Health: What is Dental Implant?
September 4, 2008 – 4:31 pm
Dental implant is an alternative treatment that is used in prosthetic dentistry. Dental implants are so popular in the world these days. Dentists think that implant is the best treatment for the patients that have a missing tooth or teeth. It has been known as artificial tooth. It restores the areas of missing teeth. It has a titanium screw and this titanium screw resemble a natural tooth root. Unfortunately this treatment method is a costly procedure.
If you have lost a tooth or teeth due to various reasons, dental implant is the most effective treatment method for you. This treatment method is preferred instead of traditional bridgework. Since dental bridge gives harms border teeth. When dental bridgework is applied, your dentist must grind down your border healthy teeth to support the bridgework. However dental implant does not give any harm your border teeth.
Advantages of Dental Implant
• An implant tooth looks natural.
• It is similar to a natural tooth.
• Do not give any harm border teeth.
• It preservers natural facial appearance.
• An implant lasts a lifetime.
• You can chew normally.
• This treatment saves the tooth bone.
• It prevents speech difficulties.
• It is very comfortable.
• It never decays.
• It is the best option for tooth replacement.
• It requires investment in time.
• It replaces both the missing tooth or teeth and the roots of teeth.
• The success rate of the implant is very high.
• An implant is stronger than a dental bridge.
Disadvantages of Dental Implant
• It is more expensive than other a removal bridge or conventional denture.
• It is not applied for everyone.
• It requires more dental visits than other treatment methods. (such as dental bridgework)
• It involves a risk of infection.
Who is a Candidate for Dental Implant?
• The patient must be healthy.
• The patient must have oral health.
• The patient must have adequate bone in the jaw for the operation and this bone has to be strong.
Some people may not be good candidates for dental implant.
• Smoking and drinking affect the successfulness of the treatment. So alcohol and substance abusers are not the candidates for this method.
• People with chronic diseases or systematic problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, hemophilia, significant immune deficiencies are not the candidates for dental implant treatment.
• If the patient clenches or grinds his/her teeth, this habits give harm the dental implant and increase the risk of failure.
• Dental implants are not recommended for pregnant women.
• Young people are not candidates for the treatment. Since their jawbones have not developed completely.
Cost of the Treatment
Implants are very expensive. The cost of the treatment changes from country to country.
The followings are the prices of single implant:
USA: $1500
England: between £2000- £2800
Turkey: between $650- 800
Israel: between 4500- 5000 NIS
Mexico: $1000
Iraq: $250- 300
Italy: £ 400-450
Germany: £ 600
Egypt: $750 – 800
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