Dental implants
Dental implants
Consideraciones antes de comenzar su tratamiento.
¿Pensando en reponer los dientes perdidos mediante implantes dentales?
If you are considering dental implants you should be aware of a number of considerations before you begin your treatment.
Are you thinking about replacing missing teeth with dental implants?
Los implantes son raíces artificiales fabricadas en Titanio.
Requieren de un máximo control higiénico en casa.
Los implantes son raíces artificiales fabricadas en Titanio, un material 100% biocompatible, que se insertan en el hueso y sobre los que se colocan las fundas que imitarán a la corona del diente perdido. Son, a día de hoy, una de las mejores soluciones para reponer dientes perdidos ya que es la manera más parecida al diente natural. El implante hace de raíz y la funda posterior hace de corona de diente. Actualmente los porcentajes de éxito y durabilidad de los implantes son muy altos, por ello lo convierten en un tratamiento muy fiable y predecible.
Para poder insertarlos se necesita BONE y ENCÍA en cantidad suficiente.
Con un 3D scanner. State-of-the-art technology. By iCat. y sus modelos digitales somos capaces de determinar con mucha exactitud el posicionamiento ideal del implante, guiado siempre por la futura pieza a reponer.
Mediante softwares especializados creamos Guías de Inserción para que la cirugía sea simple , rápida y efectiva, siendo un proceso 100% seguro y predecible.
The implants are "screws" made of titanium.
Implants require rigorous and EXQUISITE hygiene control.
The implants are "screws" made of Titanium, a very biocompatible material with our body, which are inserted into our bone as if they were the roots of natural teeth, and on them are placed the caps that mimic the crown of the lost tooth. Implants are, nowadays, one of the best solutions to replace teeth since it is the closest way to the natural tooth. The implant acts as the root and the posterior sheath acts as the crown of the tooth. Currently the success and durability percentages of implants are very high, making it a very reliable and predictable treatment (92% success=8% failures). It is true that some implants do not integrate into the bone and "fall out", but even so we can replace them after a period of healing time with a new one in its place.
In order to be able to insert them, we need to have enough BONE , both in height and width, and a good amount of Inserted ENCIA (non-mobile). To determine the quantity and quality of the bone we use a 3D scanner. State-of-the-art technology. By iCat. which allows us to see your bone at 1:1 scale (real size) and by means of computer techniques to recreate your jaws in 3D, thus being able to diagnose and plan your treatment. If there is not enough bone to be able to insert them, there are currently many techniques to recover or increase the bone that we have lost, so the range of patients susceptible to implants is very wide. The same is true for those who do not have enough inserted gingiva: by means of different mucogingival surgery techniques we can increase the gingiva around the implants, which is extremely important for the durability of the implants.
For the implant treatment to be a SUCCESS we will put all our knowledge and good work to achieve it, but we depend on you for the final result to be as we expect and desire. We explain it to you:
Implants require monitoring of their rigorous and EXQUISITE hygiene. Before getting any implant you must demonstrate that you are able to control your hygiene and keep the bacteria in your mouth at bay, otherwise, in the short term, the bacteria that attack your gums and cause periodontal disease (pyorrhea) will also attack the gums surrounding the implant and cause peri-implant disease (Periimplantitis). In addition to brushing and using all the plaque control techniques that exist, you must commit to us and go to the PERIODIC REVISIONS We will be able to detect any problems early and correct them if they should arise. The durability over the years will thus be completely in your hands.
Therefore, we can say that the implant treatment will consist of several phases: [list style=»blue-bullet»]
- 1.-Diagnosis and treatment planning: This is the most important phase, as in any other type of treatment. We take photos, impressions and 3D scanner. State-of-the-art technology. By iCat. to study your particular case and to be able to offer you all possible solutions.
- 2.-Implant preparation and insertion: We insert the implants which are generally exposed to the oral environment through a healing abutment that will cause the gum to heal around them. Sometimes we have to leave them submerged and will require a second surgery to place the healing abutment.
- 3.- Osseointegration Period: This is the time it takes for our body to integrate the implant, usually about 2-3 months, although sometimes we have to wait up to 6-9 months, depending on your bone type and if we have had to use additional biomaterials such as artificial bone or membranes.
- 4.-Prosthetic phase: Once the implant is integrated, we remove the healing abutments and take some measurements to make the prosthesis that will be placed on the implants (fixed or removable).
- 5.-Revision Period: Maintenance: We will make revisions at 3, 6 and 12 months after the placement of the prosthesis, and then every year. These are unavoidable and VERY important appointments.
How to insert them?
En función del paciente (densidad o calidad del hueso, grosor y altura) la colocación de los implantes es variable. Normalmente hay que hacer una pequeña cirugía para insertarlos en el hueso, aunque hay veces que se puede hacer incluso a través de la encía con un mínimo daño. Gracias a la Computer-Assisted Guided Surgery se consigue una mayor exactitud en el emplazamiento de los implantes y estos requieren de una menor cirugía (Cirugía Mínimamente Invasiva). También existe la posibilidad de insertar el implante y funda provisional en el mismo día (son los implantes de Immediate Loading), but to do so, a number of special requirements must be met (it is not for all patients).
I am afraid it will hurt. Is the process painful?
No, no es doloroso. La inserción de implantes dentales tiene un postoperatorio bastante liviano y llevadero. La transmucosal Guided Surgery ayuda a que así sea.
Are they for life?
As health professionals WE CANNOT podemos decir que los implantes dentales, ni ningún otro tipo de tratamiento realizado en la boca, sean para toda la vida .¡Los único que están hechos para durar toda la vida son sus propios dientes!.
Están hechos para durar muchísimos años, décadas, teniendo un control riguroso por parte del profesional y del paciente.
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