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What are the advantages of dental implant?

-              Do not need to support of the nearby teeth, do not need to reduce the size of healthy teeth.

-              Do not need to be taken off and cleaned.

-              Dental implant made of titanium is durable and solid, a single dental implant can support 10 to 12 artificial teeth.

-              The stability of artificial teeth is very high, it does not affect the sensation of mastication.

-              The success rate of dental implant is very high. For the lower jaw, it is 95%. For the upper jaw, it is 90%.

What is total oral rehabilitation?

All –On- Four total oral rehabilitation requires to place 4 to 6 titanium implants in each jaw. Dentist will undergo clinical examination first, and then use digital instrument to predict the tooth location and dental implant size. If the patient is suitable for total oral rehabilitation, dentist will remove the teeth on the upper jaw or lower jaw first. Then, the dentist will sterilize the gum and place 4 to 6 titanium implants in each jaw. After mounting the artificial implant, dentist can produce the impression of teeth and dental bridges. Dentists will mount the dental bridge with the dental implant by screws. Under general condition, after the surgery of dental implant of upper jaw or lower jaw, dentist can undergo the surgery of the other jaw on the next day.

After about 3 months, when the gum which is near the dental implant has been healed and the dental implants have combined with the jaw bone, dentists can mount the new dental bridge. This surgery requires local anaesthesia, if necessary, the patient can undergo general anaesthesia.

Mount the dental implant with alveolar bone

Waiting for 6 months until the dental implant combines with the jaw bone

Produce the artificial teeth on the impression of the teeth

Place the artificial teeth to the oral cavity, which are beautiful and natural.

Artificial teeth can also be implanted in the position of molar.

Reference information: www.bjdental.com
It is not intended as medical advice to any specific person. If you have any need for personal advice or have any questions regarding your health, please consult your Dentist for diagnosis and treatment.

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What patients suitable for dental implant?

When there is shifting in your teeth and your teeth stat to loose, e.g. periodontal disease, it is suitable for you to undergo dental implant treatment. There is no age limit for dental implant. However, it may not suitable for teenagers as their development of skeleton have not completed yet. Besides, patients with severe diabetes, osteoporosis, kidney disease, AIDS, insufficient bone in the oral cavity or severe fear of dental implant is not suitable for dental implant. In fact, dentist will undergo clinical examination first, and then use digital tools to predict the tooth location and dental implant size. After these procedures, dentist will decide whether the patient is suitable for dental implant.


What are the processes of dental implant?

After anaesthetic injection, the dentist will remove the tooth from upper jaw or lower jaw. The dentist will then sterilize the gum, mount the dental implant which is made of titanium or titanium alloy with the bone of oral cavity. After that, the dentist can take the impression of the teeth. The impression of the teeth is used to produce tailor-made dental bridge. After few hours, temporary dental bridge will be produced. Dentist will mount the dental bridge with the dental implant by screws. After about 3 months, when the dental implant has combined with the jaw bone and the gum shrinkage has reached a stable condition, the dentist will help the patient to produce the impression of teeth and implant again and complete the dental implant process.

Dental implant is made of titanium alloy which is biocompatible. It can support the artificial tooth firmly. Besides, the dental bridge and artificial dental crown used in dental implant are made of porcelain, resin and other materials, which are very durable and solid. Dentist will choose materials according to the condition of the patient. Under general condition, the surgery of single dental implant is required for half an hour. For the dental implant of the whole upper jaw or lower jaw, the surgery is required for about 1 day.


The differences between dental implant and traditional dental bridge:

The stability and the bite force of traditional dental bridge are poorer, which will affect the sensation of mastication. Besides, traditional dental bridge have to be taken off and cleaned every day. Moreover, the teeth nearby have to be reduced in size in order to wear the traditional dental bridge. This will affect the dental health of the nearby teeth and cause resorption of alveolar bone.

On the contrary, dental implant requires only 4 to 6 artificial implant which can support 10 to 12 artificial teeth. They can be fixed inside the oral cavity and do not need to be taken out. They are very firm, time saving and convenient. Furthermore, dental implant will not cause any harm to other teeth. Porcelain dental crown is also very durable. The chewing sensation after dental implant is almost the same as that when chewing with real teeth.

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Reference information: www.bjdental.com
It is not intended as medical advice to any specific person. If you have any need for personal advice or have any questions regarding your health, please consult your Dentist for diagnosis and treatment.

年紀太大牙齒多毛病

“我年紀太大，不能箍牙。“？

有些病人以為年紀大便不能箍牙，其實這是錯的當然小童箍牙時間比較快，加上發育時期，效果更事半功倍成人箍牙時間相對比較長，但不表示成人不適合。。礙於工作關系，成人多不接受以“牙釘“見人，所以不箍牙。現在有隱形牙箍，或舌側內箍，可以幫到這類病人。

“醫生請幫我的牙鑲得好一些（全牙口托），我要可以咬骨頭，花生。“

有些長者因牙齒變壞，全部牙齒脫落，要求鑲副全口活動假牙，但卻希望如真牙一樣，可以用來咬骨頭，花生等堅硬的食物。筆者亦遇見不少有此類要求的病人。就 如沒有了腳的病人裝上義肢，不能希望可以跑步一樣，事實上全口牙托因沒真牙承托，咀嚼力大減，更容易移位及松脫，打乞嗤也可能會跌出來。幸好現在有植牙 可以大大改善此情況。





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