A successful implant should feel solid in the bone, be free from pain, and the gum tissues around the implant should look healthy and pink. It is true that an implant will never have a cavity, but it can certainly get gum disease.
For this reason, you must be diligent in caring for your implant every day.
You will also need to continue regular check-ups. This actually becomes more important for patients with implants than for patients without implants. Implants can, and do, fail. If they begin to fail, there are often no symptoms until it is too late to act effectively. For that reason, early detection of clinical failure is extremely important.
The main sign of early failure is loss of bone surrounding the implant, and that can only be detected by making an x-ray.
By now you have probably concluded that it will be important for you to make sure to schedule a check-up every six months, just like with your natural teeth.
Watch the video below for a more in-depth look at caring for implants.