After examining the patient with dental x-rays, the procedure is carried out on the dental chair itself. Local anesthetic injection is given to make it painless. The drilling instrument creates gaps in the jaw bone into which implants are inserted. A period of 3 to 5 months is left for the implant to fuse with bone before teeth are fitted. But the latest versions of implants are designed for immediate teeth fitting .A single tooth implant surgery takes approximately 20 minutes. Pain killer and antibiotic tablets are prescribed
Safety Factor
Modern implant surgery is highly successful (upto 94%) and is a safe procedure. When implant fails, there is gum infection and progressive loosening of the artificial tooth that eventually results in tooth loss itself. It doesn?t lead to any harm to adjoining good teeth, bone or gums. Some of the reasons for failure are poor bone condition, heavy smoking, uncontrolled diabetes, poor maintenance, and last but not the least, improper technique followed by the surgeon while inserting the implants and while fixing the teeth.
Life of an Implant
The efficiency and the life of an implant can be reduced by factors such as:
- High standard of planning and execution of implant procedure treatment,
- Meticulous daily oral cleansing by the patient,
- Regular professional maintenance,
- Cessation of smoking
- Avoidance of overloading the teeth by chewing hard nuts, bones and tobacco can make implants durable.
In view of the high success of implant treatment, a dental implant is considered as a long lasting fixation that does not need to be changed.