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Choosing the right patient is the most important factor affecting the success of dental implants. Dental implants which have an undisputed success in eliminating all kinds of edentation come to the people’s rescue as a routine treatment method. Apex Oral and Dental Health Polyclinic team is one of the pioneers in our country in the area of contemporary implantology with its experience. Our implantology team equipped with experience and contemporary knowledge has proven its success in dental implants by choosing the right patient and its scientific practices.

Absence of single tooth

In case of a single tooth loss; the teeth on both sides of the missing tooth are preserved and a single implant is placed in the place of the missing tooth. In case of the absence of single tooth, the treatment which should be consider in the last place is to cut and shrink the adjacent two teeth and make a triple crown bridge prothesis. When choosing a treatment method, the most appropriate method for the patient must be chosen regardless of its duration and difficulty. Cutting the teeth may cause sensitivity and pulpal necrosis in these teeth and it may eventually lead to root canal treatment and cavities under the crowns in the later stages.

Regional Absence of Teeth

While traditionally prepared bridge restorations require teeth to be cut in case of partial absence of teeth, in implant practices your healthy teeth do not need to be cut or damaged.

When more than one tooth is missing inside the mouth, fixed crowns placed on dental implants are the kind of dentures which save patients from mobile dentures which can be put on and off all the time especially when jaws ending up totally toothless are in question.

Cases of complete edentation

The case where all the teeth are absent is called edentation. In such cases, there are several different treatment options. These options include mobile dentures. This type of dentures, as it can be understood by its name, move during the act of chewing and this situation is not comfortable. For patients experiencing complete edentation, the most comfortable treatment option is the dental implant treatment. In cases where a sufficient number of implants can be applied, implementation of fixed dentures is possible and these dentures do not move. The structure which can fully perform chewing, talking and aesthetics can be kept fixed inside the mouth.

Stem cell assisted implant applications

Fibrin (PRF™), rich in platelets, is an autogenous matrix obtained from platelets in the patient’s blood. The simplified procedure applied chairside ensures the production of fibrin membrane that stimulates bone and soft tissue growth. It is flexible, strong and pliable in a manner that facilitates usage, cutting and sewing. It is easily prepared chairside. It is basically prepared with a protocol involving the centrifugation of a certain amount of the patient’s blood and preparation of the obtained membrane in such a manner that it will have a fixed width and cutting it in the appropriate size. The rate of success of dental implants prepared in accordance with this protocol is increased. The problems of patients who suffer from insufficient bone and gums problems are eliminated faster.

Laser-assisted implant applications

Laser-assisted implant surgery, reduces the time and bleeding, recovery is faster and the complications faced in the implant are resolved easily without pain and surgical operation. Besides, the use of laser technology in implant treatment applications makes the stages of surgical procedures become simpler and it saves time throughout the treatment. Laser applications can be preferred by patients from every age group who have dental fear due to the reasons that it does not vibrate in the hard tissue and no anesthesia is needed in small interventions. Being able to carry out bleeding-free operations on the soft tissue and the fact that the recovery process is quite quick are among the main advantages. It provides great convenience especially in the treatment of children.

Sedative interventions

Patient is conscious but is in a state of mild sleep. The patient follows commands. It is applied in small doses through an IV opened on the arm. This method is usually preferred in adult patients who have dental fears, patients who have excess nausea-gag reflex and patients for whom general anesthesia may be risky. In addition, it is also used in short procedures to be carried out on children.

Recovery process is quick at the end of the sedation procedure. Patient remembers nothing after the procedure.

IMPLANT SUPPORTED DENTURES

Implant-assisted fixed dentures

Titanium implants manufactured with high-tech have in fact eliminated many chronic problems in dentistry. Implant-assisted fixed dentures eliminate all the problems caused by mobile dentures for edentulous patients who use total dentures and provides them with great comfort.
In order to be able to make implant-assisted fixed dentures, at least 6 implants should be placed on the lower jaw and at least 6 to 8 implants on the upper jaw.
Nowadays the preferred form of treatment is the completely fixed dentures made by increasing the number of implants. Patients who get highly aesthetic dentures in the form of natural teeth also get an increased self-confidence.

Implant-assisted mobile dentures

It is the method of turning the protheses of patients who use totally mobile dentures into semi-fixed dentures. In this case the patient can turn their totally mobile dentures into semi-fixed dentures with just 2 or 4 implants.

The patient can take out and clean their dentures whenever they wish to do so.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Yes. The only condition is that the bone development should be complete in young people. This is happens by the age of 16-17 in girls and by the age of 18 in boys. There is no upper age limit for adults. It can be applied to people of all ages whose general state of health is appropriate. Since the elderly lose more teeth and they have bone losses in their jaws, they need dental implants more.

The first patients have been using their implants successfully for a  period of more than thirty years. This period depends on a few variables such as the general state of health and the daily care and cleaning of the implant. Our implants are under lifetime guarantee since we can re-apply an implant on the same area even if it fails.

For an implant to be successful, the general status of health should be good, that is, “the potential of recovery” should exist, the right diagnosis should be ensured and the cleaning and care of the implant should be carried out properly. Besides, the appropriate surgery and the appropriate denture must be applied by the dentist. Depending on the above factors, success of the implant may vary between 90-100%. In case of failure, the implant can be removed with a very simple intervention and the procedure can be repeated once the area is healed.

Implants are usually made of biocompatible material called titanium. Since titanium is not an organic substance, it does not create antigen – antibody reactions in heart and kidney transplantations. Therefore a “tissue rejection” is not in question.

There is not even a single example in the world of medicine demonstrating that dental implants cause cancer.

The main area of application of dental implants is the elimination of lack of teeth. Cosmetic improvements can also be achieved while eliminating the lack of teeth.

The researches have demonstrated that the success of the implant may vary between 90-100%. The implants we make are under lifetime guarantee since we can re-apply an implant on the same area even if it fails.

Implant applications require a series of complex and long-term operations. Therefore, they require spending a higher amount than routine dental services. In a research carried out among patients whose implant treatments are completed, the patients stated that they got their investment’s worth and they would do the same thing again if it was necessary.

The operation can be carried out with no without pain and discomfort thanks to local anesthesia and sedation. General anesthesia can also be applied where necessary. A mild pain or swelling which may be experienced after any tooth extraction may be felt after the operation. These can easily be eliminated using pain killers and taking the necessary measures.

The duration of the surgery may vary between half and hour to a few hours depending on the number of implants to be placed and the conditions of the patient. After the operation, there is a waiting period of 8 to 12 weeks to allow the implant to fuse to the bone (osteointegration). After that, the dentures are placed onto these implants with a procedure that lasts a few sessions. In some cases where appropriate conditions are ensured, the dentures can be placed without having to wait. These dentures where all the facilities of the contemporary dentistry are engineering marvels.