Dental implants, everything you need to know

Dental implants, everything you need to know. We have dedicated this article to dental implants in order to provide you with more complete information on the subject.

What are dental implants

Dental implants are the most modern, but also the most appropriate solution for the restoration of the loss of one or more teeth from our oral cavity. It is essentially a titanium screw with which our dentist can restore the root of a tooth that has been permanently lost. In the case of a missing tooth, the dentist will insert this titanium screw into the jawbone, which will serve as a root for the new tooth to be built on top of it, made of ceramic porcelain. It should be emphasised here that implants can be used to replace one or more teeth from the patient's upper and lower jaw. It is even possible to restore the denture even if all the teeth in the upper and lower jaw are missing or to replace the old mobile dentures of elderly people by placing implants. It is very different to have a fixed denture in one's mouth, essentially having teeth, than having a mobile denture that has to be removed, rinsed and reinserted!

Is it difficult to get dental implants?

The placement of implants is a very common and relatively simple procedure, as long as it is done by an experienced and specialized in implant placement dentist.

In recent years, more and more people are choosing the solution of implants to restore teeth that have been lost from their oral cavity. What is needed is first of all to consult an experienced dentist and get all the answers you need before starting the procedure. Our dentist will take our full medical history before starting the procedure and will proceed by doing a CT scan on our jaw so that he can get all the information he needs. He will then do a study so that he knows exactly where to place the implants and at what angle. The implants are very easily placed under local anesthesia within one appointment. It takes just 10 to 15 minutes to insert each implant. The patient is not in any pain and most do not even need to take a painkiller afterwards. Here at this point it is worth noting that even in the case where there is no bone in the jaw, to place the dental implants, our dentist can also solve this problem by placing a special graft in the area.

Dental implants are titanium screws

On top of these implants, the titanium screws, the teeth will then be placed, which are made of an excellent ceramic material, porcelain. Here there are two options for the dentist. The first option is to place the teeth on the same day as the implants and the second option is to place the teeth two to three months after the implants. Our dentist is the one who will choose which of the two methods to choose depending on each patient's circumstances. Here we have published photos with dental implants, before and after.

What to watch out for after tooth implants

First of all, it should be made clear that the placement of implants rarely fails. There is a very high success rate worldwide ranging between 95 and 98%, in the upper and lower jaw respectively! In very simple words, there is practically no chance of an implant failing. In other words, there is a small chance that after two to three months, when our dentist goes to place the tooth in the implant, he or she will see that the tooth is not well attached to the jawbone. No need for frustration simply our dentist will remove the implant and place it in an adjacent area. We will wait a short period of time again and the procedure will proceed as normal.

Benefit from the placement of dental implants

After the placement of dental implants, we actually have one or more normal teeth and our mouth looks more healthy as when we were young. But we need to visit our dentist regularly to check the condition of our teeth, but we also need to brush our teeth very carefully and properly to protect them better.

The advantages of implants

Implants are the most appropriate solution to restore the loss of one or more teeth in a way that looks completely natural. It is very difficult for a third party to understand the difference between implants and natural teeth and this is because the modern materials used in implants are very similar in shape, transparency and appearance to the natural tooth. The aesthetic result is amazing and makes our smile incredibly different!

Comparison between dental implants and dental bridges

In years past, it is true that most people opted to use bridges to restore the loss of some teeth from their mouths. However, in order to place a bridge in a patient's mouth, the dentist needed to intervene drastically, removing valuable dental substance from the adjacent teeth, resulting in the deterioration of more teeth from the patient's mouth. This, of course, had the long-term consequence that in a few years, when a bridge replacement would be needed, the patient would be faced with the unpleasant surprise of possibly losing more teeth that were now worn down. This is the great advantage of implants in combination with the best aesthetic result. In order to place the implants, our dentist does not have to intervene, i.e. grind adjacent teeth with all that this entails for the health of these teeth in the future.

Who can get implants

Implants can be placed in all adults. This means that implants are not placed in people younger than 18 years of age. Beyond that, everyone is able to receive implants.

Dentist for implant placement

The dentist will take the patient's complete medical history and proceed with the procedure. There are some conditions for which he will pay special attention and will need to do some extra preparation. There are solutions for all the medical issues that the patient may be facing, so that the implant placement can then proceed. So it really is worth it to choose the implant solution and this is because the final aesthetic result will definitely reward you!

Tania Hadjipanagiotidou for dental implants

"Teeth perfect, almost like his natural teeth, like he had when he was a little boy!"

This was emphasized by Mrs. Tania Hadjipanagiotidou, a specialized dentist with many years of experience in implant placement, in her article entitled "Tania Hadjipanagiotidou for dental implants".

Dentist in Glyfada

It is worth visiting her in her modern clinic dentist in Glyfada, so as to get the appropriate answers to any questions you may have about the placement of implants! It is very important to trust the most qualified and experienced dentist in the placement of implants, because this guarantees the best possible result.

 

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