Implantology

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 
Who is a suitable candidate for implants?
Anyone who is missing one tooth or more of them may be a candidate for implants. The only obstacle could be the amount of bone or bone height at withers or adverse bone structure. Then, an additional procedurehe is needed to upgrade the bones of various techniques. Your dentist, in collaboration with a specialist surgeon, is the only person who can assess are you a suitable candidate for implants.

Is old age an obstacle for the installation?
No way! It is essential that you are healthy. If you can pull a tooth, placing the implant is not a problem. In some chronic diseases implants are contraindicated.Your dentist will, in conjunction with your doctor, certainly help you to decide.

How permanent are implants?
Implants behave very much like natural teeth. With proper loading, good oral hygiene and general health maintaining, more than 95% of the implant lasts for more than ten years, and many more than that.

What is the success of implantation?
More than three decades of clinical experience and more than one million tracked patients prove that Nobel Biocare implants have a high success rate - around 95% for individual implants and even slightly higher for the supported bridges. Design and surface structure of implants have experienced many changes in recent years and are greatly improved.

Can I chew normally with implants and the same power as well as with natural teeth?
Yes. After a short adjustment period feeling is the same as with your own teeth.

Is the implant procedure painful?
As with any surgery, there is slight discomfort. Specialist surgeon will eliminate pain with local anesthesia and area of operation will senseless for about 2 hours.After surgery it is normal for mucosa to be slightly swollen. You will get instructions for oral hygiene maintaining as well as analgesics recommendation from your dentist . The day after surgery you are free to go to work.

How will implants affect the quality of your life?
Implant supported replacement teeth look and function like natural teeth. This means that you can eat and drink whatever you want. It often happens that patients who feel uncomfortable or were worried for their dental problems before implant, gain new confidence and quality of life with implants.

How to maintain the implants?
It is very important to have regular review every 6 months; proper oral hygiene is necessary for implants as well as for natural teeth.

Will my new teeth look natural?
When implants are used in combination with modern restorative procedures, the appearance, comfort and function are likely to exceed your expectations.