Derived from the Latin word “implantare” meaning “to plant”, modern day dental implants offer a healthy mouth structure and beautiful smiles. Thanks to implants, the days of removable dentures or dental plates notorious for being a serious nightmare for many people for the associated feeling that they might pop out the mouth anytime. All this is about to be history as Dentist Alper Çıldır confirms.

Below more detailed information and explanations on implant applications, which are seen as the better replacement to natural teeth in terms of both aesthetics and anatomy.

What is a Dental Implant?
A dental implant is the general name given to tooth root replacement such as metal materials implanted into the jawbone located under the gums, using surgical methods. Prosthetic dentures are constructed on these implants. In summary, as dental implants are integrated into the jawbone, they provide a stable support for prosthetic dentures and are widely accepted as the most successful alternative to natural teeth.

What are the advantages?
The most important reason to prefer implants are their healthy and durable characteristics. Moreover the implant and bone integration period of these dental implants constructed on the jawbone has decreased to 3 to 6 weeks rather than 3 to 6 months, making the method far more appealing and preferable.

Under what conditions are implants applied?
These implants can be applied to any form of edentulous or toothless mouth to over come  the functional and aesthetic defects. Dental implants are important, especially to replace a missing tooth without harming adjacent healthy teeth, and applying implant-supported bridge procedures instead of removable dentures in case of several toothless areas. Patients who are entirely toothless and obliged to use total prosthetic dentures can also be treated with a procedure called implant supported denture applied by 6 to 8 implants and as a result acquire stable prosthetic dentures. This increases patients’ self-confidence and overcomes the negative psychological impacts of missing teeth. At the same time the procedure prevents osteolysis, which occurs due to tooth loss.

What are the recent developments in implant applications?
Since recently, implant procedure can be applied with a simple 10 minute “flapless” surgery without a serious incision. With a laser procedure, being highly acknowledged in dentistry, the implant surface can be opened without the need for anaesthetics. This means that post-surgical complications such as swelling, bleeding and infections can be avoided.
 
Is the procedure painful for the patients?
The definition of “metal replacement into the jawbone” can sound scary but there is nothing to be worried about. The implant procedure which is applied using local anaesthesia is definitely painless and only lasts for a very short time. For patients who suffer from dentist phobia there is the option of applying the procedures under general anaesthesia.

Can Dental Implants be applied for anybody?
Dental implant procedures can be applied to most of us. None of the systemic problems such as cardiac disorder or diabetes prevent the procedure. The only precondition is to have fully completed growth and development, in other words girls above the age of 16-17 and boys above the age of 17-18. There is no age limit for adults.