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You can find answers to frequently asked questions on the subject of
dental implants below.
Question 1: Is implantation a dangerous
operation?
Question 2: Is the operation painful?
Question 3: In what cases are implants the
correct form of tooth replacement?
Question 4: What risks may arise during
implantation?
Question 5: How long does an implant last?
Question 6: Is it necessary to do without teeth
for a time after implantation?
Question 7: Can it happen that the body will "reject"
the implant as a result of an allergie reaction?
Question 8: Is it possible to insert an implant
even if there is not sufficient bony substance present in the jaw?
Question 9: What factors contradict the use of
implants?
Question 10: How soon is it possible to eat
"normal" food?
Question 11: Is it possible to insert a
transplant despite symptoms of periodontitis?
Question 12: What is the process of chewing
like with implants?
Question 13: Are several operations necessary
for implantation?
Question 1: Is implantation a dangerous operation?
Transplantation is a routine operation for dental surgeons specialised
in the field. Surgeons in the private dental clinics have many years'
experiences in implantology.
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Question 2: Is the operation painful?
Treatment can be conducted under general anaesthetic if required.
Besides freeing the patient from pain, this also has the advantage that
treatment can be conducted with little noise. A local aneasthetic merely
prevents patients from feeling pain; they still retain their sense of
smell and hearing.
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Question 3: In what cases are
implants the correct form of tooth replacement?
Implants can be used in cases in which only a single
tooth is missing, when several teeth in a row are missing, to correct a
free-end-situation (missing rear molars) or to remedy a completely
toothlees jaw.
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Question 4: What risks may arise during
implantation?
The risks are the same as those that occur during operation. These
include delayed healing of the wound or infection, Implantation in the
lower jaw/cheek tooth area includes the risk of injury to the nerves in
the chin. However such complications occur only very rarely and result
just as seldom in a patient losing the implant. All in all, implantation
is a low-risk operation when the quantity
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Question 5: How long does an implant last?
The official figures supplied by the German Academic Association of
Dentistry (DGZMK) are als follows: in toothless lower jaws, the quota
for treatment by replacements with bar support after a period of eight
to ten years is between 88 and 97 per cent. In jaws with partial
dentition, the figures are between 87.8 and 92 per cent for the upper
jaw and between 89.3 and 94 per cent for the lower jaw respectively.
These figures have been improved in recent years by the use of modern
implant systems; according to latest studies, they are on average
between 92 and 97 per cent over an investigatory perdiod of five years.
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Question 6: Is it necessary to do without teeth
for a time after implantation?
No. The missing teeth are replaced after the operation. Patients then
recieve the permanent replacement once the implant has bonded to the
bone. This normally takes place after a period of two to six months.
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Question 7: Can it happen that the body will "reject"
the implant as a result of an allergie reaction?
The vast majority of implants are made of pure titanium. Currently, no
cases of rejection by the body are known for this substance. The
specialist clinics for dental medicine and implantology use only
titanium implants produced by the 3i company.
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Question 8: Is it possible to insert an implant
even if there is not sufficient bony substance present in the jaw?
Yes. In such cases, the bone is first regenerated. This is easily
effected in the upper jaw; in rare cases, it may be a more extensive
process in the lower jaw. Bone regeneration either takes place some
months before implantation or directly in the course of the operation.
This depends on the individual condition of the bony substance.
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Question 9: What facts contradict the use of
implants?
Implants should be avoided or only contemplated after careful
consideration in the following cases: incomplete jawbone growth, serious
disease to liver, heart or kidney, nicotine abuse, tendency to
haemorrhaging, impaired immunological system or uncontrolled diabetes
mellitus.
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Question 10: How soon is it possible to eat
"normal" food?
This depends on the number of implants and temporary replacements
involved. In general, patients should restrict themselves to soft food
during the first week. After this, care should be taken to avoid
particularly hard foodstuffs (e.g. nuts) The degree to which the
temporary replacement may be loaded depends on the initial condition (whether
a single tooth was missing or whether a jaw was completely toothless;
etc) and on the individual healing process.
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Question 11: Is it possible to insert a
transplant despite symptoms of periodontitis?
It is advisible to treat existing symptoms of periodontitis until they
have healed. A microbiological examination followed by antibiosis must
then be conducted during implantation.
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Question 12: What is the process of chewing like
with implants?
A correctly inserted implant with the appropriate superconstructure (upper
portion of implant) allows the same chewing behaviour as natural teeth.
However, it may be subjected to more load and its chewing performance is
higher than with natural teeth.
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Question 13: Are several operations necessary
for implantation?
Insertion of an implant takes place in one operation. Any necessary
regeneration of the bone must be conducted prior to or during the
operation. The implant is exposed in a second minor operation in order
to follow the dental technician to determine its exact position (impression).
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Implantologie
Zentrum für Zahnästhetik Wiesbaden GmbH
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