will cause problems. 

You have invested in the implant , it is not fit and forget and the reason a NHS dentist will not touch it as they do not have the equipment and if there is a problem with it they will be liable.