Is There Any Risk Of Bodily Rejection Of Dental Implants?
At Sheen Dental we’ve been successfully placing dental implants in Richmond for many years and one of the many questions we often get asked is “Can the body reject implants when fitted?” Often when people hear the word ‘rejection’ they’re usually thinking in terms of conditions that occur when a patient has had a transplant involving an organ such as a heart, kidneys, or liver. Although this advanced type of dentistry does involve fixing a titanium rod permanently into the jaw it isn’t necessary to make sure that tissue matching, blood type etc are perfect (just as other organ transplants do) before implantation. For these reasons dental implants aren’t normally rejected by the body.
That said, you might have read that dental implants aren’t always 100% successful. In fact studies show that even with an experienced implant dentist success rates are around 97%. So what can cause dental implants to go wrong?
Underlying health and lifestyle problems
When a patient decides to opt for a dental implant in Richmond or indeed anywhere else in the country, they usually have to undergo a thorough examination. The reason for this is that if a patient has medical conditions such as osteoporosis or uncontrollable diabetes, or opts for poor lifestyle choices such as heavy smoking or drinking there’s a heightened chance of implant failure. That’s not to say that implants can’t be fitted, but an experienced implant dentist will normally insist these problems are treated or at the very least, brought under control before implants are placed.
Proficiency of the practitioner
There’s no getting away from the fact that dental implants are becoming more and more popular and as such less experienced dentists are opting to fit them in order to generate business. In some cases where implants have had to be re-fitted, they’ve been placed incorrectly or at the wrong angle. This is usually a case of inexperience and more often than not will lead to early implant failure.
Patient’s lack of commitment
When a dental implant is fitted it relies on lifelong commitment not only from the dentist, but the patient too. Just like a natural tooth, if a patient doesn’t practice high standards of oral hygiene or fails to attend regular dental check-up’s then there there’s a higher probability that the implant is going to fail.
At Sheen Dental Dr Harmit Kalsi and the team have successfully placed thousands of dental implants in Richmond, so they have the experience and the success rates to prove it. If you’re considering implants as an option, why not visit our website at www.sheendentalimplants.co.uk or contact us on 020 8876 5277 and book yourself a free, no obligation consultation. Here you can get all your questions and concerns answered giving you total peace-of-mind.