Separate client questions and dentist responses
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What is dental implant?
What is dental implant?
The implant is a titanium post that is surgically positioned into the jawbone. It is a replacement for the lost tooth’s root and a base for prosthodontic work.
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What are advantages of dental implants?
What are advantages of dental implants?
Dental implants have many advantages and they are mostly regarded to biocompatibility.
Implants restore bone function. When placed, they prevent bone atrophy. Missing teeth can be replaced without shaping adjacent teeth. With implants function and esthetics of stomatognathic system is being improved.
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When are implants ready to be loaded with prosthodontic work?
When are implants ready to be loaded with prosthodontic work?
If during the procedure surgeon has satisfying primary stability, it is possible to load implant instantly with the prosthodontic work ( bridges, crowns).
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Can the dental implant be rejected?
Can the dental implant be rejected?
With the right indication, good therapy plan and with the right surgical technique, rejection of the implant occurs very rarely. The success rate of implant therapy is 97%.
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Is implant placement painful?
Is implant placement painful?
Implant placement is being done under local anesthesia and is completly painless.
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What is osseointegration?
What is osseointegration?
Osseointegration is time needed for the implant to integrate with the jaw bone, e.d. the time that has passed from the surgical positioning of the implant to the moment when that implant can be loaded.
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Who is the right candidate for dental implant?
Who is the right candidate for a dental implant?
There is small number of diseases that are contradiction to implant placement. There is no age limit for implant therapy, but it is not advisable for persons under the age of 18 given unfinished growth and development of their jaws.