A dental implant consists of a lower supporting implant and an upper denture. It uses artificial materials (such as metals, ceramics, etc.). ) make implants, implant them into the maxilla and mandible by surgery and get firm retention support from bone tissue. The upper tooth restoration is connected and supported by special devices and methods.
What are the benefits of dental implants?
Dental implant is a kind of dental restoration surgery, which can repair all or part of the missing teeth. There are two important things about dental implants:
First, the dentist's technology can firmly "plant" the teeth in the missing parts. Second, tooth replacement should be "fake", no matter from the shape.
Appearance, color and durability should look similar to other real teeth.
As a new type of restoration technology, dental implant can solve the problems that traditional restoration can't solve, thus improving our quality of life and attracting more people to choose dental implants.
The following are questions and answers from experts and consultants to help you better understand dental implants.
1, what is a dental implant?
Some people think that planting teeth is like planting crops. After the seeds of teeth are buried in the gums, new teeth can grow after a while. This is a misunderstanding. Dental implant is one of the most scientific restoration methods after tooth loss. It is to implant an artificial root in the alveolar bone with missing teeth, and after healing for a period of time, insert porcelain teeth on the root. This is a dental implant. Beautiful, realistic and long service life. It's almost exactly the same as your natural teeth, which non-professionals can't tell.
2. Does it hurt during the operation? Will it hurt in the future?
Anesthetic should be used when planting teeth. Anesthetic is made on the basis of painless and minimally invasive, and it will not hurt afterwards, as long as the doctor's advice is strictly followed after operation.
3. Can everyone plant teeth?
Generally, healthy people can do it, but doctors should make a decision according to the specific situation of each patient.
4. Preparation before planting?
Before the patient receives the implant operation, the doctor should know his general health status and do some dental professional examinations, such as taking X-rays to check his jaw, taking research models and making restoration plans. After careful examination, if there is no abnormality, teeth can be implanted.
5. What problems should I pay attention to after dental implantation?
Although oral implant surgery is not a major operation, postoperative care is also very important, otherwise wound infection will lead to implant surgery failure.
Attention should be paid to the following issues after dental implant surgery:
(1) On the day after operation, the patient ate semi-liquid or total liquid food.
(2) Don't brush your teeth or rinse your mouth within 48 hours after operation, so as not to irritate the wound.
(3) Use mouthwash many times a day to avoid infection.
(4) Cold compress 48 hours after planting and hot compress 48 hours later.
(5) Use antibiotics to diminish inflammation according to the situation, and pay attention to rest and strengthen nutrition.