Complications from Bali

49 year old, Female.

• Recurrent bleeding gum and pain around implant crown – upper left canine.
• Failed dental implant of unknown system and material – screw nail profile (before photo) which does not resemble a standard dental implant (after photo).

• Cemented dental crown (unretrievable) on unknown dental implant system – has poor tooth size, shape and colour – mismatched to adjacent natural teeth
• Suspected allergic / rejection reaction to unknown dental implant material (not biocompatible – i.e. not made of titanium alloy).
• Surgical removal of failed dental implant – resulting in extensive gum and bone loss in the process

• Extensive bone grafting required for repair of the implant site and placement of new standard dental implant by specialist oral and maxillofacial surgeon.
• Construction of new dental implant crown (screw retrievable) by specialist prosthodontist.
• NOTE: – Due to extensive loss of gum and bone in the area from surgery required to remove the failed dental implant, difficulty was met to achieve ideal tooth size and contour.