{"id":202,"date":"2019-06-20T15:45:28","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T15:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.the-smile-centre.com\/news\/?p=202"},"modified":"2021-05-12T13:33:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T13:33:33","slug":"help-my-dental-implants-are-broken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-smile-centre.com\/news\/help-my-dental-implants-are-broken\/","title":{"rendered":"Help! My Dental Implants are Broken!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Your dental implants<\/a> feel, function, and look just like real teeth. Because of this uber natural approach, your dental implant can <\/em>break if you apply too much pressure to it or don\u2019t follow your dentist\u2019s advice. If you\u2019ve recently received a dental implant, or multiple dental implants, then we want to impart some aftercare wisdom and remind you how your dental implant can be fixed, but also how to prevent it breaking in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The different parts of your dental implant<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your dental implant is made up of 3 parts, and under the\nright pressures each of these parts of capable of breaking or wearing. The\nimplant itself is a titanium screw in your jawbone, then comes the abutment or\nconnective post, and lastly comes the dental crown that resembles your natural\ntooth. If you\u2019re not careful or over-exert your implant, you could risk\nbreaking it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How these parts could break<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your tooth implant is made to resist the kind of everyday stress that chewing and biting presents, so simply eating a meal shouldn\u2019t cause any breakage. However, certain bad habits that you may have fallen into could cause wear and tear and even breakage in your dental implants. Opening bottles, tearing open packets with your teeth, or biting through labels enacts acute pressure on the few teeth involved, which inevitably channels a lot of tension through your dental implant. You could crack or chip a crown, or even dislodge your connective abutment. Even if they don\u2019t crack or break the first or second time you bite through a resistant material, the wear and tear caused could drastically lower the dental implant\u2019s lifespan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to fix a broken dental implant<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When these parts break, all we\u2019d need to do is replace the\nbroken component. The dental implant itself, the titanium screw placed in your\njaw, can fail if you don\u2019t allow them enough time to heal and fuse with your\njawbone. When this happens, the whole implant and every part will need to be\nreplaced, which can take time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to avoid breaking your dental implant<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n