DENTAL IMPLANTS ! ( MAGICAL SCREWS )

       DENTAL IMPLANTS(MAGICAL SCREWS)

Hi READERS.

SO AS YOU ALL KNOW THAT A BREAKTHROUGH  THAT EMERGED IN BETWEEN IN THE FIELD OF MODERN DENTISTRY( DIGITAL ERA)  IS DENTAL IMPLANTS .

READERS LETS GET CLEAR ABOUT DENTAL IMPLANTS (RESTORATIVE PROSTHESIS).

DENTAL IMPLANT IS A SURGICAL FIXTURE.

THAT ACTS AS A REPLACEMENT ROOT OF THE MISSING TOOTH THAT PREVENTS THE SUNKEN LOOK ASSOCIATED WITH THE MISSING TOOTH. 

COMPONENTS OF A DENTAL IMPLANT:

WE ALL KNOW THAT EVERY TOOTH  ACTS AS A PLACEHOLDER FOR ALLIGNMENT OF THE OTHER TEETH.

EARLIER REPLACEMENT OF  SINGLE TOOTH OR MULTIPLE TEETH WAS LIMITED TO BRIDGES(FIXED PARTIAL DENTURES)) AND DENTURES(REMOVABLE PARTIAL DENTURES AND COMPLETE DENTURES).

NOTE:IMPLANTS ARE THE PROSTHESIS( SCREW- LIKE  MADE OF TITANIUM  or TITANIUM ALLOYS WITH OTHER BODY FRIENDLY MATERIALS FUSING WITH THE BONE IN A FAVOURABLE WAY GRADUALLY GIVING A COMFORT FEEL BOTH FUNCTIONALLY AND AESTHETICALLY) GRADUALLY OVER MONTHS  WITHOUT CAUSING ANY CHANGE IN THE ADJOINING TEETH FOR SUPPORT. 

SURGICAL INTERVENTION IS REQUIRED WHILE PLACING IMPLANT DEEP INSIDE AND  HEALING SPAN GRADUALLY VARIES FOR UPPER JAW(6 MOS) AND LOWER JAW(3 MOS).

ATTAINMENT OF BEST RESULTS:

IMPORTANCE OF HEALING (AFTER IMPLANTATION):-

HEALING HAS TO BE VERY SOUND WITHOUT ANY COMPLICATIONS BEFORE ANY CROWN OR BRIDGE IS PLACED.

POST SURGICAL OBLIGATION FOR THE PATIENTS:

REGULAR FOLLOW UPS MANDATORY FOR A SUCCESSFUL RESULT.

CRITERIA TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION FOR PLACING IMPLANTS WITHOUT IGNORING ANY OF THEM:

COMPLETE ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION IS UTMOST IMPORTANT WITH ALL SCANS AND LAB TESTS.

SEEKING ADVICE FROM THE PROFESSIONAL WHO IS EXPERIENCED IN THE FIELD OF IMPLANTS IN A BROADER WAY(EXPERT SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE).

ONSET AND COMPLETION OF THE IMPLANT PLACEMENT TO THE FUSION OF THE BONE WITH THE SCREW TAKES COUPLE OF MONTHS(BONE GRAFTING MAY OR MAY NOT BE REQUIRED DEPENDING UPON THE CONDITION AROUND THE TOOTH SOCKET).

AESTHETICS AND FUNCTIONAL APPROACH TO BE PRIORITIZED GIVING THE PATIENT A SATISFYING OUTCOME AND MAKING LIFE EASY.

QUALITY  OF DENTAL MATERIAL  TRULY MATTERS: 

TEETH MATERIAL:ATTACHMENT ON THE SCREW -TYPE (ABUTMENT AND FIXURE)-MANY COMPANY BRANDS OF IMPLANTS ARE AVAILABLE  WHICH ARE BIOCOMPATIBLE WITH THE ORAL TISSUES WITHOUT UNDUE COMPLICATIONS(CORROSION)AND THE CROWN MATERIAL( ACRYLIC OR CERAMIC- (PORCELAIN) AND MANY MORE ADVANCED MATERIAL CROWNS CAN BE UTILIZED.IT'S MENTIONED IN MY PREVIOUS BLOG(KINDLY HAVE A LOOK).

AT THE END ,GOING TO AN EXPERIENCED DENTIST WITH THE IMPLANT KNOWLEDGE AND CHOOSING THE RIGHT IMPLANT(AVOIDANCE OF CHEAP IMPLANTS)BY YOUR DENTIST FULFILLING

ALL THE PRIME REQUISITES /CRITERIA GIVING A BEST OUTCOME WITHOUT WASTING TIME AND INVESTING MONEY FOR THE LIFE -LONG BENEFIT. 

5 REASONS TO REPLACE MISSING TEETH BY CATERING TO A PERMANENT SOLUTION. (LONG TERM SOLUTION).

SHIFTING TEETH

ORAL HEALTH CARE ON A WHOLE .

TEMPOROMANDBULAR JOINT ACHES AND ASSOCIATED DISORDERS. 

BONE LOSS OWING TO MISSING ROOT THAT STIMULATES THE GROWTH AND REGENERATION OF BONE.

UPLIFTMENT OF CONFIDENCE SOCIALLY.

BASICS  OF DENTAL IMPLANTS YOU ALL MUST KNOW BEFOREHAND ..

PATIENT UNDERGOING PROCEDURE SHOULD BE HEALTHY IN TERMS OF FULFILLMENT OF THE CRITERIA FOR THE SAME(AGE FACTOR CONSIDERED).

WILLINGNESS TO UNDERGO SURGERIES DURING ON GOING TREATMENT FOR PLACMEMENT OF IMPLANT.

COMPLETE EXPRESSION BY THE PATIENT:

UNDERLYING PHYSIOLOGICAL AILMENTS LIKE BLOOD SUGAR TO BE  UNDER CONTROL. OTHERS LIKE BONE DISORDERS (BONE DISORDERS- OSTEOPOROSIS),AUTOIMMUNE  BONE DISEASES(BONE DENSITY IMPORTANT MARKER)TO BE RULED OUT IN ADVANCE. (THOROUGH CLINICAL ASSESSMENT THROUGH VARIOUS LAB TEST). AND ORAL CANCER (FOR TREATMENT UNDERGOING RADIOTHERAPY) ,ALCOHOLISM,CERTAIN HEART AILMENTS,ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANT,ON ANY SORT OF MEDICATION FOR ANY PROLONGED ILLNES,PRE EXISTING CHRONIC DISORDERS ETC.

MENTALLY STRONG AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE TREATMENT BY HAVING FULL FAITH IN THEIR RESPECTIVE TREATING DOCTORS.

ABOVE ALL COOPERATION IS THE KEY FOR SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME WITH YOUR DENTIST HAVING EXPERIENCED EXPERTISE CONSIDERING ALL ASPECTS.(COMPLETE EVALUATION OF THE JAW BONE).

ORAL HEALTH ON A WHOLE SPECIFICALLY GUM HEALTH AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURES ADEQUATE BONE DENSITY).

PEOPLE WHO DON’T SMOKE TOBACCO. 

UNWILLING TO WEAR DENTURES (FIXED OR REMOVABLE PROSTHESIS).

SPEECH IMPROVEMENT WITH THE IMPLANTS(OWING TO SPEECH ISSUES).

MAIN AIM OF THE IMPLANTS IS:  PRESERVATION OF THE FACIAL STRUCTURE BY SETTING A METICULOUS A D ORGANIZED  TREATMENT PLAN CONVINIENT FOR THE PATIENT AND THE TREATING PROFESSIONAL. 

Types : SINGLE TOOTH IMPLANT 

            MULTIPLE TOOTH IMPLANTS ( IMPLANTS SUPPORTED PARTIAL DENTURES  AND IMPLANT SUPPORTED COMPLETE DENTURES).

VARIOUS BRANDS WITH FLEXIBLE SHAPES AND SIZES AVAILABLE TO BE DECIDED BY THE PROFESSIONAL CONCERNED KEEPING IN MIND ALL THE FACTORS FEASIBLE AND COHESIVE IN REGARD TO THE PATIENT’S EXAMINATION AND HISTORY TAKING IN AN ELABORATED MANNER TO GET DESIRED RESULTS.      

LONGEVITY AND DURATION PLUS DURABILITY OF THE IMPLANT:

DURATION OF THE PROCEDURE VARIES FROM ONE INDIVIDUAL TO ANOTHER FOR ATTAINING WELL FUNCTIONING AND AESTHETICALLY LOOKING TEETH.

LONGEVITY TOO VARIES DEPENDING UPON THE PATIENT EFFORTS AND DOCTOR’S EXPERTISE(10 -15 YEARS) .

SHEER SUCCESS OF DENTAL IMPLANT DEPENTS UPON THE DOCTOR CONCERNED, PATIENT’S RESPONSE  AND TYPE OF MATERIAL (COMPANY BRAND). 

INVESTIGATIONS USED :

CLINICAL CONSULTATION :

DENTAL HISTORY

MEDICAL HISTORY

BONE STRUCTUE CHECK 

IMPRESSIONS AND PLASTER MODELS

SCANS

DENTAL X -RAYS

CBCT(CONE BEAM COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY).

OPG(FULL MOUTH X-RAY)

CAD/CAM THREE DIMENSIONAL VIRTUAL PHOTOGRAPHY (ADVANCED SCAN). NOW A DAYS, THIS TECHNIQUE(3D PICTURE) GIVES YOU A PRECISE FIT OF THE IMPLANTS WITH A SUCCESSFUL FIT OF THE CROWN TOO.

AFTER ALL  THE ABOVE EXAMINATIONS, TREATMENT PLAN IS EXPLAINED WITH THE COST ESTIMATE.

BENEFITS OF DENTAL IMPLANTS:

FUNCTIONS LIKE NATURAL TEETH.

PREVENT LOSS OF BONE,RESORPTION AND PRE MATURE AGING.

PREVENT CAVITIES.

HEPS IN SMILE DESIGNING (INTEGERAL PART OF COSMETIC DENTISTRY).

PREVENT SHIFTING OF TEETH.

PREVENT FURTHER BONE LOSS (BY OSSEOINTEGERATION ).

LONG LASTING TREATMENT .

STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE:

EXTRACTION OF THE TOOTH:- IN CASE OF LOOSE TOOTHMOBILITY),HEAVELY DECAYED TOOTH(SEVERE CARIES),FAILED RCT(ROOT CANAL TREATMENT IN THE CONCERNED TOOTH,FRACTURED TOOTH,ALTERED BITE HAMPERING AESTHETICS AND MASTICATION (CHEWING).

GRAFTING THE SOCKET:- JAW BONE PREPARATION/REBUILDING THE JAW BONE.

ROLE OF BONE GRAFTS IN CASE OF LOSS OF BONE AROUND THE MISSING TOOTH. INITIATES THE BONE GROWTH ENHANCING THE BONE VOLUME FOR AN IDEAL POSITIVE OUTCOME.(OSSEOINTEGRATION).

HEALING OF THE GRAFTED SOCKET SITE: 

ALLOW HEALING OF THE SOCKET SITE FOR FAVOURABLE PLACEMENT OF THE IMPLANT AND WILL PROMOTE THE CONNECTION WITH THE CROWN BY AN ABUTMENT(INTERMEDIATE PART).

HEALED SOCKET IS EXAMINED INTRAORALLY AND RADIOGRAPHICALLY TO VERIFY SUFFICIENT BONE VOLUME FOR THE IMPLANTATION. 

THEN ANAESTHESIST COMES INTO ACTION(LOCAL ANAESTHESIA).AREA IS ANAESTHETIZED.AFTER NUMBNESS ATTAINED ,IMPLANT PLACED FOLLOWED BY THE ABUTMENT-WHICH JOINS SCREW(IMPLANT) TO THE ARTIFICIAL CROWN(CAP).

AFTER 3 MONTHS ,HEALING GETS COMPLETED AND THEN A FINAL IMPRESSION IS TAKEN IF EVERYTHING GOES SMOOTH. 

DENTAL LAB TECHNICIAN- FABRICATES THE CROWN USING THE MODEL OF THE IMPLANT SITE FOLLOWING THE IMPRESSION TAKEN EARLIER.

FINAL STEP INCLUDES THE PLACEMENT OF THE CROWN(ARTIFICIAL TOOTH)ON THE IMPLANT  WITH WHICH AESTHETIC AND THE BITE FUNCTIONING IS ACHIEVED. 

RISKS(DOWNSIDE) BUT MIND IT!IT IS RARE:

INFECTION AT THE IMPLANT SITE.

INJURY TO SURROUNDING NERVE OR VESSELS LEADING TO BLEEDING OR NUMBNESS OF THE AFFECTED AREA.

SINUS PROBLEMS :IMPLANTS MAY PROTRUDE INTO THE UPPER SINUSES OF THE UPPER JAW(MAXILLA).

DELAYED BONE HEALING.

FRACTURED JAWS.

HOWEVER, NO NEED TO WORRY AT ALL AS ABOVE MENTIONED RISK ARE RARE.

IMMEDIATE EFFECTS POST IMPLANTATION:

PAIN AND SWELLING HAPPENS USUALLY  AFTER ANY SURGICAL PROCEDURE.WANES- OFF AFTER 48 HRS.

MINOR BLEEDING THAT STOPS SHORTLY AFTER FEW HOURS.

FATIGUE/TIREDNESS:TAPERS OFF GRADUALLY.

POST SURGICAL CARE:

PATIENT’S ROLE: 

PRACTICE EXCELLENT ORAL HYGIENE THAT INCLUDES FLOSSING, USE OF INTERDENTAL BRUSHES,MOUTH WASH TO CLEAN THE NOOKS AND CRANNIES AROUND TEETH, GUMS AND METAL POST.

EVALUATION AND EXAMINATION:

 VISITS ON REGULAR BASIS TO KNOW  IMPLANTS PERFORMANCE IN THE MOUTH.AND GETTING TO KNOW ABOUT PROFESSIONAL CLEANING FOR LONG LASTING STABILITY OF IMPLANTS.

AVOID THE DAMAGING HABITS:

TOBACCO CHEWING. 

CHEWING CANDIES /STICKY EDIBLES.

TOOTH GRINDING (BRUXISM).

AVOID BEVERAGES LIKE CAFFEINE.

SO DEAR READERS ,THIS WAS ALL ABOUT THE MODERN DAY DENTAL IMPLANTS OFFERING YOU A LONG TERM SOLUTION WITHOU MUCH HASSLES.

BENEFICIAL IN ALL THE ASPECTS MAKING THE PATIENT SATISFIED AND LASTS LIFETIME. 

AFTER READING, ALL OF YOU MUST CONSIDER IT IF REQUIRED AT ANY POINT OF LIFE.

IMPLANT DENTISTRY IS SPREADING ITS ROOTS ALL OVER VERY FAST WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ADJOINING TEETH.SO AWARENESS IS THE KEY  RESULTING IN QUICK LONG TERM SOLUTION. 

KEEP SPREADING YOUR VIEWS  AND ENCOURAGE WHATSOEVER YOU UNDERSTAND AFTER READING.

WHAT ALL  BEGINNINGS IN THIS NEW AGE DENTISTRY ARE TRYING THEIR LEVEL BEST TO BRING CONTENTMENT FILLED SMILES ON THEIR PATIENT'S FACES.

I AM PUTTING AN END TO THIS VERY FLOURISHING DENTAL ADVANCEMENT BRINGING A BIG CHANGE IN ONE'S LIFE.

LET’S MEET UP AND CONNECT AGAIN THROUGH THIS MEDIUM /PLATFORM WITH MY NEXT BLOG .

TILL THEN KEEP SAFE AND HEALTHY. 

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KINDLY FOLLOW ME AND PUT IN YOUR COMMENTS TOO. SURELY IT PROPAGATES ME IN PRESENTING BLOGS IRT VARIANTS AVAILABLE IN THE MODERN DENTISTRY  TO SPREAD ORAL HEALTH AWARENESS IN A BROADER WAY.

THANKYOU.