I had jaw surgery about 2 yrs ago. About 6 months after, I noticed a screw starting to protrude out of my gum. Well now, about 2/3 of the plate is completely visible. Cant get dentures with plate in the way. my main question is, what happened to cause this?
Hi. Thanks for the query. Protruding out of screw and plate from the gum after 6 months is completely abnormal, and it can be either due to incomplete healing or if the screw and plate was not properly covered under the gum if the gum was not properly sutured at the time of surgery. You should immediately consult an Oral Surgeon and get evaluated and many a time if the healing of bone is appropriate then the screw and plate can even be removed followed by proper suturing of the gum in place to cover the bone and avoid any chances of infection. Hope this helps. Regards.