Published on:2017-10-13
Enjoying a name as the third set of teeth for human, implant teeth are more comfortable and beautiful than a traditional denture. In terms of chewing character and force, it’s more close to a dermal tooth. However, it’s quite expensive, costing thousands and even tens of thousands Yuan to implant one. Therefore, many a patient doubt that how long can a implant tooth be used. Can it be lifelong? How to repair it if it goes loose after implanting for a few years?
Mr. Lee had been suffering from teeth-loss for a long time. He went to a dental clinic to implant two teeth, because it discomforted him a lot to wear a denture. At the beginning he was happy with them, but problems gradually occurred after 5 years later. The implant teeth became loose, so he went to a hospital for a check-up. The result showed that he’s got a serious peri-implantitis and bone absorption around the dental implant. It’s a must to remove the dental implant. He went back to the previous clinic to ask for a explanation, only being told that it was caused by his neglect of maintenance. He was asked to reimplant one with cost.
According to an expert, a implant tooth is close to a dermal tooth, in the aspect of form, function and service life. At present the longest service time for an implant tooth is over 40 years. As research reveals, the successful rate of a five-year implant tooth is more than 98%, while that of a ten-year one goes up to 95%. In fact, the service life of an implant tooth varies from person to person, referring to the following three affecting factors.
Firstly, it’s necessary for dentists to know the comprehensive situation of patients’ teeth. The service life for an implant tooth will be quite long if there is an adequate bone mass and a good gingival condition. However, if patients don’t have a good dental condition, like suffering from serious alveolar recession and Periodontitis, they should do a film examination to check the extent of bone absorption first. Only implanting bone meal after dealing well with bone absorption and inflammation, can a dental implantation be carried out.
Secondly, the choice of implant system when carrying out the dental implant is an important factor that affects the service life of an implant tooth. It’s said that an implant system has strict standard in terms of production technology, shape design, connecting way, machining accuracy, sterile packing, and etc. A good implant system enjoys both advanced technology and reliable quality, resulting in a longer service life of dental implant. Besides, the professional knowledge and clinical experience of dentists also plays an essential role. Therefore, carrying out a dental implant in a qualified stomatological hospital is recommended.
Finally, if the natural teeth around the implant teeth exist all the time, they will support each other, helping the implant teeth gradually become part of human body. On that circumstance, it’s probable to use an implant tooth for a lifelong time. In contrast, if there is Periodontitis and Bone Absorption occurring to the natural teeth around, the implant teeth will encounter with a collision from eternal force. And without periodic maintenance, the service life will definitely be shorten. Even for a dermal teeth, there is a possibility for a tooth-loss without proper maintenance and usage.
Once patients find it loose for an implant tooth, they should go to see a dentist in time. An appropriate treatment that is suitable for the patients will prevent the dental condition from exacerbating.
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