Dental implant, also known as a teeth implant and teeth transplant, is a permanent tooth replacement of missing or mobile teeth. It is often performed for edentulous patients or patients with multiple missing teeth. The treatment begins with the screw insertion, ends with prosthetic tooth placement, and often lasts about 3-6 months. Often known for their lifetime success, dental implants are fixed in the patient’s mouth and have a success rate of over 90-95% over a period of 10 years, even in completely edentulous patients with jaw degeneration.
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Dental Implant - Diagnosis and Procedure
Whether the dentist needs to replace one missing tooth or multiple, dental implants are a reliable, long-term, and promising treatment option. They are as close to natural teeth and provide the patient with almost perfect aesthetics regarding their teeth. However, before placing an implant, the doctor needs to conduct a thorough examination to determine the number and type of implants needed, the degree of jaw degeneration, etc.
Pre-prosthetic implant imaging includes an appraisal of the implant site, determination of the bone quality and quantity, assessment of the alveolar process, and detection of oral pathologies surrounding the operative site. The dentist will use oral radiographs and photographs, along with a smile analysis of the patient to determine the treatment plan. Radiographs required for dental implants are panoramic x-ray (OPG), occlusal x-rays, bitewing x-rays, periapical x-ray, cephalometric x-ray, CT scans, etc.
The dentist will also take a comprehensive medical history as implants can’t be performed for patients that have uncontrolled diabetes or hypertension, etc.
Treatment
Following the diagnosis, your dentist will begin the treatment process. Your treatment plan will be formulated based on the results of the diagnostic tests. Often the patient may require additional surgical procedures like bone grafting, jaw augmentation, ridge expansion, sinus lift, etc., to facilitate the success of the treatment. These surgeries can be either performed at the same time as implant surgery or months before.
Implant surgery is performed as a single-day procedure under local anesthesia. The patient is anesthetized and the surgeon fixes an implant screw in the patient’s jaw. A temporary denture is placed on the implant to maintain an aesthetic appearance. Following the surgery, the patient has to come for follow-up appointments to ensure that the implant is integrating properly with the jaw bone.
When the osseointegration is complete, the dentist performs a minor surgery to remove the tissue on the top of the screw and attach an abutment in its place. About 2 weeks after the placement of the abutment, the artificial tooth prosthesis is attached to the gums.
The teeth can be removable or fixed. Removable teeth can be taken out for repair or cleaning but fixed teeth are permanently cemented into the jaws. Since implants provide a very strong attachment, several teeth can be placed as a bridge on a single implant.
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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.
In some cases, the implant screw can become loose. It usually occurs due to poor oral hygiene after dental implant surgery and is noticeable within the first 1-2 weeks of the surgery. Other factors that can result in dental implant failure are:
The most common signs of dental implant failure are severe pain and discomfort with swelling in the gums. Contact your dentist immediately if that happens.
Generally, there are 3 types of dental implant procedures that are performed to restore the function of missing teeth:
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