How long is the service life of dental implants?

The birth of dental implants is an important breakthrough in the field of dentistry, and it has become the first choice for the treatment of missing teeth. Compared with traditional removable dentures and fixed dentures, implants have many advantages, such as comfort, good stability, no need to strip, easy to clean, high aesthetics and no grinding of adjacent teeth. However, people are more concerned about how long an implant tooth can serve.

First of all, I would like to introduce that the life span of the world's first dental implant is 42 years!

In 1965, the birthplace of the world's first dental implant was in Sweden. Professor Per-Ingvar Br å nemark of Sweden invented the dental implant technology, which was later known as "the father of modern dental implants".

In 1965, Professor Blummark performed the world's first dental implant operation on Swede G ö sta Larsson. The implant served him for 42 years and was still intact when he died in 2007.

Compared with the technology at the beginning of dental implant 50 years ago, today's implant system is more scientific and complete, the technology and materials are more advanced, and the safety factor, success rate and survival rate are higher!

The world's oldest dental implant is 49 years old. The world record is held by Sven Johansson of Sweden. In 1967, he underwent dental implant surgery at the age of 42. Today, he is 91 years old, and his fixed dentures supported by implant roots have been in good condition. This represents the longest dental implant use record and is still being refreshed every day.

How to make the dental implant service longer?

The specific life span of dental implants is related to the following factors:

1. The level of a doctor

Only experienced implant dentists can accurately complete every step of implant treatment, including whether the implant teeth are implanted in the best position, whether the soft tissue around the implant has been optimized, whether the restoration of the upper part of the implant is reasonable, etc., so a good implant dentist is the key and guarantee for the success and long-term use of implant teeth.

2. Postoperative nursing

Special care after the implant is particularly important for the initial stability and survival of the implant. Patients should strictly follow the doctor's advice, such as: feeding within 24 hours after ①, not brushing teeth so as not to stimulate the wound. Within 3-6 months after suture removal, ② should pay attention to protect the artificial root and should not use it to chew hard. After the implant and alveolar bone form a strong bone union, the implant will play a normal masticatory effect.

3. Daily oral cleaning and maintenance

People who have dental implants should pay great attention to the maintenance of oral hygiene and have regular oral examinations to create a good environment for dental implants. At the same time, it is necessary to get rid of bad habits, such as smoking, toothpick, etc., because poor oral hygiene and smoking can easily cause inflammation of the soft tissue around the implant, and this chronic stimulation will cause bone destruction little by little. finally, the implant loosened or fell off.

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