Dental/Teeth lmplants Surgery in Delhi

The dental implant surgery is performed under local anesthesia, so you will only feel slight pressure during the surgery. There is slight localized pain that usually lasts for 6-7 days, but it can be managed through over-the-counter painkillers. You can resume your work/school within 1-3 days of the surgery.

Dental implants are among the safest, most long-lasting, and natural-looking substitutes for missing teeth. In very rare cases, there can be slight complications like nerve damage, sinus issues, infection, etc., but they can be easily diagnosed and treated in time.

After implant surgery, you should eat soft foods that are easy to chew. Try to avoid eating from the operated side of the jaw. If you don’t have any teeth on the other side of the jaw, then stick to a liquid diet. You can have soft-serve ice cream as that will soothe your jaw and help reduce the swelling. You can eat soft fruits, oatmeal, yogurt, mashed potatoes, eggs, and other soft foods at this time. After a week or so, you can start eating more foods, but you should still avoid hard, crunchy, chewy, sticky, hot, and spicy foods.

No, generally, dental implants never fall out. In some cases, the dental attachment or the abutment screw can fall out, but if that happens you do not need to panic. You can go to your dentist for the repair of the abutment, using the fallen-out piece or by placing a new abutment.

After the surgery, use a soft-bristle brush to brush at least twice a day, but make sure to avoid brushing the surgical site directly. Use a water flosser or a crown & bridge floss to floss daily. You should also rinse your mouth with warm salt water in the morning, after each meal, and before bed starting 24 hours after the surgery.

Yes, you can get dental implants but you will need treatment for your gum disease before that. Gum diseases often lead to recession and bone loss which can make it difficult to place implants. If you have extensive bone loss, you may need a bone graft procedure before implant surgery.

You may feel an odd or weird feeling in your mouth after the implant/teeth placement as your mouth is not used to having a tooth anymore. You may also have a little tenderness in your gums along with extra saliva production, but as you get used to the implant, the weirdness will disappear.

If you are a regular smoker, you should stop smoking at least 3-4 weeks before the surgery and not smoke again for at least 2 months after the surgery. Smoking can delay your recovery and the osseointegration process, which can lead to the failure of the implant to bond with its surrounding jaw bone.

Yes, dental implants are completely safe for all people, no matter what their age is. In fact, for older people who’ve lost all their teeth, full mouth rehabilitation through all-on-4 implants or all-on-6 implants is the best treatment option.

However, dental implants are usually avoided in patients who take steroid or immunosuppressive medications or patients who grind or clench their teeth habitually. Implant surgery is also avoided in patients with uncontrolled diabetes.

In rare cases, if the implant site is infected, it can damage the surrounding teeth and blood vessels. This is why most doctors insist on regular checkups after the surgery to ensure that the surgical site is healing without any complications or infection.

Yes, if a patient cannot afford to get fixed teeth using implants, they can get implant abutments that can serve as support for removable dentures.

Depending on the amount of jaw space and degree of bone loss in the patient’s jaws, they may need 6-8 implants in the maxilla and 4 to 6 implants in the mandible for full mouth fixed dental prosthesis.

There are three types of implants – Endosteal Implants, Subperiosteal Implants, and Zygomatic Implants. Endosteal implants are typically small screws made of titanium that are placed in the jawbone. They are the most commonly used types of implants. Subperiosteal implants are placed under the gums but on or above the jawbone in patients with a significant degree of bone loss who need bone augmentation before the surgery. Zygomatic implants are maxillary implants that are placed in severely resorbed jaws where augmentation is not possible.