All you need to know about dental Implants

Implantology - a branch of dentistry dealing with the reconstruction of teeth by means of elements implanted in the oral cavity.

Dental Implant - an element implanted in the oral cavity (usually in the bone), which replaces the root of the tooth.

Just a few years ago, implants were rarely used in dentistry because of frequent complications and short-term usage of implants. The area is currently developing very quickly. Thanks to advances in science, research and application of new materials, in 90% of the cases, the treatment by this method is effective. Therefore, it is more popular than traditional prosthetic treatment. Unfortunately, however, it is also more expensive.

Dental Implants Poland should be carried out by dental surgeon in cooperation with prosthodontist or by a person trained in these two areas.

Implants are used when there is no tooth which could support the prosthesis. So they replace the roots and pose a connection of the artificial teeth with the bone.

They can serve as:

- a replacement of individual teeth,

- a pillar for crowns, bridges, partial or complete dentures,

- an improvement of the stability of the prosthesis.

- They are also the basis for the treatment of cases of alveolus bone loss.

The number of implants does not need to be equal with the number of the missing teeth. In the absence of one tooth one implant is implanted, however, in case of larger number of missing teeth, the number of implants is usually smaller (eg, 6 implants in the toothless jaw).

Implantology uses the following materials:

- titanium - the best and therefore most commonly used,

- titanium alloys,

- gold alloys,

- ceramics (eg ceramic glass).

These materials are used in implantology because of their biocompatibility, meaning the tolerance of tissues of the body, which does not treat them as foreign elements and therefore does not activate the defense system to reject them. This enables integration of the bone (osseointegration), the complete fusion of the bone with the implant, which occurs after a few months after implant placement in the bone.