What Is The Best Dental Implant Procedure?

A Dental implant is essentially a substitute for a natural root & commonly it is screw or cylinder shape mead of titanium. Each implant is placed into a socket carefully drilled at a precise location of the intended tooth. Once fitted, these implants provided foundation for long-term support of crowns, bridges or dentures.

If you are missing just one natural teeth, then one implant is normally all that will be needed to provide a replacement. Larger space created by two, three or more missing teeth does not necessarily needs one implant per tooth, however the exact number of implants will be depend upon the quality & volume of bone at each potential implant site.

Even if you have no teeth at all, you now have the opportunity to have complete set of fully fixed teeth. With a certain number of implants, decided by your jaw size & few other factors, fixed teeth are possible precluding the need to the typical removable set of dentures which are not only uncomfortable to begin with but highly inconvenient, considering that they must be removed every night, stored in water & cleaned outside the mouth.

a)    Who is suitable for Dental implants?

If you have good general health then dental implants will almost certainly work for you. However, habits such as heavy smoking can increases the number of problem associated with initial healing & thereafter may negatively influence the long-term health of gum & bone surrounding each implant.

b)    The role of X-ray & 3d Imaging in Dental Implants

Routine dental x-ray show large amounts of detail, but in only two dimensions. From these views it is generally possible to judge the height of bone available for implant placement, however, more advanced imaging techniques are sometimes needed to determine the equally important bone width.

There are now number of advanced x-ray techniques which allow your jaw bone to be looked at in all three dimensions. One of most accurate technique is the 3d digital volumetric tomography (DVT). Images obtain by DVT will show all of the information required about your bone, including quantity & quality, but most importantly the presence of anatomical structures that must be avoided.

c)    Is it uncomfortable when implants are placed?  

Most patients will be familiar with the dental anesthetics, used for routine dentistry & tooth removal, and will know how effectively they are. Implants are placed using the same anesthesia. Depending upon the complexity of your case, the operation might take anything from 30 min. for a single implant, to a couple of hours for complex bone grafting & multiple implant placements. There is hardly any discomfort during surgery & post-surgery for most patients, any of the simple pain killer you might take for a headache will be all that needed for a few days.

Since the surgery normal involves exposing the bone in the area where the implant and/or bone graft is to be placed you can expect some minor swelling afterwards.

d)    How long does treatment take?

For routine case, from the time of the implant placement to the time of placing the first teeth, treatment times can vary between 6 weeks & 6 months. The availability of better bone can be used to decrease treatment time, while more time & care must be taken in poorer bone, which can therefore extend treatment times beyond 6 months. In ideal cases, the implants may be restored immediately.

During the period of waiting-

You have to do just that – WAIT. You will not needed to come into the dental office during this period & can continue al other activities as before.

How do I take care of Implants?

For most implant supported teeth you will be Able to clean around each supporting implant by brushing & flossing in just the same way that you would around the natural teeth & tooth supported bridges. In some areas special floss, inter-dental toothbrushes & other cleaning aids may be needed to maintain good oral hygiene. Cleaning is not at all difficult, provided that you do not have impaired use of your hands.

How long will the implants last?

During the period after the new teeth are fitted, the success of each treatment stage will be the main factor determining how the implants are performing. Once the implants are surrounding the soft tissue are seen to be healthy and the new teeth comfortable & correctly adjusted, it the quality of your home care & willingness to present for regular maintenance reviews that will have most influence on how long they will last.

Well maintained implants placed into adequate bone can be expected to last for many years & probably for your lifetime. However, just as you expect conventional crown, bridges & fillings to need occasional repairs or replacements during their life time, your implant-supported teeth may also have similar maintenance requirements over theirs.

 What can you do if an implant does not work?

Success rates of an implant are more than 95%. Even then, in the 5% chance of implant failing, it causes no discomfort & if there are enough implant remaining, it may not be necessary to replace it at all. Even if it has to be removed & restored, it can be replaced at a later date.

(During the last 30 years the use of dental implants has changed dentistry beyond recognition. Implants are no longer considered experimental & it is rare to come across situations where they cannot be used at all.  

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