A: Artificial dental implants are made of pure titanium, which is designed by a sophisticated computer and implanted into the gum bone through surgery. After three or four months, when the artificial tooth root and gingival bone are tightly sealed, dentures are made on the artificial tooth root. Because the artificial root is deeply embedded in the tooth bone, it can bear normal chewing force without relying on the strength of natural teeth, and its function and beauty are almost the same as those of natural teeth, so it has become the main treatment method for missing teeth.
Q: Can I implant dentures?
A: Yes, this technique can be accepted as long as minor tooth extraction can be performed, but the most important consideration is the width and height of alveolar bone. If the width and height are not enough, bone grafting is needed first. If you have other oral diseases, such as periodontal disease, you need to do a good job before you can plant your teeth. In addition, people with heart disease, diabetes, hypertension or other blood diseases are not suitable for artificial dental implants.
Q: Do dental implants require frequent visits? Will the frequency be high?
A: The duration of dental implants and the frequency of follow-up visits vary depending on whether the ridge is widened at the implant site. Generally, if the bones are normal, the frequency of follow-up visits will not be very high. The normal procedure is: reexamine the wound the next day after dental implantation, take out stitches two weeks later, take medicine, use mouthwash, keep the oral wound clean and prevent infection. You can check it regularly every month afterwards. In the third month, you can do a second operation (if you choose the second dental implant method) to take out the dental column. After two weeks, you can print the dental model and install the teeth in about 5-7 days. After that, regular follow-up visits are: the first week, the first month, the third month, and half a year.
Q: What are the advantages of artificial dental implants?
Answer: Artificial tooth root can make alveolar bone and artificial denture firmly and tightly connected together, which can solve the shortcoming that some removable dentures or complete removable dentures are not stable or comfortable enough. In particular, artificial dental implants can support fixed dentures, which can make you have the same appearance as real teeth and the same chewing and swallowing functions. Of course, this new technology of dental implant has other benefits, such as increasing the retention of removable dentures, so that they will not loosen when eating or talking ... Secondly, because it is similar to the natural structure, it will make you forget the existence of dentures, increase your self-confidence, solve the problem of tooth loss, and enable you to speak and eat naturally, and solve the uncomfortable feeling of wearing dentures in your heart.
Q: How to implement artificial dental implants?
A: Artificial dental implant is basically just a minor dental operation. According to the experience of many people who have done it, it is actually similar to the feeling of tooth extraction, except that tooth extraction makes you lose your teeth; Dental implants are to make up for your missing teeth. The design of this dental implant is to implant a root similar to a real tooth into the alveolar bone. After the alveolar bone is closely engaged with the implant, the denture can be made. It is conceivable that the dentures made in this way are much better than those without roots. It takes about three to six months for this kind of denture to be planted, and you can start making dentures. Think about it, it takes about two years to grow a tooth in your life, and it only takes three to six months to plant a tooth.
Q: Is artificial dental implant durable? How long can I use it?
A: Since the invention of dental implants in the 1960s, the technology has been very mature, so the success rate and durability are quite high. According to the research of Swedish scholars, among thousands of patients with artificial teeth implantation, only a few people need to remove these artificial roots after 20 to 30 years of normal use, which is a very reliable treatment method for missing teeth. Because this kind of artificial dental implant is very similar to real teeth, as long as oral hygiene is done well and regular examination is carried out, artificial dental implants can last as long as real teeth.
Q: What is the cost of artificial dental implants?
A: The cost of dental implants varies according to the situation of missing teeth. The more teeth are lost, the more teeth are implanted, and the cost will definitely increase. God-given teeth are priceless. If we can implant dentures instead of real teeth, I think the tangible money price should be less important.
Q: Under what circumstances should artificial dental implants be used?
A: Artificial dental implants have a wide range of applications, and the following situations are common:
1. single missing tooth: it is not necessary to wear real teeth on both sides. After a single dental implant was implanted, the real teeth were restored with porcelain braces.
2. Multiple missing teeth: After multiple dental implants are implanted, they are used as abutment posts and connected with real teeth or other dental implants to make fixed dentures.
3. Complete edentulous: 1) After multiple dental implants are implanted, they are used as abutment posts and clamped by two or four dental implants to make overdentures.
2) After a plurality of dental implants are implanted, they are used as bridge pillars and clamped by more than six dental implants to make fixed/removable dentures. Q: How to maintain dental implants after implementation?
A: Regular maintenance is required. Just like buying a car, you need to ask a dentist to do maintenance work regularly. Generally speaking, you need to maintain the tissue around the dental implant every three to six months. Daily home maintenance needs to be maintained like periodontal tissue. Maintenance tools include soft toothbrush, common dental floss, coarse dental floss and interdental brush. If necessary, an electric toothbrush with flat or tapered bristles can be used. The purpose is to keep the tissues around dental implants clean and healthy.