What are the advantages and disadvantages of dental implants in general

The advantages of dental implants:

1. Dental implants have independent roots and do not affect other teeth in the body. If a patient has a lot of gaps in the teeth and the dental bed has shrunk, a varying number of roots can be implanted to restore the patient's dental function.

2, dental implants in the form of weight-bearing and human body in the form of the original tooth is very similar, so that you can maximize the restoration of the human body's chewing function, the daily diet can be solved, and even can eat nuts food.

3, because the dental implant is implanted into the alveolar bone, so the implanted teeth are stronger, this advantage is more prominent in the meal and conversation.

4, dental implants have a long lifespan, and they are easy to clean, requiring only the same cleaning as normal teeth.

5, dental implants after the mouth is more comfortable, there is no foreign body sensation, and dental implants have very small or even no abutment, so dental implants than the traditional restoration of teeth more comfortable.

Disadvantages of dental implants:

1, expensive

A dental implant costs tens of thousands of dollars. And, the treatment cycle of dental implants is very long. Generally, it takes 4~5 months if you plant the upper jaw teeth, and 2~3 months if you plant the lower jaw teeth. And, during the restorative treatment, you also need to receive uninterrupted follow-up appointments on time to maintain oral hygiene and cleanliness.

2, will lead to gingival hyperplasia

Dental implant installation due to the abutment through the gingiva is too little, or the abutment and the bridge connection is poor, it will cause poor local hygiene, long-term chronic inflammatory stimulation can lead to gingival hyperplasia.

3, will lead to gingivitis

implant denture repair, due to poor oral hygiene or cleaning method is not appropriate, the implant abutment exposed in the oral cavity poor cleaning, is adhered to the abutment plaque stimulation of gingiva caused by the gums. The formation of plaque is mostly due to the surface finish of the implant abutment being scratched, allowing bacteria to colonize it.

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