Who Would Require Best Dental Implants?

By Author: Dr.Vikas Gowd
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The first Dental Implants were used for people with completely missing teeth or with back teeth missing which would mean that they had no other option but to wear removable dentures. These were loose, uncomfortable, very annoying to the patients. Dental Implants became a revolution where such patients could get fixed replacement for all their teeth with a very high degree of success and long term stability.

Today Implants have become so successful that they are the first choice of treatment for anyone with a missing tooth. Today a patient with a single tooth missing can also go for an implant without his adjacent healthy teeth being prepared or cut to support a bridge.

How are these Implants done?
Implants are cylindrical titanium screws in the shape of a root which are either placed into extraction sockets directly at the time of removal of tooth or placed into the gums and bone of the jaws using precise drills based on the size of implants selected.

Is there an age limit for patients whom we can do implant?
There is no age limit for doing implants as long as the patient’s general medical ...
... health is normal. There have been studies and reports of implants being done for patients above 90 years of age. In our own dental clinic centre we have placed implants in more than 10 patients above 80years of age.

What are the latest advances in implant dentistry?
Earlier implant dentistry used to be time consuming with implants placed after complete bone healing of extraction and loaded again after a healing period of 8-12 weeks. Today with the advancement of materials designed and technology of implants and a better understanding of the bone biology we are able to place and load implants immediately. Thus the concepts of immediate implant loading. With technologies like cone beam technique and CADCAM technologies we are able to do key hole surgeries with minimum swelling and better bone healing and reduced time in delivering final fixed teeth. There have been new advances in bone graft materials and guided bone regeneration around implants. Stem cell research is also helping in regrowth of bone and jaw bones in severely atrophied cases.

What is the success rate of these implants?
The success of implants over and 10 and 20 year studies is above 95% and 90% which is very high for any medical surgical procedure. Today the question is not whether titanium dental implants are successful but for what else it can be used for.

Is there any special care that we need to take care after doing implants?
Like any other dental procedure dental implant patients also need simple oral hygiene measures like
Brushing, flossing and the use of mouthwash
Use of interdentally brushes in specific cases like multiple/full mouth implants
Regular half yearly visits to your dentist

Most implants today enjoy a very high degree of success and hence come with a lifetime warranty on the product which your dentist passes on to you.

What is the time required for this procedure?
With the advancement of technology, design and materials today we will be able to do advanced implant treatment procedures in one to two sittings. In some of the cases we will be able to deliver one or multiple teeth in two to three sittings in a span of less than one week. However certain complex cases which may require grafting or patients with special medical needs may require longer periods of healing time for final teeth replacement.

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