Dental implants?
Thursday, December 10th, 2009 at
8:13 am
Is there more risk of getting gum disease or any kind of disease of the gums with dental implants? Do the gums naturally form around the implant? For long term, are implants a good option?
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Hi,
There is not really anymore risk of getting a gum disease with implants. Implants are wonderful to get when its your last option or if you don’t want anything removable in your mouth. It is important though that you clean real, real good around your implant and you don’t smoke. It is a fact, people who smoke and has dental implants….the implants fail. Hope I have helped you. Yes, gums should naturally form, if not, then there is gum grafts.
These days implants are the way to go. They are the closest things to your natural teeth. You must be prepared to take care of this tooth as if it were your own to avoid any problems such as inflammed gum tissue and infection.
First I’ll answer your question…There is no proven fact that the risk of periodontal disease is higher than normal. I am unsure if you suffer from periodontal disease or if you are worried about getting it. Gum disease is caused by many different factors such as: smoking,or poor dental hygeine. It is caused by bacteria. If you visit your dentist for a cleaning every six months the risk of periodontal disease can be minimized.
Usually your periodontist or general dentist will discuss your personal dental implant success rate before treatment. If you do suffer from gum disease this could mean that the level of bone at the implant site may not be sufficient. In this case you can have a bone grafting done.
The procedure for dental implants is not an overnight thing and even though there is a high success rate it is possible (like with anything) that it may not take. Most likely…you will have nothing to worry about.
The titanium steel "screw" will be placed in the bone at your first visit. A healing cap will be palced on top of the site to prevent the gum tissue from growing over the implant. This area will have to heal for a few months. The bone and gum tissue will heal around the site.
Once the area is healed and the periodontist is satisfied. The general dentist will prepare your implant for a crown. Impresions will be taken and sent to a lab and you will be given a temporary crown.
Just remember to brush and floss and visit your dentist bi-annually and you should be fine.
Implants are exceptional to replace missing teeth. the body does well in treating the titanium like bone and can heal well around it. Implants are about $3k a unit(tooth) and will take 100% compliance committment from a patient. you must be willing to maintain your investment and do exactly as your dental professional advises, including flossing-otherwise you might be wasting your money.