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Recreational Mechanic
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Northern Colorado, USA
Posts: 3,326
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Glad it went well Mike. Sedation makes everything better. Good news is that the extraction is usually much harder than the implant placement. Especially if it's a big molar.
When you get to having the implant restored by your GP ask him to do a screw retained restoration instead of cemented. I would say 70% of the failing implants I treat are due to residual crown cement left behind below the gumline. It's very difficult to remove the residual cement on an implant. If a cemented must be used ask him to look up the Whadwani implant cementation technique.
Also if there's any chance your a clencher or grinder definitely get a night guard made after the implant is restored (and use it nightly). Implants really don't like grinding.
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