“How can I clean under implants?”

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Waterpik or similar device is the best way.

Hello, Not knowing the specifics of your case I am assuming you had implant crowns placed 2 weeks ago and need instructions on cleaning under crowns that are connected. Your doctor would generally recommend what home care they would like you to follow. There are many tools to clean under implants and bridges. There are floss threaders, interproximal brushes. I would contact your provider to ask what is recommended for your case. Greenbriar Dental Care 404-344-5000

Gently! Ask your dentist what is recommended. If the tissues feel healed and are comfortable, using a soft tooth brush, gently around the healing cap, or top of the implant, should be fine. Keeping it clean is very important.

Im glad you asked this question. First off, lets make sure I understand your situation. Did you just have the restorations placed, or was it only the implants themselves? You see the implant restored missing tooth is really a 3 part system. I like to use the analogy of hanging a picture on a wall. To hang a picture you must first drill a hole in the drywall and place an anchor, often called a "molly". Once the anchor is in place, you have to place a screw in the anchor and then you can hang the picture. You see the implant is the "molly" or "anchor". The screw is what we call an ABUTMENT. The Crown is the picture. Nowadays we usually prefer to combine the abutment and crown into a single unit. In this case the crown would have an access tunnel through the crown where a screw is placed to tighten into the implant. This is a screw-retained Abutment/Crown, and it is the preferred method to replace a missing tooth with an implant system. Implant restorations require meticulous cleaning because if they are not kept clean, you can develop peri-implantitis which is inflammation around an implant restoration and which can lead to loss of the implant and crown. Once the procedure to replace a tooth or multiple teeth with implants is finished, nothing is more important than oral hygiene to prevent peri-implantitis and preserve the health of the implant. So traditional brushing and flossing still applies just as in natural teeth, but I usually recommend patient's invest in a powered toothbrush as well as a water-flosser type of machine such as a WaterPik to assist in the maintenance of the implant. I suggest that you floss around the implant and other teeth, then brush with the powered toothbrush for two minutes, and finally use the water-flosser to finish the job. It may sound like a lot of work but I suggest you remember the investment you made in the implant and go the extra mile to maintain the tissues around it. As always please remember that routine professional care is mandatory with your dental professional to make sure you are doing a good job of keeping gum disease at bay. Visits with your dental hygienist and dentist twice or more times a year a paramount to a successful and long-lasting implant restoration. When in doubt always consult your dentist and hygienist for tips on how to keep your mouth disease free. Remember, "Floss 'em if you got 'em. Jeff Neal, DDS

HI Good question! MOST dental implants are SINGLE TOOTH implants. You clean them As you would your natural teeth. For implant BRIDGES, there are multiple ways you can clean beneath the prosthesis, including, water piks, large diameter FLOSS with THREADERS, some flosses have the threaders already attached to the floss, as well as proxy BRUSHES. Us e the method that your dentists recommends for you and what works best. Good luck! Dr J Doundoulakis, prosthodontist, Greenwich CT