Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
Is it possible to mitigate the purple color of teeth gums after having put the implants?
6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Hard to say: If your gums were darker before the implants were placed, there may not be much to do. Also, sometimes the metal components can show through thin gum tissue. The only way around that is to use implant parts made of zirconia that are whiter in color. If the implant was just placed, it may be transient bruising of the gums that will go away with time. I would take this question to your surgeon!
Answered 11/27/2017
4.9k views
Metal: Since implants are a metallic color, this can show through the gums which are somewhat transparent, particularly when thin. Ask you dentist if zirconium abutments would help.
Answered 6/16/2014
4.9k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
A blue/purple line that runs horizontally across lowergums near where the gums meet teeth, slight aching and noticed white happening along same area.
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
I have a purple vein growing from where the gum under my bottom teeth connects to my lip. What is this?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Bottom gums swelled and stayed after cleaning. Were fine before. Some is calculus. But the rest I don't know. Purple looking vein under a couple teeth?
6 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
A member asked:
Is it true that with bone grafting, all-on-four and etc, mostly anyone can get dental implants even if they lost teeth from gum disease?
17 doctors weighed in across 5 answers
A member asked:
What degree of post-op pain can I expect from bone grafting for future dental implant? Like bone/gum grafting of 3 front lower teeth due to recession?
9 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
People also searched for:
Do I have a tooth absess? I just noticed a lump on my gums 3 days ago. It only hurts if I put pressure on it. It has turned purple
I had a zirconia crown put on a front tooth and gum line around crown looks very dark, and gum looks purple compared to surrounding gum. Why is that?
I had an implant put in in my upper jaw in December. It healed perfectly and in April the crown was added. Suddenly there is a dull pain around the tooth and the gums are tender. Can you please advise?
Could my dental implants be causing my low grade fever and migratory body aches? I have dental implants which were put in in 2008. One of the crowns recently failed twice so the oral surgeon replaced one of the crowns and laser etched my gums. A week la
What does it mean when your gum (above your teeth) turns black where there is an implant?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
