{"id":27,"date":"2025-10-10T15:18:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T15:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smileshelby.com\/blog\/?p=27"},"modified":"2025-11-12T15:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T15:18:59","slug":"steps-to-take-if-your-dental-implant-feels-loose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smileshelby.com\/blog\/steps-to-take-if-your-dental-implant-feels-loose\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps to Take If Your Dental Implant Feels Loose"},"content":{"rendered":"
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No matter how hard you try, you\u2019ll never truly be prepared for every possible challenge or scenario that comes up in life. You may plan how you would respond to certain circumstances, such as natural disasters, medical emergencies, and so on, but other situations can often be forgotten until you go through them. For instance, hopefully, you\u2019ll never have to experience having a dental implant<\/a> feeling loose in your mouth, but what should you do if it happens? Keep reading to learn the answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Stay Calm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Although the sensation of having any tooth feel loose can be disconcerting, try not to panic. Your decision making can suffer, and false moves can put your implant and potentially other teeth at risk of failure. Depending on the severity of the harm, it may not be too late to fix the issue and save your implant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Call Your Dentist for an Urgent Visit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Immediately, you must get in touch with your dentist and explain what has happened. Not only can they fit you into their schedule as soon as possible, but they can also give you further instructions and guidance for what to do in between your call and your arrival at the office. Their insight can help you preserve the implant until they can treat it professionally. During this conversation on the phone, they will likely ask you some questions, such as the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n