Assessment and planning
Identify symptoms and examine the implant, restoration, tissues, bite, and imaging.
Dental Implants in Vancouver
Implant Revision and Rescue
Assessment and treatment planning for painful, loose, infected, damaged, or poorly positioned implants.
Overview
Understanding implant revision and rescue
Implant problems may be biological, mechanical, restorative, or a combination. Management can range from cleaning and component repair to grafting, removal, or replacement; saving an implant is not always possible.
The care pathway
What an appointment may involve
The exact sequence can change with your diagnosis, health, anatomy, and treatment plan.
Treatment stage
Determine whether the cause is inflammatory, structural, positional, or restorative.
Completion and follow-up
Compare monitoring, repair, treatment, removal, and replacement options.
Personalized care
What shapes a recommendation
A clinician may consider these factors alongside your symptoms, priorities, and reasonable alternatives.
- Bone loss, infection, mobility, and implant position
- Condition of the restoration and connecting components
- Health, smoking, maintenance history, and prognosis
Treatment goals
Potential benefits
Benefits vary by diagnosis and individual response; no outcome can be guaranteed.
Diagnosis focuses treatment on the actual failure mode
Your dental team can explain how this goal applies to your case and what limitations or tradeoffs to consider.
Some complications can be repaired without removing the implant
Your dental team can explain how this goal applies to your case and what limitations or tradeoffs to consider.
A staged plan clarifies prognosis and replacement options when needed
Your dental team can explain how this goal applies to your case and what limitations or tradeoffs to consider.
Is implant revision and rescue right for you?
Start with a diagnosis and a conversation. We will review appropriate options and explain why a particular approach is or is not recommended.
Patient guides
Related dental health reading
Original educational articles with visible sources, safety guidance, and publication dates.
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