Is dental implant really that good?

For a long time, doctors and patients have the same desire to "pursue perfection", but the "lack" of common sense of both doctors and patients makes the implants lie in the present, with frequent drawbacks, and of course they expect to "outweigh the flaws." however, life is often unsatisfactory. Today let's talk about knowledge and common sense. The editor tries to use plain words to help you in the confusion of "implant teeth".

What is dental implant?

Generally speaking, the implant is to bury the "implant" made of "artificial material" into the alveolar bone through "surgery" to replace the tooth root. After a period of time, the artificial tooth root and alveolar bone are integrated into a whole, and then the artificial tooth root is inserted into the artificial tooth root.

Is it good to implant teeth?

Whether the implant is good or not varies from person to person, it can only be said that the best way to repair missing teeth is to implant teeth.

First of all, our traditional dental inlay is based on our gums, which will cause discomfort, poor stability, and may cause gingival atrophy over time. We often see reports in the news that "the elderly accidentally swallowed dentures" and other reports, which is also caused by traditional removable dentures.

If your crown doesn't work, but the root still works, you can consider porcelain teeth, as long as you install porcelain teeth on the root and wear them.

If the root of the tooth can not be used, it is suitable for dental implant. Because implants have "artificial roots", which are more in line with the original "structure and chewing principle" of our teeth, implants are almost the same as natural teeth in function and beauty, comfortable and convenient, beautiful in appearance, and can withstand normal masticatory force.

PS: however, dental implants also have certain contraindications, which are not suitable for some people, such as rebleeding diseases, uncontrollable hypertension, some heart diseases, and malignant tumors. So the quality of dental implants varies from person to person.

What are the disadvantages of dental implants?

The price of dental implants is more expensive (expensive is normal, but cheap is easy to be suspected)

Long course of treatment: it usually takes half a year to one year (but now it has been shortened by many new methods, but the number of postoperative revisits is still high)

The technician has high precision: the implant does not have a periodontal ligament and cannot adapt after a period of discomfort. I have seen too many stress breaks of implants or central screws, and many patients with occlusal and joint problems. Do not choose those technicians who use cheap abutments to set up brand-name implants.

Inflammation is not easy to treat: there will be no feeling if it does not develop to a certain extent, and the concealment is strong.

Rely heavily on doctors' skills: there are many risk factors for dental implants, such as blind implants by ignorant doctors, losses caused by failure, time, economy, body and spirit.

Dental implant is like a double-edged sword, good use is the third pair of human teeth, bad use is the troublemaker in the mouth.

The whole dental implant process?

(1) preoperative examination and treatment: tooth extraction, residual root, dental caries, treatment of periodontal disease and correction of bad occlusal relationship. The time required for this stage varies depending on individual treatment, ranging from a day or two to a maximum of two or three months.

(2) the stage of implantation operation is generally divided into two steps.

The first time: implant artificial tooth root (the time of implant is usually 30-60 minutes)

The second time: artificial tooth root with denture (after implanting artificial root, do not wear temporary dentures before stitches are removed, wait for 7 Mel to remove stitches for 10 days, see if you need to modify them before deciding whether to wear them)

(3) 4-6 months after implantation, permanent crowns or dentures were replaced or installed. Permanent crowns are generally made of porcelain, with excellent texture, lifelike color, comfort and beauty, satisfactory recovery function and durability.

(4) revisit: generally revisit at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months.

How long can the implant last?

If the doctor has no problem with the operation, and the patient maintains it well, the life span will be longer. But if the maintenance is not good, there will be problems, a normal doctor is impossible to guarantee you how long your teeth will last, because there are many uncertain factors, no one can tell the later situation.