22/08/2019
What You Should Know About Dental Implants
Dental Implants are so present in people life that some information are useful:
1. When a tooth is missing, the implant option is certainly the best solution in order to respect the integrity and not violate the adjacent teeth to install a bridge.
2. When a tooth is removed, there is always a resorption of the hard (bone) and soft (gingiva) tissues that can result in one of the 2 situations:
a-Impossibility to place an implant
b-Possibility to place an implant with an aesthetic or functional(food retention) prejudice which necessitates in both situations the grafting of bone and /or gingiva tissues.
3. An implant does not have any defense mechanism against infection because the main reservoir of defense is the ligament around the tooth and it disappears with the tooth removal.
4. An implant needs maintenance and could present biological(infection) as well as mechanical complications.
5. According to the studies and research of the European Association of Implants:
- The tooth longevity surpasses implant longevity after 10 years of observation..
-Teeth should be given priority whenever possible and Implants represent the last resort:
they are not replacing teeth , they should replace missing teeth.
-The later in life the implant is installed, the further in the future, will a possible implant failure and implant loss occur
6. Finally, don’t forget that every tooth in your mouth is an organ and to be considered as a diamond. Before its removal, you better check for a 2nd opinion.