Implants and reconstruction on implants

Our patients are offered dental implants produced by two reputable companies: 3i and Osteoplant. Below you can read about dental implant procedure:

   - first appointment: after you have been considered a candidate for dental implants, your dentist explains an initial treatment plan to you. You may be asked to undergo a diagnostic test that can be done in our dental practice using a modern digital dental X-ray machine.
   - second appointment: Your test results are compared with the intended treatment plan and the doctor can start implant placement procedure. After the procedure has been completed, the function and aesthetic form of an implanted area are reconstructed with either an adhesive bridges or a conventional acrylic denture with a soft base liner.
   - third appointment: When the implanted area has entirely healed up, your dentist uncovers the implant and places a prosthetic restoration on it. To learn more about implant procedures click on the images under the heading Possibilities of implant treatment.

Frequently Asked Questions:

- what does an implant placement involve? - to perform an implant placement, your dentist must drill a small hole in the bone and place a titanium implant screw inside the hole. A prosthetic restoration (a crown) is attached on the top of the screw after the healing process has been completed.
- is everyone a candidate for dental implants? - there are some medical conditions, for instance serious systemic diseases that exclude implant procedures in some patients. Indications and contraindications are determined by your dentist during your first appointment.
- is implant placement procedure painful? - although slightly invasive, implant placement procedures are completely painless due to modern local anaesthetics.
- is each implant placement procedure successful? - the rate of successful implant placements stands at 96 %. It means that only 1 out of 25 inserted implants does not integrate into the bone and has to be removed. Another implant placement in the same site usually ends up in success.
- how long do dental implants last? - there are no restrictions as to implant durability provided that proper oral hygiene has been maintained. If an implant placed in our dental practice fails to integrate into your tissues during first 5 years, our dental practice guarantees another free implant placement.