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A member asked:
I was injection numbed up by the dentist to put on the implant abutment. will i be injected again a second time when he puts on the 2 implant crowns?
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No: The healing abutment protrudes from the gingival tissue. It allows your dentist easy access to the implant without having to make an incision.
Answered 11/27/2017
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