Maintaining your dental implants is very important not only to your overall health but also the long term stability of the implant.  Peri implantitis can develop if plaque and tarter becomes lodged under the gum tissue.  Peri implantitis is almost the same as periodontitis but rather than developing bone loss around teeth, you develop bone loss around implants.  If you get bone loss around your implant, the implant can potentially become loose and falls out.

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