My gums are swollen around one of my dental implants

My gums are swollen around one of my dental implants. I have 4 implants that I got in July of last year. So it hasn’t been quite a year. I had more pain than normal (at least that’s what my dentist said) after I got the implants, but after 3 weeks, everything seemed to be… Continue reading My gums are swollen around one of my dental implants

How soon after dental implant surgery could I get back to playing hockey?

In the past 2 yrs I have lost 3 teeth playing semi-pro hockey. Although it’s not uncommon in the hockey world to have missing teeth my smile means a lot to me. I know it’s not important to a lot of the guys but I really have to replace my teeth. I am wondering what… Continue reading How soon after dental implant surgery could I get back to playing hockey?

My dentist won’t do my implant

My dentist does implants. I went for the implant consultation last week and he said that he can’t do the procedure for me because I have 70% bone loss and he doesn’t do grafting. So he is referring me out. I asked him to go ahead and do the procedure for me only even though… Continue reading My dentist won’t do my implant