Problem will be face after dental implants

October 2, 2009 | By Fiona Tan In Dental implant |

Normally, dental implant is refers to permanent replacement of artificial tooth root for the treatment of a missing tooth or a damaged tooth. The replaced tooth resembles and functions like a real tooth. In comparison to the several restorative options for tooth loss such as dentures and bridges, dental implants are considered as the most functionally effective and durable procedure. The advantages of dental implants include high aesthetics, stability, comfort and convenience. Let’s discuss in brief about the possible dental implants problems.

Dental implant problems are far less frequent than they were in the past. Actually success rates today are pretty impressive - 98 % to be precise!!

Dental implant problems are most commonly related to the dental implants not osseointegrating with the bone ( The dental implants do not bond properly to the jaw bone as well as expected).

More problems arise after the dental implant is done and there are many factors that affect the implant. The first consideration is the patient who takes the implant treatment and the dentist who performs the operation. the patient has had a dental endosteal implant, he or she has to undergo a considerable deal of pain often in the jaw. Sometimes the gums may reject the implant and crown may lose the support from the implant. These are major problem that may occur after dental implant.

There are some risks or problems involved in dental implant :

Dental implant infection:

This can be caused by an infection that was introduced during the dental implant surgery or the crown restoration. Poor oral hygiene caused by the patient’s bad habits can cause infections as well. In both cases, the infection causes inflammation of the bone in the area surrounding the implant, that will cause bone loss. Infection is the number one cause for dental implant rejection.

Insufficient bone mass:

If a dental implant is placed in an area in the jaw where the bone volume is too small the implant might not bond to the bone properly. Early detection of this possible scenario will lead to a bone graft to be performed during the dental implant surgery and consequently will lower the chances of dental implants complications.

Smoking:

Risk of failure is increased significantly with smoking patients. It is most likely that your dentist will urge you to stop smoking before starting the dental implant procedure (that is -if you are a smoker, of course).

Patient’s physical condition / general health:

Patients in better physical condition enjoy higher rates of success than patients suffering from chronic diseases such as diabetes or high blood pressure or any other health condition that might impair bone growth. Bone growth is affected by poor blood supply to the bone and specifically to the site where the implant is placed.

Immediate loading:

Some dentists like to load the implants immediately after placing them (they build the crown on top of the implant immediately after placing them in the jaw bone). In doing so, the forces on the tooth (implant) might disturb the osseointegration process and cause dental implant failure. This is a rare scenario because dentists usually don’t load the implants immediately, and if they do, they make sure that there is no pressure applied to the implant tooth.