Many friends who have lost healthy teeth need to use dental implants for remediation. Dental implant restoration is a treatment method that has been increasingly used by dentists in the past 10 years to restore missing teeth. So what is dental implant? This is a question that many friends want to know now. In order for everyone to have a correct understanding of dental implants, now we all understand what is the problem of dental implants.
According to experts, dental implants are dental implants that are placed in the alveolar bone by a dentist and are tightly combined with the alveolar bone, so that the implant becomes another artificial tooth root. Dentists can make crowns on this artificial root to repair our missing teeth, so dental implants are called the third set of human teeth.
Whether it is a single missing piece or a complete mouth loss, dental implants can be used to restore, as long as the patient is healthy and can accept general surgery. Dental implants are the same as planting crops. The implants are surgically implanted into the jawbone. After 3 to 6 months, the implants are firmly combined with the jawbone, and the dentures are connected at the upper end of the implants to become an implant.
Implant surgery is performed 3-6 months after tooth extraction, and artificial implants (artificial roots) are placed. Restoration (porcelain teeth, etc.) will be done on the artificial root 6 months after the operation. When a patient wearing an implant denture exercises the masticatory function, the occlusal force is directly transmitted to the jawbone or to the jawbone through the implant, and the force is quickly transmitted and dispersed into the larger supporting bone, so it can withstand larger teeth. Together, it has a good supporting effect.
The upper denture is fixed by the retention device on the foundation post, and the implant denture has good retention and stability. Implant dentures have small or no bases for patient comfort. Now everyone knows what dental implants are, right? The advantages of dental implants
1. The chewing function is much better than traditional dentures;
2. Compared with removable dentures and porcelain teeth, patients have better proprioception;
3. Dental implants have strong retention and stability, and will not be unstable due to gum atrophy, absorption, and height reduction.
4. Dental implants are small and beautiful because they grow firmly on the gums.
5. The lifespan of dental implants is generally twenty or thirty years.
Indications for dental implants:
1. Sufficient alveolar bone (including height and width) in the missing teeth in the oral cavity.
2. No serious periodontitis or periodontal disease.
3. The gap between the upper and lower teeth should not be less than 0.5 cm during occlusion.
4. The patient has no diseases such as diabetes, kidney disease, heart disease and coagulation disorder.
Precautions: Regular review after implantation, maintain oral hygiene, and do not chew hard food.
