DENTAL IMPLANT INJURIES

Dental Implant Injuries include nerve damage, foreign objects, and infection. If an injury occurs, it may be due to dental malpractice.

DENTAL IMPLANT HISTORY

 Implant injuries happen because dental implants have become the most favored method of tooth replacement. Though more expensive than a dental bridge, implants have a high success rate and avoid the need to remove healthy teeth. Implants are artificial teeth that look exactly like real teeth. Surgically embedded into the jawbone and gum tissue, the implants fuse with the living tissues of the mouth. This allows the implants to support a crown, bridge, or denture in the same way that natural teeth would support a crown, bridge, or denture.

DENTAL IMPLANT PROBLEMS

Dental Implants are more complex than one might realize. Placed in the jaw, implants are close to a number of nerves and bones. These nerves and bones can be injured by the implant. Common implant injuries include:

• Infection of the jaw bone
• Nerve Damage
• Complete Loss of Teeth (edentulous)
• Implant loss
• Fractured jaw
• Mini-Dental Implant Failure

DENTAL IMPLANT TREATMENT

Dental implant injuries require many types of treatment. Treatment includes pain medications, removing the implant, starting over, and/or surgical repair of the nerve damaged by the implant. Oral steroid medications are often used in combination with these methods to ease pain and lessen inflammation.

BEWARE THE TYPE OF DENTIST

Implant injuries are more common with a regular dentists than with a specialist like a periodontist (a dental professional with more training). Regular dentists can install implants but are often not working with the same level of tools as a periodontist. Time is important when treating an implant injury. Nerve damage gets worse the longer it goes untreated. Broken implants move over time, causing more injury.

In addition to physical pain, Implant injuries cause other kinds of damage to one’s emotional state. If a patient is unable to have a new implant, the patient often suffers depression from having less teeth and feeling old and/or unattractive.

CONTACT LAW HELP LOUISVILLE

If you, or someone you care about, has suffered an implant injury, please email lawhelplouisville@gmail.com or call 502-771-0588. Under Kentucky law, any malpractice claim, including a claim against a dental professional must be brought within one year of when the injury occurred or reasonably should have been discovered. Under Indiana law, any malpractice claim must be brought within two years. Do not hesitate to call us.