Advantages of screw implants compared to other prosthesis techniques

• Healthy teeth remain untouched.
• 100% chewing efficiency is restored, which is not achievable by using other prosthesis techniques.
• The other remained healthy teeth are protected from too heavy chewing load.
• The maxillary bone is preserved – the implant helps avoiding its atrophy. Any organ of the body gets atrophied if it is not used. Dentures have a huge negative influence to the maxillary bone, which gets atrophied considerably faster in case of wearing dentures. That’s why implantation is more complicated after long wearing of dentures because of considerable horizontal and vertical bone atrophy.
• Implants are not affected by decay; they may be used later for future prosthesis.

Disadvantages of dental implantation

• Dental implantation is a treatment, which lasts longer than simple prosthesis, e.g. by bridges. Screwed into the healthy bone, implant must stay there for 2-4 months, and only then you can put a dental prosthesis on it. This time is necessary for the strong bonding between the implant and the bone.
• This technique is relatively more expensive, but from the perspective view it saves your money because implant is long-lasting.

Is implantation procedure safe?

• Yes, it is. For now it is the most advanced treatment technique, and statistically nearly 97% of implants successfully graft to the bone. It is not true that rejection happens often. Implants are made from titan, which is bio-inert and widely used in other fields of medicine (plates are made for bone synthesis, artificial joints, etc.)

Is it painful?

• No, it is not. One anesthetic injection is enough for screwing the implant. The procedure lasts 10-15 minutes. Surgical wound is not big. The patient does not feel any noticeable discomfort during post-operative period.

In our clinic for implantation Ankylos or Straumann systems are used: