Dental Implants: Assessing the Risks & Benefits

DENΤΑΙ IMPLANTS Dental implants are used to replace teeth lost due to injury, disease, or decay. ASSESSING THE RISKS & BENEFITS DENTAL IMPLANTS ARE MADE UP OF: NATURAL тоотH 1. CROWN 2. ABUTMENT GUMS 3. TITANIŲM POST OR SCREW ROOT BONE 69% IMPLANT S CAN: • IMPROVE FACIAL of U.S. aduls ages 35-44 have lost a least one permanent tooth. APPEARANCE. • PREVENT BONE LOSS. • SUPPORT OTHER TEETH. • BE AN ALTERNATIVE TO DENTURES OR BRIDGES. 26% of adults over age 74 have lost all of their teeth. IMPLANT SUCCESS After 5 years After 10 years Implant-retained restoration free of complications 61% 50% Connection-related complications (screw loosening or fracture) 4.3% 26.4% Loss of retention of cemented restoration 6.2% 24.9% POTENΤΙAL COM PLICAΤIONS INFECTION: INFECTIONS ARE GENERALLY PREVENTABLE WITh PROPER HYGIENE AND ANTIBIOTICS. SINUS PROBLEMS: THE PROXIMITY OF THE SINUSES CAN BE PROBLEMATIC IF BONE DENSITY IS LOW. NERVE DAMAGE: NERVE OR TISSUE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR DURING SURGERY. FAILED OSSEOINTEGRATION: THIS COMPLICATION OCCURS WHEN THE JAWBONE FAILS TO PROPERLY FUSE WITH THE IMPLANT. METAL ALLERGY: TITANIUM REACTIONS ARE EXTREMELY RARE, WITH AN ESTIMATED PREVALENCE OF .6%. BONE LOSS AROUND IMPLANT: BRUXISM MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE CROWN AND LEAD TO BONE LOSS, OR RESORPTION. LOOSE IMPLANT: AN IMPLANT OR CROWN CAN LOOSEN OVER TIME. FAILURE RATE OF DENTAL IMPLANTS IN SMOKERS IS TWICE THAT OF NON-SMOKERS. SOURCES http://www.aaoms.org/dental_implants.php http://www.ada.org/sections/scienceAndResearch/pdfs/patient_47.pdf http://www.osseo.org/NEWhealingAndCare.himl http://www.perio.org/consumer/dental-implants http://www.dental-implants-guide.com/dental-implant-problems.html http://www1.umn.edu/perio/dent8101/w8_SchwartzArad.pdf http://www.deardoctor.com/inside-the-magazine/issue-16/ metal-allergies-to-dental-implants/ http://www.aaid-implant.org/about/Press_Room/Dental_Implants_FAQ.html http://www.adha.org/media/facts/total_health.htm http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14696660 http://www.amazon.com/Dental-Implant-Complications- Prevention-Treatment/dp/0813808413#reader_0813808413 INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY: DR. STUART FROUM, DDS www.STUARTJFROUMDDS.COM DENΤΑΙ IMPLANTS Dental implants are used to replace teeth lost due to injury, disease, or decay. ASSESSING THE RISKS & BENEFITS DENTAL IMPLANTS ARE MADE UP OF: NATURAL тоотH 1. CROWN 2. ABUTMENT GUMS 3. TITANIŲM POST OR SCREW ROOT BONE 69% IMPLANT S CAN: • IMPROVE FACIAL of U.S. aduls ages 35-44 have lost a least one permanent tooth. APPEARANCE. • PREVENT BONE LOSS. • SUPPORT OTHER TEETH. • BE AN ALTERNATIVE TO DENTURES OR BRIDGES. 26% of adults over age 74 have lost all of their teeth. IMPLANT SUCCESS After 5 years After 10 years Implant-retained restoration free of complications 61% 50% Connection-related complications (screw loosening or fracture) 4.3% 26.4% Loss of retention of cemented restoration 6.2% 24.9% POTENΤΙAL COM PLICAΤIONS INFECTION: INFECTIONS ARE GENERALLY PREVENTABLE WITh PROPER HYGIENE AND ANTIBIOTICS. SINUS PROBLEMS: THE PROXIMITY OF THE SINUSES CAN BE PROBLEMATIC IF BONE DENSITY IS LOW. NERVE DAMAGE: NERVE OR TISSUE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR DURING SURGERY. FAILED OSSEOINTEGRATION: THIS COMPLICATION OCCURS WHEN THE JAWBONE FAILS TO PROPERLY FUSE WITH THE IMPLANT. METAL ALLERGY: TITANIUM REACTIONS ARE EXTREMELY RARE, WITH AN ESTIMATED PREVALENCE OF .6%. BONE LOSS AROUND IMPLANT: BRUXISM MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE CROWN AND LEAD TO BONE LOSS, OR RESORPTION. LOOSE IMPLANT: AN IMPLANT OR CROWN CAN LOOSEN OVER TIME. FAILURE RATE OF DENTAL IMPLANTS IN SMOKERS IS TWICE THAT OF NON-SMOKERS. SOURCES http://www.aaoms.org/dental_implants.php http://www.ada.org/sections/scienceAndResearch/pdfs/patient_47.pdf http://www.osseo.org/NEWhealingAndCare.himl http://www.perio.org/consumer/dental-implants http://www.dental-implants-guide.com/dental-implant-problems.html http://www1.umn.edu/perio/dent8101/w8_SchwartzArad.pdf http://www.deardoctor.com/inside-the-magazine/issue-16/ metal-allergies-to-dental-implants/ http://www.aaid-implant.org/about/Press_Room/Dental_Implants_FAQ.html http://www.adha.org/media/facts/total_health.htm http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14696660 http://www.amazon.com/Dental-Implant-Complications- Prevention-Treatment/dp/0813808413#reader_0813808413 INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY: DR. STUART FROUM, DDS www.STUARTJFROUMDDS.COM