Failing Dental Implants - Mesa, AZ

Achieving Long-Term Success with Dental Implants

Reclaim Your Smile with LAPIP

Implant failures can be distressing and often result in significant complications. These failures may stem from various factors, including poor oral hygiene, inadequate bone density or quality, implant overload from excessive chewing forces, peri-implantitis (inflammation around the implant), or systemic health issues such as diabetes or smoking. Complications of implant failure can include discomfort, infection, bone loss, and even the loss of surrounding teeth.

At Greater Phoenix Periodontics & Implants, our periodontist, Dr. Chad Cravatta, understands the challenges of failing dental implants. We offer Laser Assisted Peri-Implantitis Procedure, or LAPIP treatment, a revolutionary laser-based therapy designed to address peri-implantitis and rescue failing dental implants. LAPIP effectively targets the infected tissue around the implant while preserving healthy surrounding structures, promoting healing and restoring oral health for our patients in Mesa, AZ.

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What Is Peri-Implantitis?

Like untreated gum disease can harm a natural tooth’s root, bacteria accumulating around a dental implant can lead to severe infection as the peri-implant disease progresses. Typically caused by inadequate oral hygiene, tartar buildup around the implant fosters the growth of bacteria similar to those causing gum disease. Early signs include swollen gums, tenderness, and heightened mouth sensitivity.

As the condition advances, jaw pain intensifies, gum recession occurs, the gum pocket deepens, implant threads may be exposed, pus may form around the implant, and it may become loose. While peri-implantitis isn’t widespread, regular maintenance check-ups at Greater Phoenix Periodontics & Implants are crucial to monitor your dental implant’s health. If you notice persistent swelling, bleeding, or discomfort around your dental implant, don’t hesitate to schedule an appointment with Dr. Chad Cravatta for prompt evaluation and treatment.

Why Choose Us for Treatment?

Selecting a highly skilled implant dentist and periodontist is essential for achieving optimal outcomes in dental implant surgery. At Greater Phoenix Periodontics & Implants, we offer a comprehensive range of advanced technologies and extensive expertise to ensure both aesthetic and functional success, whether you require single or full mouth dental implants.

Our periodontist, Dr. Cravatta, possesses advanced training and credentials, excelling in gum disease treatment, bone grafting techniques, and managing intricate cases. With proven proficiency in utilizing LAPIP, Dr. Cravatta adeptly rejuvenates inflamed gums and bone surrounding failing dental implants in Mesa, AZ.

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What to Expect from Your Procedure

The first step to restoring a stable smile is for Dr. Cravatta to assess the extent of tissue degradation around your implants by reviewing digital X-rays of the area and testing the pocket depth with a special probe. In some cases, antibiotic treatment is sufficient to treat the infection. If it’s determined that LAPIP is the most optimal treatment method, the PerioLase® MVP-7™ laser is used to gently vaporize bacteria, diseased tissue, pathologic proteins, and titanium corrosion contaminants in soft tissue.

Next, ultrasonic scaler tips remove surface growth, and necessary bone modifications are made. The laser is highly effective because it forms a stable fibrin blood clot containing stem cells from the bone. Without scalpels or sutures, this protocol enhances the healing of soft tissue around the failing implant and helps damaged bone tissue start to regenerate without damage to the implant. Studies show that 95% of failing implants treated with the LAPIP protocol reintegrate in the pocket and stabilize with three to eight threads of bone growth.

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