ERA Complications with Implants: Can’t Get Any Retention?
Dr. R. asks:
One month ago I placed 4 Sterngold 3.5X8mm dental implants between the mental foramina on a patient without much alveolar bone height. They are only intended for full denture retention. Now the problem is not with implant stability, but rather with the retention of the micro ERA attachments. As in: I can’t get any. Even the strongest gripping males will get no traction, even when placed singly on these one-piece implant heads. I have re-retro-fitted all four ERA’s and their housings, but with the same result. She can still lift the denture out with her tongue. I don’t want to replace the implants if I can avoid it. I’m thinking more along the lines of somehow modifying the micro ERA’s or perhaps making/adapting a custom male attachment. Any thoughts out there?