Success Rate, Issues, and Prognosis of the Dental Implants

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The success rate is in excess of 95%

Dental implants treatment has a success rate that is often in excess of 95%, but the key to a good prognosis lies in choosing the best dental implant specialist for your treatment. Although many dentists now supply dental implants, they may have only completed a short course in this type of oral surgery, concentrating on just one type of implant system.

In contrast, a periodontist like Dr. Navid Rahmani is a true specialist in placing all types of dental implants. He has the necessary skills and experience working in the Upper East Side, NYC dental center to make sure you receive the correct type of dental implant during treatment that will have been extensively planned before your oral surgery begins.

Why Choose a Dental Implant Specialist?

dental implant treatment prognosisWhen you first visit Dr. Rahmani’s dental implants center on Upper East Side, NYC, your dental implants treatment begin with extensive diagnostic tests that are not provided by every implant dentist in NYC.

For implant treatment to be a complete success, the final restorations must look and feel natural, and teeth must be fully functional so you can eat and chew in total comfort and confidence.

Dr. Rahmani takes dental x-rays and a CT scan, as well as dental impressions or photographs of your mouth to help plan your surgery.

Your CT scan is essential as it shows a 3-D image of your jaws. It allows Dr. Rahmani to assess the amount of healthy bone available to insert your dental implant and shows in great detail the position of blood vessels, nerves, and structures such as sinus cavities, all of which must be avoided during implant surgery.

The next step is to plan the actual placement of your implant using all these diagnostic tests. It also takes a high degree of experience and expertise. It is not just a matter of avoiding essential structures but also ensuring the implant is inserted to be successfully restored with an implant crown, bridge, or denture.

Implant Guided Surgery

Dr. Rahmani uses an implant or image-guided surgery, which is an advanced way to plan dental implant treatment. Before and during the surgery, he uses information gathered from your CT scan to provide a 3D image of your jaws and essential structures such as nerves, blood vessels, and sinus cavities. Some of the information he is using to fabricate a stent before your oral surgery.

This stent is a highly specialized template placed onto the gums, guiding your implant dentist during surgery, so the implant is placed in precisely the correct position.

Not every implant dentist bothers to make this stent, but its use is a considerable advantage as it ensures treatment is quicker and more comfortable as fewer incisions are required. Image-guided surgery is very safe and accurate, and it increases the success of treatment.

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Successfully Maintaining Your Dental Implant

Although good implant surgery is vital for the success of this treatment, you must be committed to looking after your dental implant once it has fully healed and restored with your new tooth.

Looking after a dental implant is very straightforward. Dr. Rahmani provides all the necessary instructions on cleaning right around the implant, so you remove all plaque and food debris during brushing and flossing. Interdental brushes are highly effective for this task and are very simple to use.

Six monthly checkups and cleanings are essential for maintaining the health of your dental implant. During the checkup, the periodontist detects any minor issues with your implant, and regular removal of plaque and tartar from around the implant will help maintain its integrity.

Who Should Have Dental Implants?

Dental implants are most suitable for healthy people who do not have any existing dental problems or any substantial problems with their general health. Success rates for dental implants in reasonably healthy people are generally 95% or more.

Provided you have a reasonable level of health, age is not a barrier, and treatment can be provided once the jaws have finished growing. Implants are a good option for older patients with loose and uncomfortable dentures. Dr. Rahmani needs to know every patient’s medical history before implant surgery as sometimes certain medications or other health conditions may mean treatment is unsuitable.

Smoking and Dental Implants

Dental implant treatment may be less suitable for people who smoke as nicotine, and other toxic substances in cigarettes affect healing and impair blood flow. If you smoke, this habit can slow down osseointegration, significantly increasing the risk of implant failure.

The rates for implant failure are twice as high for smokers. There is an increased risk of developing peri-implantitis if you continue to smoke after dental implant treatment. Quitting smoking before dental implant treatment significantly improve the chances of your implant treatment being a long-term success.

Diabetes and Dental Implants

Diabetes affects the immune system and can impair healing, increasing the risk of implant failure. However, some people with diabetes may be suitable for treatment providing their condition is well-controlled.

If you can control your diabetes successfully, it is worth discussing your suitability for dental implants with Dr. Rahmani.

Osteoporosis and Dental Implants

Osteoporosis is common in postmenopausal women and can result in jawbone loss. Osteoporosis may affect the process of osseointegration, where the implant post bonds with the jawbone.

Osteoporosis is treated with oral bisphosphonates and may, on infrequent occasions, lead to osteonecrosis destroying the jawbone. Still, this problem is more usually associated with patients who receive intravenous bisphosphonates for other serious diseases. If you are affected by osteoporosis, then Dr. Rahmani can assess you for your suitability for treatment based on your current medications and general health.

 

If you have any questions about Pain or Discomfort with Dental Implant Surgery procedure or to make an appointment with NYC best-rated implants specialist, Dr. Rahmani please call our Midtown Manhattan dental implants center:

NYC Dental Implants Center

121 East 60th St Ste 6C2
New York, New York 10065
(60th St. btw Park Ave / Lex Ave)
212-256-0000

Page Updated on Oct 20, 2023 by
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