Dental implants

• 1. Dental Implants
• 2. What are the benefits of dental implants?
• 3. Diagnostics
• 4. Prosthetics
• 5. Reconstruction and bone jaw
• 6. Prices
• 7. FAQ
• 8. Contact

1. Dental Implants

Do you know that...?

Implantation technique is so accurate and precise, that after exact diagnosis, properly and efficiently carried out surgery - the 100% of the success can be expected. With the proper hygiene after 10 years, 95% of the implants firmly inhere in the bone. For example, in the Branemark system, since the year 1965 approximately 3 million implants had been implanted from which 96% had been successful.

We are offering Branemark implants with 10 years warranty!

The Branemark system is most widely used among all of the methods of the dental implantology in the world with 40-ty year's tradition. This creates the possibility to replenish both the individual as well as the large dental gaps, without the need of grinding (sawing) of adjoining teeth. The treatment of the implants' inarching in the DK is preceded by a charge free surgical consultation, during which the detailed plan of treatment is presented to the patient together with the qualification for treatment, which is made on the basis of X-ray pictures, or CT - computed tomography.

Treatment with appliance of implants consists of two parts: surgical and prosthetic:

• 1. The surgical treatment:
  That treatment is carried out in the local anaesthesia, is completely painless and it consists of the placement of the titanium inoculations in the bone. The period of healing: lasts from 3 to 6 months. Meantime, the patient is equipped with a free temporary prosthetic replenishment.
• 2. Prosthetic part:
  It involves the use of inoculations as prosthetic pillars. Then the crown or the bridge will be put on (depending on the need).

The loss of even a single tooth is not indifferent to the whole of the biting system, and each of them requires to be replenished as soon as possible. Leaving a blank after the tooth is a serious mistake because teeth form strongly cohesive team. The loss of one tooth makes the others start to move forward or to the sides in order to meet other tooth and to contact it.

The loss of one or more teeth gives few possible ways of their replenishment. One of them is the insertion of an implant in the bone (an artificial root).

The coefficient of the success of dental implants is high. Long-term success of the surgery comes from titanium itself, but all the time the researches are being carried out to improve the surface, to reduce healing time and to reduce as much as possible risk of rejection.

Materials and technologies of implants production are developing dynamically, and joint experiences of medicine and physics allow the evolution of modern systems.

Both the inside surface of the bone as well as its solutions of the superstructure construction; dynamically keep up to the challenges established by surgery and cosmetic.

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2. What are the benefits of dental implants?

The Replacement of dental shortcomings with implants and their crowns will help you enjoy life, as if you never had dental deficiencies. When implant treatment is completed, you should be able to chew without problems, chew and enjoy a social life, without experiencing negative emotions that come with dental shortcomings.

The implant and crown will help you to minimize the amount of lost bone, which disappears as a result of having dental deficiencies. The keeping of the bone may prevent the loss of teeth and will help to preserve natural facial expressions.

In comparison with other treatment options for deficiencies: such as dental - bridges, partial or complete dentures - implant and crown will ensure its long-term prosthetic solution by reducing the need for grinding the teeth's natural surface and restores the function and aesthetics of natural dentition.

The consequences of leaving dental gaps without their prosthetic additions are as follows:

• • The change of the features of the face, and thus the loss of youthful appearance
• • The arising of more mimic wrinkles
• • Perturbations in lips' harmony and profile
• • Reduction of the section's length between the nose and a chin, causing facial disfigurement
• • Problems related to chew food digestion
• • Acceleration of the process of decay the alveolar processes of a jaw and the jaw, which come as a result of not wearing the prosthetic additions

The advantages of the gaps in dental implant therapy:

• • The therapy functionally and aesthetically mimics nature
• • Preservation of the facial features and aesthetics appropriate to the age
• • Possible reduction in the loss of bone in the area of implants
• • It allows the chewing to function properly
• • The work on prosthetic implants is more permanent in comparison with the total or partial dentures
• • It improves the quality of life

The missing tooth implant will be replaced by an implant and his dental crown.

The 3i implants are made of special high-purity titanium. Titanium is being used for many decades with great success in orthopedics. Human body accepts titanium as its own tissue, so that the re-growing shinbone grows directly onto the implant and treats it as a natural tooth root. Titanium is known for the fact that the body does not trigger any allergic reactions or any foreign body's reaction. Titanium implant is protected at all time by located on its surface the so-called inactive outer layer, which is referred to as biological replacement teeth.

With 3i implants, you can feel completely safe. The outstanding biocompatibility of the OSSEOTITE 3i implants' tissue has been confirmed with prestigious European and American certificates (certificates CE and FDA) that are granted by the institutions of medical products control to those who that meet safety requirements.

3. Diagnostics

During the planning of treatment the doctor provides the patient with all available information about methods that are possible to apply in his case; he also presents the advantages and disadvantages of each of the method.

The dialogue between the patient and his doctor is very important during the first visit. Each of the parties may withdraw from a scheduled treatment, if the occurrence of any problems is regarded as possible.

The starting point in planning of implants for every patient is the assessment of the quantity and quality of the bone tissue, which should function as a foundation for implants.

An important meaning in the assessment of the bone has its biological value and quality. This value varies according to the past and current diseases. It is therefore necessary for a doctor to speak with patient and collect his medical history.

The patient must also be aware of his co-responsibility for the maintenance of the implant. Without mutual cooperation and understanding, the patient can not count on long-term maintenance of implants.

4. Prosthetics

After creating a sound reliance of an implant healed in bone, we can proceed to restore missing teeth. Now work is taken over by the prosthetic laboratory where with the physician's supervision, new, future teeth are being formed. The analysis of the plaster models is being held, which reflect the patient's actual occlusion conditions. It is very important to carry out the future reconstruction in accordance with the rules of physiology and physics, of course without neglecting the cosmetics at the same time.

Both researchers as well as the doctors had already appreciated the importance of biomechanics of the entire team-implant crown for a long-term, maintenance work. A typical complex implant-crown consists of nine elements that are linked and function dually with each other.

These elements are:

• a) bone tissue which surrounds the implant
• b) implant itself
• c) connector
• d) screw connector
• e) prosthetic crown component
• f) screw fixing prosthetic design
• g) frame prosthetic
• h) veneering
• i) surface of the short - circut

Between these elements there are areas of adhesion, through which run the functional loads, before they finally come across the bone that surrounds the implant. Each of the nine places transfers the chewing forces and dynamic function in prosthetics' biomechanics of the entire reconstruction.

5. Reconstruction and bone jaw

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Only 32% of patients are people who have not encountered any local difficulties. Normally the introduction of the implant is succesful in 59% of the cases, while in the remaining 41% are applying additional techniques bone reconstruction. Generating a new layer of tissue and bone thickness is achieved through the use of surgery guided bone regeneration. Essential for the surgeon is to prevent the movement of cells and epithelial cells arising from the connective tissue in the direction of the newly created bone tissue. To achieve this, the physical barriers in the form of special membranes - are being applied.

The recent years, have given a significant, turning point in the implant treatment. Until recently the implants were placed in bone jaws only in places where the size and density were suitable, and had reduced the indications for their use. Nowadays, more and more the placements are being planned-there, where they are most desirable from the prosthetic point of view.

It has become possible thanks to the development of techniques of bone augmentation, which are: guided bone regeneration, alveolar splitting and condensation of the ostheotomia or methods combined.

In the regeneration process, when the additional material is needed we have at the disposal the marrow bone of its own - that origins from the self-transplantation or homogenous (bones banks).

Application of homogenous bone, however, is limited by its availability and additional patient's stress associated with another surgery. Application of homogenous bone is associated with immunological risk, the risk of infection (AIDS, hepatitis, etc.).

Therefore at present, mainly synthetic bone substitutes are being used, which have natural, mineral bone structure similar to human tissue.

The application of biomaterials - bone substitutes in conjunction with the film, makes a total regeneration of damaged bone around the implant or expands their own bone missing in the required direction.

Thanks to technology-guided tissue regeneration modern surgery can produce new bone tissue in the desired direction and shape. This bone is fully and its subsequent X-ray images are often not distinguishable from their own bone.

6. Prices

7. FAQ

What are dental implants?

A dental implant is a titanium metal screw which is placed into the jaw. It is used to support one or more replacement teeth. In practice, both the replacement teeth and their supporting rod are known as 'implants'.

Are implants safe? How long will they last for?

Implants are a well-established, tried-and-tested treatment. 90% of modern implants last for at least 15 years.

I have some of my own teeth. Can I still have implants?

Yes. You can have any number of teeth replaced with implants – from one single tooth to a complete set.

Can implants always be used to replace missing teeth?

It depends on the state of the bone in your jaw. Your dentist will arrange a number of special tests to assess the amount of bone still there. If there is not enough, or if it isn’t healthy enough, it may not be possible to place implants without grafting bone into the area first.

Do implants hurt?

Placing the implants requires a small operation. This can be carried out in local anaesthetic with sedation or with a general anaesthetic. You will not feel any pain at the time, but you may feel some discomfort during the week following the surgery. This is usually due to having stitches in place, and the normal healing process.

How soon can I have the new teeth?

The implants need to bond (integrate) with the bone after they have been put in. This takes at least 3 months in the lower jaw and 6 months in the upper jaw. Sometimes the implants may be stable enough when they are fitted for the artificial teeth to be attached much sooner than this. If you are having one, two or three teeth replaced, you will have a temporary restoration in the meantime. If you have complete dentures, then these can be worn throughout the healing period; once they have been modified after the surgery.

Are the teeth difficult to clean?

Cleaning around the teeth attached to the implants is no more difficult than cleaning natural teeth. However, there may be areas that give you problems and you’ll be shown methods to help. If I had gum disease when I had my own teeth, will I get it with the teeth attached to the implants? Yes, if you don’t care for them well enough. If you keep them clean, and don’t smoke, then you should not have any problems.

Can I take the teeth out if they are fixed to implants?

Most artificial teeth attached to implants can only be placed and removed by the dentist. However, if you have complete dentures fixed to the implants by bars, then you’ll be able to take them out for cleaning.

Do the implants show?

Your dentist will make sure that the implants won’t show during all normal movements of the mouth and lips. You will need to be able to see them, so that you can clean them properly.

What happens if the implant does not bond (integrate) with the bone?

This happens very rarely. If the implant becomes loose during the healing period or just after, then it is easily removed and healing takes place in the normal way. Once the jaw has healed, another implant can be placed there. Or, the dentist can make a bridge, using the implanted false teeth that had been taken out.

8. Contact

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