Alfadent: stomatologická klinika a laboratoř, implantáty můstky bělení zubů plomby paradontóza endononcie

What are implants?

Implants are artificial teeth roots surgically placed into the jaw bone. They are used in combination with crown, bridge or removable dentures.

Who is the suitable patient?

Adults with healthy parodont - a ligament tissue that connects teeth with the jaw bone, and adults with quality bone tissue and an excellent oral hygiene.

Time needed?

The implantation self takes one or two visits to a dental surgeon. The entire process including healing and integration of the implant with the bone is completed within 3 - 9 months. Recommend are monthly regular check-ups after completion of the implantation procedure.

In solving the wide range of dental problems the implants became the most powerful instrument in hands of dentists as well as the patients. In the decades of development and improvement during which the implants took on quality the implantology reached nowadays the point where this method of treatment is as common as is the use of dental bridges or dentures. Implants can be used at any time – from after losing one tooth up to the stage where the replacement of the entire dental arch is needed.

In this article we concentrate on three areas where the implants are used most frequently. Implantology is not a discipline solving all dental problems. But without any doubts, you will be able to see the implants being used in the dentists´ practice more and more frequently.

The use of implants

As previously told the implants have a wide range of use. In the following text we describe three situations where the use of implants is especially suitable and where the chance of improving the quality of patient´s life is extremely high.

Placing implants

Implantation is relatively simple surgical procedure where the dentist carefuly inserts the implant into the jaw bone. The healing process takes 3 - 6 months during which time the implant tightly integrates with the bone. This process is called osseointegration.

After complete integration of implant into the bone the dentist prepares classical crown, brigde or denture with attachment fittings.

The patient´s personality and health condition are the factors that usually determine the suitability of using an implant. It is very risky to use implants particularly in untreated or decompensated diabetic patients, heavy smokers and in patients with inadequate oral hygiene. Observing all principles and the exact technique the success rate of implantation procedures reaches 95%. Complications are usually caused by bacterial infection that destroys the tight integration between the bone and the implant which consequently fails to function.

Source: magazines Stomateam (www.stomateam.cz ) and Stomatip (www.stomatip.cz)