Who is suitable for dental implants? What are the points for attention before and after dental implants? are there any sequelae of dental implants?

The loss of teeth brings a lot of trouble to people's life, and the rapid development of artificial dental implant technology does not need to damage neighboring teeth, and has a very high degree of reduction to natural teeth in function and appearance, so it is known as the third pair of teeth after deciduous permanent teeth in the 21st century.

Who is suitable for dental implants?

Dental implants require patients to be in good condition, no serious systemic diseases, physical and mental health, bone and tooth development have been stereotyped, generally healthy adults can carry out dental implants. For the elderly, age is not a problem as long as they are in good health and can withstand operations such as tooth extraction. For patients who are too young and less than 18 years old, it is better to implant teeth after the growth and development of the jaws are not stereotyped. Patients with some special chronic diseases, such as uncontrolled diabetes, heart disease and hypertension, hematopathy, osteoporosis and oral cancer, who need radiotherapy after surgery, are not suitable for immediate implant repair.

In addition, patients who have recently had tooth extraction need to wait for the tooth extraction wound to heal, and the bone shape and quality of the implant bed are good before they can carry out the implant operation, generally more than three months after tooth extraction, and if the patient has jaw, alveolar process operation or trauma, it should be at least six months old, and the patient is required to have good oral hygiene, no bad habits such as bruxism, smoking, etc., no obvious inflammation and other lesions of oral soft and hard tissue, and healthy oral mucosa. There are enough thick attached gums in the planting area. Dental implants are especially suitable for patients who have high requirements for denture restoration but cannot be satisfied by conventional restoration; or patients with missing complete teeth and poor effect of traditional restoration; and patients with poor retention and non-function of traditional removable dentures. Mucosal intolerable patients.

Dental implant is not a major operation in most cases and can be completed under local anesthesia. Surgery will be performed under general anesthesia only when the alveolar bone condition of the patient is poor and bone graft or more teeth are needed. The tolerance of pain varies from patient to patient, and generally speaking, the pain after implantation is similar to that of tooth extraction.

Dental implants once and for all?

Before operation, many patients will ask whether the dental implant is so expensive that it can be used for a lifetime, or how many years it can be used after planting. The answer varies from person to person. If oral hygiene is poor and periodontitis occurs, implant teeth may be loosened due to periodontal inflammation. Generally speaking, the 10-year survival rate of dental implants is about 80%. In order to prolong the service life of dental implants, patients should go to regular dental hospitals, correctly use implant teeth as prescribed, maintain late maintenance, maintain oral hygiene, and review on time. It is worth mentioning that due to the lack of nerve endings as rich as natural teeth around the implant, it is more vulnerable to injury when subjected to abnormal chewing force, so you should avoid biting hard objects, such as shelled nuts, bones and so on.

With the continuous improvement of the quality of life, many patients are constantly looking for the best shortcut to insert teeth. At present, implant denture is very popular to repair missing teeth, especially for middle-aged and elderly people who have been trapped by traditional dentures for a long time, implant is a good choice.

Tang Chunbo

Doctor of Stomatology, Chief physician, Associate Professor, Deputy Director of Implant Restoration Department of Jiangsu Stomatological Hospital, member of standing Committee of Oral plastic surgery Branch of China plastic and Aesthetic Association, editorial Board of Stomatology and Oral Biomedicine.

Good at: engaged in dental restoration for 26 years, for oral implant repair in-depth research. Good at all kinds of implant denture repair and porcelain crown bridge, complete denture and other conventional denture and precision attachment repair.

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