| Dental Implants Faq's |
| Are all implants successful ? |
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| Proper diagnosis and treatment planning by the
implantologist and maintainance of implants by the patient can lead
to a very high success . |
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| Will it last a lifetime? |
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| It again depends on the implant procedure
planning and traetment and proper maintainence by the patient can
lead to a very long life of the implant. |
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| Is age a detterent? |
| Actually implants initially were used in older
people for tooth replacement so age is not a criteria if the general
health is good. |
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| Are implants placed in young people too? |
| Yes. They are a good permanent solution and are
now viewed as a cosmetic enhancement tool. |
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| Can it be rejected by the body? |
| No. Since it is not a living tissue there is no
likelihood of an antigen-antibody response leading to rejection. |
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| What are implants made of? |
| It is made of biologically compatible materials
which have undergone extensive testing over several years and they
are made of metals like Titanium and Vitallium alloy. |
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| Is it expensive? |
| Depends on the complexity of treatment but a survey
has revealed that patients thought it was worth the investment and
that they would happily do it again. Its cost has to be measured on
the barometer of longevity and other benefits. |
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| Will there be discomfort? |
| Just as any other surgery some discomfort may
be present. The recent advances in medicine and analgesia and sedation
virtually eliminate the discomfort and one can go to work next morning. |
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| Will I be without teeth at any period? |
| No.Immediate replacement by a temporary prosthesis
is usually done untill the final prosthesis is prepared and the healing
of the implant is complete. |
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| How long is the surgery time? |
| It can take from ½ an hour to more than
I hour according to the complexity of the operation. |
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| Does the Implant integrate with bone and how much
time it takes to do so? |
| Yes it does by a process known as osteointegration.
It takes approximately 3 to 6 months for osteointegration and about
another month or so to get the final teeth. |
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| Who should undergo dental Implant treatment? |
| A person wanting to replace missing teeth should
undergo this treatment. He must be in resonably good health. He should
have enough bone in the area of the missing teeth to provide for the
anchorage of the Implants. People who are missing all their teeth
are the foremost candidates for dental Implants. However Implants
can be used to replace small bridges, removable partial dentures and
even missing single teeth. |
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| Is it painful to undergo dental Implant operation? |
| Fortnately the saying "No pains, no gains"
does not apply during actual procedure of surgically placing a dental
Implant. This operation is done under Local Anesthesia/ I.V. Sedation
or General Anaesthasia depending on the extent of the Surgery, hence
in almost all cases, painless. |
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| What can Implants do for me? |
| Dental Implants can provide a level of self confidence
that dentures, bridges and conventional kinds of tooth replacement
can not. Eating, smiling and speaking are as normal as with natural
teeth. |
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| Are Dental Implants "Approved"?
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| Absolutely. The developmental phase
of Dental Implantology ended more than two decades ago. Technology
is always being improved, but research studies have clearly established
the effectiveness of dental Implants. Dental Implants are manufactured
from safe, biocompatible materials. All Dental Implant devices are
regulated by agencies of the government. |
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| Dental implants have revolutionized
the concept of replacement of missing teeth in dentistry and given
it a new meaning It's a functionally and aesthetically viable long
term replacement of teeth. It's the closest that dentistry has come
to replace natural teeth and replicate its functioning capabilities.
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