Q. Dear Dr Moore I am a 54 year old male and have several teeth missing on the lower left and upper right jaw and am now considering having implants. As a teenager I was diagnosed with idiopathic hypoparathyroidism and require a daily dose of Vit D and calcium. I have also been told that I have oral lichen planus and in the past I have had quite a lot of problems with oral candidiasis, mouth ulcers and a sore tongue. These problems have lessened since 2000, when I had some amalgam fillings removed and made changes to my diet. In light of the above, do you think that having implants poses a particular risk? If I have implants, would you advise me to consider all-ceramic implants? Finally, can you suggest who I might contact for treatment in the UK? Thanks in advance for any help you can give me with this.
A. I would expect your treatment to have a good chance of success if your bone quantity and quality is adequate however you should proceed slowly allowing more healing time than the average person I don’t have experience with ceramic implants, however thier success rate is much less than titanium I would stick with conventioal titanium implants if possible Regards andrew
Dr Andrew Moore
Advance Dental Clinic
104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG
Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 01245 268 494
