Dental Implant Emergency

Titanium. Titanium dental implants are the gold standard, with up to a 95% success rate, and they are what Dr. Maxim Godko places at both offices.

Swiss-engineered TRI and Neodent GM (Straumann Group) implant systems, at both offices.

Whether the crown came off or the whole tooth feels loose, any pain, swelling, bleeding or bad taste, when the implant was placed, and whether it is a single tooth or full-arch teeth. Bring any implant records or card you have, and the crown if it came off.

No. Glue or a home-tightened screw can damage the connection and make the repair harder. Leave it alone, chew on the other side and call.

Not for a loose or broken implant tooth; that is ours to fix the same day. Go to the ER or call 911 for trouble breathing or swallowing, swelling spreading toward the eye or neck, heavy bleeding or a serious injury to the face.

Soft foods on the other side, and nothing hard, sticky or crunchy on the implant until it is checked.

No. A loose screw, a cracked crown or early inflammation can cause little or no pain at first. Movement, a change in your bite or bleeding around the implant is reason enough to be seen, pain or not.

Yes: book online anytime at www.deluxedentistry.com/schedule-appointment. You can also call (609) 400-1393 or (609) 303-2005 during office hours.

Yes. Nighttime grinding and clenching put heavy force on an implant crown and its screw. A custom night guard protects your implant while you sleep.

Not on their own. The infection lives in the bacterial film around the implant, so it is cleaned away and the cause treated; Dr. Godko decides whether a prescription is part of your care.

The most common causes are peri-implant infection from plaque left around the implant, heavy biting or grinding force, smoking, a blow to the mouth and, early on, an implant that never fused with the bone. Most of them can be caught early at regular checkups.

Regular visits where the screws are checked, the areas around your implants are cleaned and your gums are screened for peri-implant disease. Not smoking keeps implants healthier too.

Yes. Once the reason it failed is treated and the site has healed, with bone grafting in-house when needed, a new implant goes in. The ADA explains how dental implants work.

Yes. If an implant from another office is loose, sore or failing, Dr. Godko reviews the implant and its imaging and repairs, revises or replaces it as needed. A dental implant second opinion is the same $1 consultation, with a comprehensive exam of all your teeth plus a 3D CT scan.

It is rare, because titanium is very strong, but heavy grinding or a hard blow can fracture a post or its screw. A broken post is removed, the site is assessed with a 3D CT scan and a new implant is planned.

Often, yes. Dr. Godko checks the site with a 3D CT scan first. When the bone allows it, the implant is placed through a custom surgical guide made from your 3D CT plan, and you leave with your new tooth the same day. See same-day dental implants.

We accept PPO plans and most carriers, including CIGNA, MetLife, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Delta Dental and GEHA Connection Dental. No Medicaid, DMO or HMO plans accepted. We work with your insurance to ensure you receive the maximum benefit. You see the cost before treatment.

Yes. When the new implant is placed, you leave with your new tooth the same day, and you can eat and drink the same day; Dr. Godko gives you the instructions before and after. See same-day dental implants.