Implants are screw-shaped artificial tooth roots produced from titanium, which are driven to the jaw bone to make up the missing teeth. They are the best alternative solution for easy-to-use prostheses and removable dentures prostheses and they also offer a very significant aesthetic advantage.

More Protective than Traditional Bridge Restorations

Missing teeth can cause many problems, primarily functional and aesthetic ones. These missing teeth can lead to chewing disorders, malocclusions, transposition of teeth and chronic temporomandibular joint problems. Moreover, they may also affect the self-confidence due to aesthetic problems and speech disorders. These problems can be eliminated with implants, if applied properly.

Reason of Tooth Loss Should be Confirmed Before the Treatment

Implant application is an ideal option for a good oral health for people who have lost their teeth due to periodontal disease (inflammation of gum and jaw bone around the tooth), caries, trauma or any other reason. In addition to reason of tooth loss, time of tooth loss is also important for implant application. In some cases, implant can be placed in the same session with tooth extraction. This significantly decreases the amount of potential bone loss in jaw bone after the tooth loss.

People with These Diseases Should Be Careful!

Implant applications are appropriate for people who have a good overall condition, healthy gum and bone reserve enough to support the implants in jaw bone and also for individuals with good oral and dental care. In some cases, implant application has some disadvantages for the patients. Radiotherapy for head and neck region, incomplete growth and development of bone, heavy smoking, diabetes mellitus and autoimmune diseases requiring long-term use of cortisone, use of immunosuppressive agents and osteoporosis as well as use of anti-osteoporosis drugs can cause many health problems ranging from mild to severe ones during and after implant application. The individuals with such conditions should necessarily inform their dentist to prevent potential complications.