Despite the huge amount of information on the Internet about dental implants, in patients, on consultations of a dentist orthopedic therapist, there is some information vacuum. This article contains the most frequently asked questions about dental implants..
What are dental implants?
Dental implants are placed in order to, to compensate for the loss of the patient's natural teeth. The ideal dental implant must be durable, functional and do not stand out with their color against the background of natural teeth. It must be installed by an experienced and qualified dentist..
A dental implant is an artificial root. It is on its basis that an artificial tooth is installed., i.e. crown. However, the number of implants does not always have to equal the number of missing teeth.. You can perform multi-point implantation and put all the missing teeth on it. In some cases even two implants are enough, to support the entire prosthesis.
Dental implants are very painful.?
Modern anesthetics, used in dental implants, allow you to completely block pain during surgery. Postoperative pain is not common, and removed with the patient's usual analgesics, naturally, act here strictly on the advice of a doctor.
Quit smoking for implantation?
certainly, smoking is harmful! And everyone needs to get rid of this addiction. but, man is weak. And not everyone can, quit smoking once and for all. Smoking is not contraindicated for the operation. However, to reduce the risk of implant rejection, it is strongly recommended to temporarily stop this addiction for 2 weeks before and after surgery, Or at least reduce the number of cigarettes you smoke..
What are the terms of the operation?
Dental implantation is a rather lengthy process.. Approximate terms of classical implantation are as follows:
- the preparatory period takes from several days to ... days, it all depends on the volume of planned manipulations and the quickness of the patient. For high-quality implantation, a number of additional studies and procedures are required.: tomography, analyzes, oral cavity sanitation if necessary and if bone augmentation is required
- waiting for implant healing 3-6 months, terms depend on the implant itself, conditions for the formation of bone tissue, general condition of the body, etc..
- orthopedic part - implant prosthetics, depending on the quality of the implantation, number of prosthetic units, about 2 weeks.
Why you need to do bone grafting / sinus lift before implantation?
Bone reduction - bone atrophy, develops as a result of a decrease in the load on the bone. The human body is designed in such a way, that the blood supply to the bone is provided only when there is a load. Applied to teeth, it looks like this: after tooth extraction in that place, where he is missing, there is no load on the bone, which should be transmitted through the root of the tooth when chewing food. As a result, the processes of blood supply slow down, bone tissue begins to decrease, thin out. And if the tooth has been missing for a long time, Have you decided on dental implants?, the, most likely, bone grafting/sinus lifting is indispensable. Bone atrophy prevents implantation, since fixing the implant in a small bone, does not seem possible. There is a way out of this situation:
- sinus lift;
- bone grafting;
- basal dental implantation.
Are there any additional recommendations after the dental implant procedure?
After the procedure, the doctor gives the patient instructions on oral hygiene and schedules periodic checkups.
Where to order implants?
You can order dental implantation at the dental clinic "Dantist", a team of experienced professionals. Every doctor, whom they hire, specializes in one of the areas of dentistry, and thanks to a wide range of interests, staff can help you in almost all areas of dentistry.
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