Implant

 
It is a titanium,cylinderic tool wich is put into place to chin bone almost the imitation of the naturel tooth.that may take place of 1 or more teeth,also it is used as a support of the prothesis.
Implants are the second chance for the people who have lost their teeth.Implants may take the time back and people can live their life with their own teeth. %29 of the people who use prothesis say that they can eat only soft foods,%50 says that they are far from many foods and %17 says that they can chew better with their own teeth.
Patients who use total prothesis say that they can chew %66 ineffective.In addition to this,in dental literature,it is said that lost teeth can cause less feding and definite systemic illnesses.
 

    If a tooth is lost also the tissue of the bone is lost.Bone needs stimulation in order to keep its density.That is the reason of astronouts lose the density of the bone.The bone has a continual preasure by the force which comes from the teeth.Only implant can prevent that loss.the stimulation that implant apply is the same as the tooth.The prothesis lower the circulation of blood and mayincrease the loss of bone.Prothesis may cause trouble on speaking and lack of the effection on chewing.

Implant is an artificial tooth root which is made of appropriate materials and put in place to the bone of jaw in order to obtain the aesthetic and the function of the lost teeth.
 
TO WHOM,WHEN AND HOW IS IMPLANT PUT IN PLACE?
 
Naturally teeth are very importand to the individual.However when our smiling demolish our life standarts,aesthetic and the quality of life,the mean of the teeth are changed.
People do not take care to their teeth health sufficiently.Drugs that are used,illnesses,wrong treatments may cause the loss of teeth.
Nowadays,implants can prevent all these losts on the best way.
 

IN WHAT SITUATIONS CAN IMPLANT BE DONE?

1. It is used for the lack of unique tooth without touching any other neighbour tooth.
2. Instead of removable denture (Lack of 2 or more teeth)
3. Lack of all teeth,instead of removable palate.
4. Loss of bone which is formed physiologically by the loss of tooth or trauma may cause the level and bulk of jaw bone.

 
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF IMPLANTS?
Implants are healty,confortable and reliable application.Prothesisses which are applied over implants take place of natural teeth and they form the natural structure.
Implants are long term.Normally the effects of the loss of the teeth are physiologicall as well as psychological.
 
ARE THE TEETH SEEN NATURAL?
Implant is put under the gum,in the bone so,disharmony is not mentioned.Especially aesthetic harmony is the best with the zirconium which is developed nowadays.
 
CAN IMPLANT BE APPLIED IN ALL AGES?
Yes.It is necessary that the bone should be reached maturity.That is 16-17 for girls,18 for boys.There is no limit of age for adults.It can be applied for everyone whose systemic structure is healty.Old people need implant more than other people because,they lose their teeth more than the other people and also they have more loss of bone. 

IN WHAT SITUATIONS IS IMPLANT INCANVENIENT?
 
Implant is inconvenient in some situations.
There are:

• Acute infection
• Pregnancy
• Stress
• bone and gum pathology
• Metabolic illnesses
• Cardiovascular illnesses
• Hematologic illnesses
• Chronic kidney illnesses
• Alergia of titanium
• People who had high level of radiotheraphy
• Heavy smokers

WHAT DOES THE SUCCESS OF IMPLANT DEPEND ON?

• General health
• true diagnosis
• Cleanness and care of implant
• Appropriate prothesis and surgery
• The success is between %90-100

 
ARE THE IMPLANTS REJECTED BY BODY?
 
Nowadays titanium is the most used material on implant.titanium is the best metal which has an axcellent tissue harmony and it is used in medical area for centuries.So rejection can not be mentioned.
 

 
IS THERE ANY RISK OF CANCER?
There is no example of implants cause cancer in all medical and dental world.
 
IS IT AN EXPENSIVE TREATMENT?
Implant applications need some complex and long term operations.So it needs more expences then normal dental applications.According to the questionaries patients who finished their treatments say that they have the response for their expences and if they need,they will do the same again.
 
IS THERE ANY TROUBLE DURING THE OPERATION?
Operation is made by a local anesthesia without having any pain or trouble.If it is necessary general anesthesia also can be applied. After the operation,there may be a little pain or bulge as normal extraction.these troubles can be prevented by any pain killers.
 
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO PUT IN PLACE AND PROTHESIS?
The time of surgery is changed according to the numbers of implants and conditions of the patients.It takes about half an hour or a few hours.
After the operation osseointegration is waited about 2-3 months.Than over that implants in a few sittings prothesis are put in place.