No surgery is without risk, but some are more or less risky than others.
Dental implant surgery is one of the lowest risk surgeries you're ever likely to undergo.
The implants which are placed into the jaw bone are made from titanium which bonds directly with your bones, leading to a strong and stable implant placement and the metal has a high level of biocompatibility meaning that allergic reactions are practically unheard of.
The dental implant surgery process takes place in stages and will never be the same for any two patients, since healing times and requirements will vary so much from person to person.
Generally, though, much prior preparation is carried out to ensure that the surgery runs as smoothly as possible.
This will include x-rays, examinations, inspection of patient's medical history and production of models to help the surgeon with accurate implant placement.
When the time comes for the surgery to be carried out, the first stage is the placement of the implant.
Some patients will have this part carried out at the same time as the removal of the natural tooth, but others will have this carried out long after the original tooth has been lost or removed.
The treatment will involve having the gum lifted back and the implant inserted into the bone with a small amount of drilling.
The dental implant surgery is carried out under local anaesthetic in most cases, although in certain countries nervous patients can request full sedation.
Using a local rather than general anaesthetic is considered to be much lower risk to the patient.
Some pain and discomfort is inevitable after completion of this stage of the treatment.
Next, some patients will require the implant to be exposed so that a connecting abutment may be attached, before the final restoration is placed on top.
However, modern implant systems have negated this step, with the abutment attached in the first instance with the implant.
Once this stage is completed the final restoration either a crown, bridge or denture, will be made up in a lab and fitted.
After dental implant surgery, healing is not especially arduous.
The soft tissues will normally heal within only two or three weeks but the bone is a different story.
Titanium embeds itself and bonds directly with the bone in a process called osseointegration.
This can take six or eight weeks, or even longer and patients should try not to put too much pressure on their new teeth within this time.
Dental implant surgery is one of the lowest risk surgeries you're ever likely to undergo.
The implants which are placed into the jaw bone are made from titanium which bonds directly with your bones, leading to a strong and stable implant placement and the metal has a high level of biocompatibility meaning that allergic reactions are practically unheard of.
The dental implant surgery process takes place in stages and will never be the same for any two patients, since healing times and requirements will vary so much from person to person.
Generally, though, much prior preparation is carried out to ensure that the surgery runs as smoothly as possible.
This will include x-rays, examinations, inspection of patient's medical history and production of models to help the surgeon with accurate implant placement.
When the time comes for the surgery to be carried out, the first stage is the placement of the implant.
Some patients will have this part carried out at the same time as the removal of the natural tooth, but others will have this carried out long after the original tooth has been lost or removed.
The treatment will involve having the gum lifted back and the implant inserted into the bone with a small amount of drilling.
The dental implant surgery is carried out under local anaesthetic in most cases, although in certain countries nervous patients can request full sedation.
Using a local rather than general anaesthetic is considered to be much lower risk to the patient.
Some pain and discomfort is inevitable after completion of this stage of the treatment.
Next, some patients will require the implant to be exposed so that a connecting abutment may be attached, before the final restoration is placed on top.
However, modern implant systems have negated this step, with the abutment attached in the first instance with the implant.
Once this stage is completed the final restoration either a crown, bridge or denture, will be made up in a lab and fitted.
After dental implant surgery, healing is not especially arduous.
The soft tissues will normally heal within only two or three weeks but the bone is a different story.
Titanium embeds itself and bonds directly with the bone in a process called osseointegration.
This can take six or eight weeks, or even longer and patients should try not to put too much pressure on their new teeth within this time.
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