Implant problems and implications
Dental implant is a very suitable alternative for lost teeth. Dental implants are divided in several groups based on the shape, type of insertion and surface specification, each of them has several types.
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Dental implants are divided into three types in terms of shape including screw, cylindrical and a combination of these two. Dental implants have two levels based on the insertion method: bone level and gum level. Dental implants are also classified in terms of surface specifications: plasma, hydroxyapatite coating and porous.
Dental implant implications will be ignorable if it is inserted by an expert dentist by using the best materials. These complications are described as secondary problems that occur during and/or after implant surgery or inserting prosthesis. Now, we are going to explain dental implant problems in brief:
Dental implant side effects and implications:
- Possibility of loosening the adjacent tooth
- Possibility of swallowing some small parts of dental implant
- Short term pain after dental implant
- Time consuming dental implant process between 4 to 9 months
- Risks related to surgery such as bleeding and possible infection
- Possibility of loosening healing crown
- Possible inflation and bruise after dental implant (that is removed after some days)
- Damages to nerves
- Lip numbness in some cases
- Bone fracture or contusion in some dental implant processes
- Sinus problems
- Dental implant high costs: this is a bothering issue for some patients. Dental implant costs are higher that some other treatments such as fixed or removable prosthesis. The cost of 1 dental implant is varied from 2.600.000 to 3.600.000 Tomans
- Requiring regular checkups by dentist
- Dental implant fracture that will lead to other problems. We are going to explain some of the below.
One of the most important dental implant is dental implant fracture that is resulted from the following issues:
- Possibility of dental implant fracture during surgery
- Possibility of prosthesis fracture during dental implant surgery
- Dentist improper diagnosis
- Poor treatment that results in implant failure
- Poor dental implant planning or any error in planning
- Possible infection in dental implant site
- Lack of sufficient bone
- Lack of proper dental implant healing process
- Using improper materials
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Some Points for Dental Implant Maintenance
You can increase dental implant life span to 25 years by observing important oral health points.
Risk of dental implant infection
Risk of dental implant infection Concerns about implant infection are the same as the other oral surgeries. Sometimes any signs such as swelling and discharge after dental implant surgery are considered as infection. Failure factors of dental implants are referred as implant infection.
Dental implant methods
Dental implant methods In dental implant treatment plan; it is necessary to consider several factors such as relationship between the team members and their collaboration, choosing the right patient, precise planning for implant treatment, implant quantity, implant location, implant diameter and height, necessity of surgery, preparation of bone and oral soft tissue before main surgery, determining the best prosthesis for implant and coordinating all the above mentioned steps with technicians.
What are the risks and problems of immediate implant?
Any small movement in dental implant process will increase the risk of immediate implant breaks. Immediate crown connection should be done very carefully. The dentist should observe all the necessary cautions to make the implant stable for a time period until implant connects to the jaw bone.
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