Implant problems and implications

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.

Implant problems and implications - side effect

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.