Salty and Metal Taste after a dental implant?

its a first time complaint i m seeing with implants.the salty & metalic taste may be due to medicines u r taking,,may b due to gastric upset due to antibiotics.stop antibiotics & try probiotics & antacids ,, thin gum tissue may be due to less amount of labial bone,until bone exposes no prb. keep faith in implants & ur dentist. gd lk

Hello There must be some problem if you do have a feel of salty taste till now. Do consult your dentist immediately. The dentist will check it out through x-ray as well as clinical condition. Best of luck..

Did you find an answer to the metal taste in your mouth? I got a crown put on my dental implant yesterday and within minutes afterward I tasted a metal taste. I assumed it would go away and was probably from whatever equipment the used in my mouth. I didn’t have the metal taste before getting the crown. But the metal taste has not gone away, and if anything, is getting worse. It’s quite strong and unpleasant.

I had two implants in 2014 beside each other (molar teeth lower gum) and since then I have been getting a terrible salty taste from the gum margin that's getting worse. Salt like crystals have attached to the implant crowns (not visible but I can definitely feel them with my tongue). My dentist has reluctantly taken off one crown and sent it to be re-porcelained. The salty taste is coming from the gum line below the abutment of the one he removed. There is no bleeding or pus. Looks okay but terrible salty taste that's becoming unbearable. I have tried flossing, normal mouthwash, chlorhexidne and a water flosser - no difference. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

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I also have just had implants 3 weeks ago....One is fine the other has the metal taste coming from it......

I had an tooth extraction and graph done in March of 2017. The implant was placed in August 2017, and the crown put on in December 2017. It is now May 2018, and I still taste a bitter metallic taste in my mouth seeping in from the same area. It gets worse and worse. Just want others to know that they are not crazy. I am going to an ear, nose, and throat doctor this week to see if material got stuck in the sinus.

Why is it that everyone has the basic complaint of the salt and metal taste after the implants? It has to be the implants or why would it just now be occuring? I have also noticed my post on one of my implants is now showing a lot more. Gums are getting more irritatted, wondering if the only answer is to have these removed. So tired of this.......going on for way too long.

I have noticed the metallic taste when kissing my husband - after he had an implant. Very unpleasant. I cannot imagine having to live with that taste day in and out. I wanted to see if others had this same issue or if it was some type of medical condition. Sounds like it's the implant.

I had such a bad experience with metallic taste, severely irritated tongue and multiple canker sores after a dental implant. It just kept getting worse over nearly 4 months. The sores got so bad that I researched remedies and found a list that included baking soda. Started brushing with straight soda and in a few days it all cleared up. What a miracle. Feel like I got my life back again!

What helpful things has anyone tried to help with the bad taste? I eat to live now. Food taste so bad I don’t want to eat. I have lost 25 lbs. I enjoy looking good but not the way I’ve done it. Suggestions are welcomed...

I think brushing with baking soda helps. Brush gently though, its pretty caustic.

I have several implants. The last one was placed 5 months ago. The right side of my mouth is numb and the oral surgeon said it probably will stay that way. I have a strong salty taste all of the time. The oral surgeon wants me to wait another 2 months for a CAT scan. The salt taste is awful. My mouth feels dry all of the time also. I suspect that maybe sinus fluid is leeching out of one of the implants. However, I am not a doctor, and am the mercy of the oral surgeon. This is very distressing to me as I went through a lot of pain and expense to e\get the implants. I needed sinus lifts and bones grafts. I thought I was improving the quality of my life, but I feel damaged.

I am also experiencing a metal taste coming from my implant. When I first had issues of infection, my dentist spent an hour scraping around the implant, which was very painful, and did not correct the issue. A month later, the oral surgeon had the fake tooth removed and he scrapped around the implant, adding some sort of bone material. It was also very painful which lasted about 2 weeks. Pain meds prescribed didn't touch the pain I was having. It's two months later and although the pain is at a minimum, there is still a strong metal taste coming from the area. I'm scheduled to return to the oral surgeon in 3 weeks. I would like to know how much pain is involved to have the implant removed and about how long it will take to heal. Having this implant was one of the worst mistakes I've made.

had an implant after cracking a tooth. 4 months after got the crown on. Immediate metal taste. had the crown removed as it was made of titanium and will be replaced with a cubic zirconia with no metal. had all the metal fillings removed on that side of my mouth. taste got a lot lower but not gone yet. $more metal fillings on the other side to go next. If taste is not gone i will have the implant surgically removed and wear a bridge. Mark

I am now fighting a severe infection in my mouth and have been on prednisone for a week, then the dose was doubled this week and also am now taking huge penicillin pills, apo amoxi clav to deal with the bumps on my tongue and the burning sensation which has now taken over the acid taste which seems to be gone. I have not had the cap put back on and my doctor thinks she can get this resolved and I will not have to have the implant removed. The specialist who put it in has been informed and will remove it if necessary. the hole will be filled using a bone graft from my hip. Worst mistake I ever made.

In response to Maria. I had my implant removed in June. It took about two weeks for it to heal and is still a little bitter in the area. I'm hoping it will eventually go away. The horrible battery taste and most of the pain is gone and I am very grateful for that. My oral surgeon was professional and kind about it. He offered to open up the area again to try and save it, but after multiple surgeries for that tooth and taking antibiotics a total of seven times, I couldn't take it any more. I'm definitely not a pill taker; however, ibprofrin and Tylenol helped when the pain was unbearable. It was an expensive mistake for me to have an implant. So now I have a hole in my mouth. It was the tooth in front of my back molar in my jaw, so the hole is not visible. Also, I needed a plastic syringe to occasionally rinse the hole as it was healing. No matter how hard you try to keep it clean, food will get trapped in there. I also requested a copy of the implant specifications, so this never happens to me again. Not that I would try another implant, but they use titamium in other things too. The folks at Nobel Biocare implants, would not communicate with me directly, so I had my surgeon forward me the material specifications. It took about a month to get the info. I wish you the best of luck!

@thomas Duffy - it’s now a year later. Please let us know your end result ?

My sole intention is to find a solution and not to blame anyone. Thanks for sharing though and I’ll keep you posted. Hopefully if I find a solution then maybe I can help someone else having the same problem .

My health has improved since my implant was removed. I'm disappointed that I wasn't informed by my dentist and oral surgeon of the complications that could (and did) occur. Seems to me that they were simply selling their product and services.

I am over the infections but have a burning or numbness on the tip of my tongue still. Will be seeing a specialist in Toronto in November who deals exclusively with these types of issues. The metal taste is gone and the ulcer that was on the backside of my tongue has been mostly eradicated by the drugs I was prescribed by my doctor, who says I do not have cancer in my mouth or tongue thank goodness.

I also have a salty taste after two Emax crowns were placed and I want it removed. Any suggestions of what material to use instead? I never had the problem before with previous crowns including Emax unless this lab is not using only Emax in the mixture. Thank you.

I have dysguesia. Had it for 3 yrs. I have 2 implants. One that’s infected and looks terrible is coming out next week. Will let you know if it helps. I am also being tested for Sjogrens syndrome.

Hi I'm also having same issue for a month now. Been to all kinda doctors even cracked open a tooth Had gum surgery and nothing has helped. Was anyone able to find the answer how to treat this. I'm getting depression

Would breaking the crown above the implant and replacing it with one with no iron in it help? All dentist and oral surgeons I been to say they never heard a crown causing this. I have broken a crown over a root canal next to my crown and had it replaced and hasn't helped, contemplating doing it with the implant one

My implant was removed November 04 and it made a world of difference in my mouth. The metal taste has not returned, the salty taste is gone. I still have a slight burning sensation on my tongue but it is slowly going away. Going to see a specialist in December for some advice on that. I have a small blister on my tongue that will not go away but the tongue doctor will look a that as well and hopefully remove it. I am not having another implant put in, I am looking at a bridge or permanent fixture that is bonded to other teeth. I am starting to feel much better, no odd tastes in my mouth, but still have a sore throat but its getting better every day. I am convinced that thing was poisoning me and I'm glad its gone. Will update further after I see the specialist.

I hate my implants same metal taste dry mouth 2 years now its my whole upper just one taste bad I'm afraid I'm going to end up toothless

nice article and awesome,well detailed about Salty and Metal Taste after a dental implant appreciate the effort

Best doctor for this condition is Dr. Grushska in Toronto. She and her colleague have done extensive studies and research. I no longer have any symptoms except burning tongue but its very mild and going away by the day. I am on clozepam and amitriptyline at very low doses once per night. Its magic and I'm so grateful I attended her practice. They also created invisiline retainers, when I start feeling any discomfort I slip in the retainer and it immediately takes the feeling away... amazing turnaround. I feel normal for the first time in more than a year and I don't care about the missing tooth anymore, its at the back side so it cannot be seen by anyone else. Leaving it alone for a while.

I had zirconium crowns put in and after 2 weeks noted bitter salty taste in mouth that is worsening. Told my dentist and was told she never heard of anyone else with that issue. My PCP ordered blood work - all within normal, will next see ENT.

Good luck with the ENT. Did not help me. Test me for Sjogrens. It negative. I have Dysguesia and can’t find anyone to help me. I have 2 implants, had one removed for different reason. I have had them over 10 yrs, dysguesia for 2 1/2 yrs. it’s awful. I eat to live.

Anyone else have dry mouth also with this

Jan 22. of this year went to dentist started with soreness around implant which is titanium the blistery thing got infected had dentist remove crown 27th of Jan. put cap on that's when I started tasting blood then salty went back to dentist feb.10 thingwas oozing white cottage cheese stuff wed really tire and ackey fri 14-sun16 freezing started having chest pains mouth unbearable went to hospital had walking pneumonia put me on doxycycline went to dentist feb19 had him take cap off made of titanium alloy having reaction to , Feb20 went to oral surgeon who told menothing wrong with implant no infection but nothing better he talked m e out of removing it calling mom. Have appt March 9 to remove cyst and redo put Healing cap on which I know will cause another reaction had implant jan. 2018 all sudden just went haywire thought I was only one having this problem thank all of you again and again hope everyone finds relief

People need to stop getting these implants. The dental industry is making a lot of money and we’re losing quality time in life!!!

The thing thats so upsetting is how you are treated like were all nuts I just retired end of Jan. Really looking forward to and now all this mess I wish I was still working maybe keep my mind off of taste and I was a cook so I love food but everything taste horrible.

I guess I should have looked better at names sorry other mare.i tried lemon juice water helped for about hour anyone have other suggestion???

Mark what toothpaste are you using? Both of my colgates and one generic have titanium dioxide in them mouth foamed up last night and this morning had salt crystals between teeth when I flossed tongue has burning sensations

I use Colgate hydris for dry mouth and at night gave me prescription forSF 5000 plus u leave on at night

Last night I drank a hot cup of chamomile tea with honey and was total amazed that it took most of salty taste out of my mouth so I put tea bag in where the implant is exposed left in most of night i was scared to drink cup of coffee in morning cause it was made it worse the day before had a little bit of salty mouth made another cup of tea and hold in my mouth for away and swallow and again my tea bag on implant several time during day it is really really helping

I barely have any symptoms left after having the implant removed and being on a regimen of Amitriptyline, clozepam and a protein called alpha lipoic acid. Coupled with invisiline retainers I am feeling 95% better. I only have a slight prickly sensation on the end of my tongue once in a while now and the retainer makes it go away immediately. I am confident the symptoms will disappear completely. I have not had any metal or salty taste since the implant was removed. The dentist was amazed that the bone has grown back and there is no evidence that there was and implant. So that information clearly shows that the implant was causing the issues and ion leaching was occurring. Implant-bad, removal-good.

I also have had a very salty taste in my mouth since having dental implants placed two months ago. I was even considering having them taken out, but now I'm wondering whether it was the mouth was given to me by the dentist that was the problem. Apparently Savacol and other mouthwashes containing chlorhexadine can have taste altering effects. It burnt my tongue and I had to dilute it when rinsing the implant site and try not to get it on my tongue. I hope my taste returns to normal. Anyone with taste issues who is still using one of these mouthwashes should stop!

Oh lord!!!!! that's what oral surgeon put me on Mon. 9th after implant removal plus the other antibiotic

hello interesting reads . I got my 2 front crowns replaced last October ( which I have had for more then 15 years ) , in the same event I decided to crown up my full upper level teeth for cosmetically reasons. Since that week I have a constant annoying salty tase in my mouth , as if there is also more saliva. annoying because I feel the need for more swallowing and its only tasteable while sipping my tongue over the teeths, Under level of teeth I wanted to do in a fase 2 , but now im scared that that will double the impact of salty tastings. I don't have implants, only crowns .... It was done in Thailand BTW.

Did you have any bone grafting done?

I had bone grafts done on 4 implants that were done at the same time - each beside eachother. Then implants put in after healing from the bone grafts and then after healing from all this ...my dentist - not my implant periodontist removed they healing caps to put abutments then weeks later the 4 crowns. This whole procedure was almost 9 months . At no time did I have a salty taste until the healing caps were removed and the abutments installed ( before any crowns ) . That’s when the salty taste vegan . With demonish vengence. Both the dentist and implant surgeon say it’s not possible from anything they did. The dentist says it’s dysguesia...coincidentally.....anyhow it’s a year later I’ve learned to live with it ...salty coffee salty ice cream salty everything ...I’m tired of trying to get to the truth there isn’t any... so to answer the original question ...I lived with the bone grafts for months without any salty taste. Have a peaceful weekend - if that’s possible in these questionable times.

I also had the salty mouth when they put abutment in but then after a couple of months when they put crown on it finally went away, but inside gum abutment every time you talked,swallowed etc was constant irration till they took it out now that the hole is almost healed still some salty taste but the pain and constant irritation swellien red gum and drainage has stopped my niece who works in Fla at dentist said I should have never had anything done body rejecti ng bone graft and all the metal caps, abutment the last 2 years have been horrible just glad to be mostly pain free and salt free had to cancel all appt with coronvirus pray everyone make it through these try ing times

get it removed and have a happy life, leave it in and suffer for the duration. NOT worth it. I am going without a tooth for now and may look into having a bridge instead.

I'm a healthy 40yr old woman, no underlying conditions, non smoker, very healthy diet...implant placed, implant has mobility to it and I have a nasty bitter taste in my mouth 95% of the time. The tissues around the implant are nice and pink, there is no inflammation or bleeding. I've spent A LOT of money in that one side including when my natural tooth was still present. So frustrating. For those of you who had it removed, I imagine your dentists did not offer any sort of compensation?

Having same issue with metallic / bitter taste after having titanium post implanted. Has anyone had resolution with removal and changing to zirconia? Also- has anyone actually had results from a Melisa on titanium allergy?

HAS ANYONE REMOVED their implants and therefore the salty taste was gone. I need to know urgently as I am about to schedule the removal of 4 implants after one year of horrid salty taste. Thank you

I don’t know what causes it but I do know if you drink from almost anything in metal cans, it’s literally that. Ever since I switched just about everything to glass and some plastics, it hasn’t bothered me. It’ll be a trial thing with plastic but if you want to skip that part; just remember to always put whatever into glasses, casserole dishes... Don’t use adhesive with zinc either. I buy raw or frozen vegetables as well. Give it a try and see almost immediate results.

Hi all, I had a bad tooth (upper) removed six months ago, and as apparently the infection had come out with the tooth, the dentist was confident about putting the base for the implant in right away. (He also did a bone graft, using small granules of some sort). I was given a short course of antibiotics, and the healing seemed to go fine. However, between two to three weeks after, I started to get the most awful taste. I'd experienced a bitter taste before, when the tooth was infected, and that had disappeared, but this new taste is a mixture of (extreme) bitter and salt, and it has a 'feel' that I can only describe as similar to what you'd get if you chewed on an unripe green piece of banana skin, sort of astringent. I've read about people mentioning a metallic taste, and I'm not sure if it's that, as 'metallic' was not what came to my mind about it. I also get the feeling that something is being excreted along the side of the cap, and it seems as if there is some kind of 'stuff' deposited throughout my mouth, which is hard to describe as well. It's like a cross between powdery and doughy (like tiny particles of well chewed bread), as well as fibrous, like tiny little pieces of membrane from an orange that get stuck in your teeth, but maybe that's from my tongue. I mentioned the taste issue to the dentist at the time, and was able to see him about it one month after the procedure. By tapping on the cap with a metal object, he could tell that the site of the implant was sound, but no scans were done, so even if the implant site is ok, how would I know that the other root sockets were? Regarding the awful taste, he said that he thought it could be the antiseptic dressing he had put in, and that reassured me. Fast forward another five months, and I'm about to go back to get the impression done for the crown. However, in all that time the taste has still not gone away, and I am really not prepared to spend even more money unless I know for certain that everything is truly ok in my jaw, and that this taste is going to eventually go away. (How long would it take for an antiseptic dressing to completely dissolve and dissapear, if indeed that is the cause of this problem?) Whenever I google "bad taste" and "dental implant", I'm only getting horror stories, and I'm very worried indeed. So I would be very grateful to hear if others know anything about antiseptic dressings possibly causing these types of issues, and how long these normally take to break down completely. Also I'm trying to give myself the confidence to refuse to proceed with the crown part, as what is the point of building a castle on a swamp? And it would be at the expense of the very last of my savings too. I am quite upset as I don't want the dentist to think that I don't trust him, but also I need to make sure that we get to the bottom of what is going on with this before any more is done. If anyone who has experience of this could share their advice, I would really appreciate it very much indeed. Many thanks in advance! Anna

Wow I have this salty taste and numb tongue. I have 4 titanium posts and I only got this taste a couple of weeks ago. Posts were put in August 2019. My lower gum feels numb as well. I will ring dentists tomorrow It's horrible No medicines I'm taking have affected my taste buds.

I had the same issue. When I did the implant I was OK for some months with the healing cap. As soon a I did abutment and crown I started feeling sick nausea and bad salty taste. Over time the salty taste went away by using a medicated mouth wash but the nausea and stomach pains remained now a year after. The dentist is thinking it might be a galvanic effect between different materials in my mouth fillings etc. SO the next step is to replace fillings to non metallic ones. I also am doing the melisa test to check if I am allergic to the metals titanium etc. Which could be the case.

I have a problem with the metallic and salty taste on my tongue. I wore an upper denture for 40+ years and hated it from day one. 3 years ago I decided to look into an all on 4 or 6 upper bridge. We decided to go with 6 implants for extra support and due to my receded bone structure. First I had to have sinuses implants as I didn’t have enough bone in the sinuses area. I then waited 18 months for the bone to bond with the sinuses implant material. September 2019 I had 6 titanium implants fitted and a temporary acrylic bridge. At that point I didn’t notice a salty taste but was not happy with the rough temporary fillings used to cover the bridge retaining screws. After 3 months I had the permanent bridge fitted with a titanium base plate. From then on I have had a terrible metallic and salty taste on my tongue which appeared to weep through the fillings. My dentist has changed the filling material but it has not stopped the problem. He has assured me the taste would not be coming as a reaction from the titanium and had never heard of it before after performing some 650 procedures over a 10 year period. I find it now gobsmacking at the number of people commenting on this site who are experiencing the same problem I have. It is obvious that dentist tell lies.

I have metallic taste in my mouth after the dentist exposed the titanium rod in preparation for the dental crown placement 2 weeks later. It has gotten worse once dental implant crown was placed and now I have a loss of taste and smell. I have read a lot of the posts on this website. Thanks for the valuable information. I am seriously considering removing the dental implant and I am wondering how long does it take the area to heal as I will need to go back to work. Also, with the dental implant removed, how soon will my sense of taste and smell return? Appreciate your advice and answers

I have been experiencing a salty taste in my mouth after my implant. I have removed it but still experiencing the same problem

I just had dental implant last week. As soon as the dentist put the abutment and crown in and I left the office , I started having a salty taste.Then the metallic taste started also. It's been a week and I decided to call the dentist. They said it was a reaction from the flu vaccine. I'm not buying it. I'll give it a few more weeks. Not to happy with it. Not sure I can live with a constant salty taste on my tongue

6 implants, bone grafting, full upper denture for over 2 years and not one day goes by that I don't have a salty/burning sensation. Chewing gum is my only relief. Best for about 10 mn. in the morning after I remove my nightguard and then it starts all over. Brushing and water pik intensifies the burn. Anyone found any relief other than removal?