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A dental implant is a titanium metal rod which is placed into the jawbone. It is use to support one or more false teeth. In practice, both the false teeth and supporting rod are known as ‘implants’. It provides stable support for one or more artificial teeth. Dentures and bridges supported by implants won’t slip in your mouth, which is an important benefit when eating and speaking. This secure fit helps the dentures and the bridges fill more natural than conventional bridges and dentures.
HOW LONG WILL THEY LAST?
Implants are well- established, tried and tested treatment. 90 percent of modern implants last for at least 10 years depending upon the location of the implant, health of the patient and the patient’s oral hygiene.
I HAVE SOME OF MY OWN TEETH. CAN I STILL HAVE IMPLANTS?
Yes. You can have any number of teeth replaced with implants – from one single tooth to a complete set.
CAN IMPLANTS ALWAYS BE USE DTO REPLACE MISSING TEETH?
It depends on the state of the bone in your jaw. Your dentist will arrange for a number of special tests to ascess the amount of bone still there. If there is not enough, or if it isn’t healthy enough, it may not be possible to place Implants without grafting bone into the area first.
WHO MAKES THE IMPLANTATION?
When you get implants, more than one dental professional may treat you. The implants will be placed by an oral surgeon (implantologist). The surgeon will coordinate your treatment with your general dentist or prosthodontist to decide what implants to use, how many implants you need and where they should be placed.
DO IMPLANTS HURT?
Placing the implant requires a small operation. This can be carried out under local anesthesia with sedation. You will not feel any pain at the time, but you may feel some discomfort during the week following the surgery. This is usually due to having stitches in place, and the normal healing process.
WHO CAN GET AN IMPLANT?
A person who is in good heath, has healty gums, and has enough bone in his or her jaw to allow an implant to be placed in the jawbone. Your dental professional will examine you to determine if you are suitable to get an implant.
WHAT IS BONE GRAFTING?
Special tests are needed to assess the amount of bone in your jaw. If there is not enough or if it isn’t healthy enough, you may need to have the bone in the area built up before a dental implant is placed , to increase the chance of success. This procedure is bone grafting or bone augmentation.
You can have the bone graft done and get the implants at the same time, but your dental specialist may decide to do the bone –graft procedure first and give the bone time to heal before placing the implant.
CAN I HAVE THE NEW TEETH STRAIGHT AWAY?
No. the implant need to bond (integrate) with the bone after they have been placed. This takes at least 3 - 4 months in the jaw. If you are having one, two or three teeth replaced, you will have a temporary restoration in the mean time. If you have complete dentures, than you can wear them thought out the healing period once they have been adjusted after the surgery. After the implant have integrated with bone, you are ready for the second surgery and for the restoration. Generally, you will go to your dentist to start the process of having your crown, bridges or denture made.
HOW LONG DOES TRETMENT TAKE?
It take about 4- 6 months from the initial assessment to the time when the artificial teeth or denture are finally attach to the implants. A lot depends on how complicated your treatment is. Your dentist will be able to give you a timetable once the surgery has been done.
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO AFTRE THE SURGERY?
ARE THERE ANY INSTRUCTIONS?
Certainly, your dental surgeon will give you some instructions after the surgry ,e.g :cool the place of the operation from outside, only when the effect of the anaesthetic injection ceases completely,
You should not eat and have hot drinks
Do no smoke, do not drink hot, coffee, tea or coke.
Eat only soft food to avoid injuring your gum tissues.
Don’t try to clean the implant area for rest few days, but clean the rest of your mouth normally.
Your dentist may give you an antibacterial rinse to help to keep the area clean. You will return to the dentist 7 to 10 days later to have your stitches removed.
ARE THE TEETH DIFICULT TO CLEAN?
Cleaning around the teeth attached to the implants is no more difficult then cleaning natural teeth. However, there may be areas that give you problems and u will be shown methods to help. You care for your implants the same way u care for your natural teeth it is important to brush and floss daily. You will need to visit your dentist for checkups regularly.
IF I HAD GUM DISEASE WHEN I HAD MY OWN TEETH, WILL I GET IT WITH THE TEETH ATTACHED TO THE IMPLANTS?
Yes, if you don’t care them well enough. If you keep tham clean,and don’t smoke, than you should not have any problems.
CAN I TAKE THE TEETH OUT IF THEY ARE FIXED TO IMPLANTS?
Most artificial teeth attached to implants can only be placed and removed by the dentist. However, if you have complete dentures fixed to the implants by bars, than you will be able to take them out for cleaning.
DO THE IMPLANTS SHOW?
Your dentist will make sure that the implants won’t show during all normal movements of the mouth and lips. You will need to be able to see them, so that you can clean them properly.
DO I HAVE AN IMPLANT FOR EACH MISSING TOOTH?
No ,unless you’re only having a single tooth replaced. Normally, five or six implants are used to replace all the teeth in one jaw, as each implant can usually support two teeth. For a few missing teeth, two or three implants may be used.
An implant-supported denture is used when a person doesn’t have any teeth in the jaw, but has enough bone in the jaw to support implant. It is a type of overdenture that is supported by the attachment to implants. An implant-supported overdenture is attached to implants, while a regular denture rests on the gums, tends to be less stable there .You can remove an implant-supported denture easaily. You will find it easier to speak and you wont have to worry about the denture becoming loose or falling out of your mouth.
You will generally be able to eat food. If you an have implant-supported denture in your upper jaw, it will feel more natural than a regular denture because the denture will no longer cover the roof of your mouth.
An implant-supported bridge is similar to a regular bridge, but it is supported by implants and not by natural teeth. In most cases, when an implant-supported bridges are used, one implant is placed in the jawbone for each missing tooth and then, instead of placing a seperate crown on top of each implant, the crown are connected to each other to form one piece.
Implant and the teeth they support can be damaged by an accident in the same way that natural teeth can. However, if the false teeth are damaged and the remains are left in the bone than they may be more dificult to remove than natural teeth would be. After healing, new false teeth can then be placed alongside the fragments.
This happens very rarely. If the implant becomes loose during the healing period or just after that, than it is easily removed and healing takes placed in the normal way. Once the jaw has healed, another implant can be placed there. Or, the dentist can make a bridge, using the implanted false teeth that have ‘taken’.
Unfortunately, yes. However, in many situations, the cost off the treatment is only a little more than cost of conventional treatment with crowns and bridges. There advantages to it, too. An implant to replaced a single tooth avoid the need to cut down the teeth either side for crowns to supported a bridge. Normal denture often mean you can’t eat or speak well, due to the denture moving about. But teeth attached to an implant don’t cause this problem. Stable teeth positively influence pronounciation and tasting flavours. Implants provides you with a better life quality and more self-confidence in private, social and professional life.
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