Dental implant maintenance and care Dental implant is the most effective dental restoration method, with the advantages of strong, durable, beautiful like real teeth and other advantages to bring oral health to many patients with tooth loss.
“Dental implants have a long life, but they are not permanent, and improper care can lead to premature death.”
What about the maintenance and care of dental implants?
Maintenance and care methods: 1. Like natural teeth, implant teeth are composed of multiple parts, but the parts of natural teeth are organically combined, while implant teeth are connected by screws or adhesives.
The mechanical connection is limited by fatigue life and mechanical properties, and it is easy to loosen each connection part of the implant.
The adhesive connection may loosen the prostheses due to the release or aging of the adhesive.
Therefore, it is necessary to regularly check the various parts of the implant for faults so that they can be repaired in time.
2. The implanted teeth should be coordinated with the natural teeth to maintain the normal function of the oral and maxillary system.
On the one hand, the attrition rate of implanted teeth is different from that of natural teeth, which will destroy the establishment of physiological attrition jaw and cause jaw trauma.
On the other hand, natural teeth always have forward and maxillofacial movements, while implant teeth lack the driving force of these two directional movements.
Therefore, it is necessary to adjust the jaw of the implant regularly to adapt to the changing jaw relationship.
3. The relationship between the implant and the periodontium is similar to that of the natural tooth.
The perforating part of the implant forms an epithelial cuff with the gingival epithelium, which prevents various oral infections from entering the osseointegration interface of the implant, thus maintaining the long-term stability of the implant.
The biological destruction of the cuff by bacteria and viruses and the mechanical destruction of the cuff by the force of the implant will have a direct impact on the service life of the implant.
Therefore, the maintenance of the implant necessitate special implant cleaning around the implant and routine cleaning of the surrounding natural teeth.
