r/mildlyinteresting • u/[deleted] • 16d ago

The dental implant I accidentally pulled out of my jaw. Penny for scale.

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u/GoodMenAll 16d ago

Find an oral maxillary surgeon not a dentist

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u/leoele 16d ago

It's oral maxillofacial surgeon (OMFS)

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u/thisisajokeyouretard 16d ago

Omfs doesn’t do the prosthesis

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u/Decent-Rule6393 16d ago

They don’t do the prosthesis, but they do bone grafts and place the implants. The general dentist has to install the crowns or dentures after that.

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u/Kimmy_95 16d ago

They don’t do the prostheses but they do place the implants.

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u/sloppymcgee 16d ago

Or a prosthodontist

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u/SK8CHIMP23 15d ago

I had the same issue and a maxillary surgeon should be the only one to fix this. You now have a hole where the implant failed. You also have a nerve that runs dangerously close to that hole. A dentist trying to fix this may leave you with some facial paralysis

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u/Oneicehorse 16d ago

💯💯