Dental implant complications
At Sheen dental implants Richmond, we provide the highest standard of dental procedures. Unfortunately, we often see patients coming from other clinics who have not had the same care and quality in their treatment. Let’s find out how this happens relating to oral implants and how we can help.
Sheen dental implants Richmond do not lend themselves to simple straightforward procedures but complicated methodologies, heavily dependent on the specific situation of the patient. Unfortunately many practices carry out procedures on the very edge of their capacity with little regard to the long-term consequences. This can be particularly true for those engaging in tourism cosmetic dentistry in order to get the best deals internationally.
But this can end up costing more in time and discomfort than using a well regulated UK dentist.
Standard dental implant procedure
Standard procedure for carrying out Sheen dental implants Richmond starts with an assessment, assessing the patient suitability and medical history. During this, your jaw will also be looked at using x rays to ensure that it can support an oral implant.
Surgical elements of the procedure take place in two stages. In the first, the implants are placed in the jawbone beneath the gum line and are allowed time to fully establish themselves in the bone. New bone tissue anchors them in place and holds them firmly in position. Only when this is confirmed by x-ray will the implants be loaded with the prosthetic tooth and are fully ready for use.
We often see cases where implants have been loaded too quickly or have failed to be anchored into the jaw resulting in the implant migrating and moving once they have had their prosthetic added.
We also see patients who would be considered inappropriate to be given oral implants, whose implants are highly unlikely to successfully integrate into the jawbone; this can be particularly true for those suffering from osteoarthritis or other bone growth limiting conditions.
Addressing the issues
Infection can be introduced into the jawbone, if detected and treated, it is not necessarily an issue but it can result in an delayin the implant trying to establish itself. If we cannot directly treat it with antibiotics, the implant can be removed and reinstalled after the abscess is cleaned out.
Surgical errors
There are a few issues that are caused by poor technique, like imprecise incisions with scalpels or disorganised stitching. But there are also areas that are not technique based but choice based, for instance the location selected for the implant to be placed may be inappropriate but forming the holes and placing them may have been performed correctly This is most commonly seen by dentists who, although are overall excellent in practice, do not have experience with performing oral implants or more complicated oral surgeries.
If the implant is straight and shows no signs of infection, it may be a case of neatening up the previous work. But in more severe cases orthodontic treatment may be needed to alter the position of established but misaligned oral prosthetics.