Implants advise please?

Hi I had both my front teeth fractured (accident) and the dentist has advised me to have implants but a friend off mine was saying that her mum had this done and she had problems,they became loose and kept having to have more filler stuff put in,well I'm having my two teeth taken out next week,they are held with a splint thing at the mo,so what i am asking is,do you know about implants and is it really painfull because i'm having the screw things put in then i have to wear false teeth for about 3-4 months till they heal then have theeth screwed in but the price is £3,500,plus £195 which i've already paid for treatment i've had (ie my not so very sexy false teeth ),so advise please or should i just get a nice little jar to put the false ones in at night and anew car ;)

Implants advise please?
I don't know how long ago your friends Mom had her Implant(s) done, but if it was a very long time ago, I know things have changed. I have seen some that were done many years ago fail also, but it was due to the type that was being used and things loosened up over time. I do not know what kind they use where you live and there are lots of different kinds out there. We use a Company called 3I, they stand behind their product.





I hope that you are having the procedure done by a Periodontist or a Oral Surgeon. I work in a dental office with a Periodontist 1 day a week and we do lots of Dental Implants and the majority of patients have very little discomfort after the surgery. Some do fail and we have to redo them. Basically your body need to except this devise..kind of like having a kidney transplant. Most cases we do that are done to patients front teeth due to injury we do the extraction (remove teeth), and do what we call a bone graft. Bone graft is demineralized bone sometimes human, it is perfectly safe...ours comes from the American Red Cross. The reason for doing this is to fill in the hole where the teeth were, this helps to reinforce your existing bone and gives us a more solid foundation to place the Implants. We usually do not do immediate implants, but that is not to say we never do them. We would let everything heal for several months first. The patient would wear a removable appliance (with the missing teeth on it) until the permanent Implant hardware and crowns can be made.





Treatment Plan for Implants/extractions:





1) Impressions to make removable appliance (flipper)


2) Extraction and Bone Graft, insert flipper


3) Several appts to check healing and to make adjustments on the flipper. Might take some xrays of the surgical site to see how things are healing.


4) Implant surgery - Implant gets screwed into bone and a cover screw placed into that.


5) Several appts to check healing and to make sure that Implant is taking. Poss need to adjust flipper.


6) Healing Abutment phase... If tissue has grown over the cover screw as it usually does it will have to be uncovered 1st. Remove cover screw and screw in heal abut.


7) Remove heal abut place som implant hardware and take impression


8) Insert Implant hardware and crowns.





The whole process takes about 1 year maybe a bit longer or less depending on healing. If the teeth are removed and implant surgery is done at this visit it cuts down the total process time to about 6 - 8 months, again depends on the healing. It is not always a good idea to rush these cases.





I hope this helps and sorry it is so long.





Good Luck and if you need more info don't hessitate to ask.
Reply:The relatively new implants are a marvoulous thing, especially for young people. To wear "false teeth" is acceptable but to each his own.


There are two methods of installing implants. One is the "quick way" where they put the teeth on the screwed in posts pretty soon after the screws go in. The problem is they dont get a chance to heal into the gum and bone before you start chewing on them and they start moving. The best way is to wait like your dentist suggests. That way they will last a lifetime. A new car is nice but will only last a few years. Your smile is with you forever. Good Luck



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