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Posted by Doctor of Dentistry - Jaw - Face - Department of Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital
Implant implant is a technique of planting artificial teeth by implanting an artificial root into the jawbone at the old tooth root position, then planting another tooth on the root to replace the lost tooth for aesthetic purposes. fine or chewy.
1. Implant procedure
Learning about the dental implant procedure will help patients have an overview of how this treatment works. The doctor first assesses the state of tooth loss through a local examination and X-ray film (preferably a CT film) to create a treatment plan that is most suitable for you. First you need to see a doctor for a clinical examination:
The doctor will assess your oral hygiene status and can clean your teeth and remove tartar and plaque for you. The doctor will make you a surgical guide tray or take an impression from the workshop to make a surgical guide, you will be fitted with a tray for CTconbeam and when the results of the scan are available, you will be returned to see the doctor. The doctor will advise you to know if your case can be implanted? How many Implants need to be placed? Is the jaw bone enough to perform the implant? Is a bone transplant necessary? And how long does it take to implant the Implant? Besides, the doctor also explains to you the benefits, risks or complications of the procedure such as when the procedure requires you to open your mouth well, post-implantation pain......
Day Implant placement will be scheduled by the doctor in advance. Therefore, before going to the dental office, you need to prepare for good health, eat enough. If you have a history of diabetes, blood pressure or heart disease, .. then you must control before performing the dental implant procedure to ensure the process is successful.
Cấy ghép Implant là kỹ thuật hiện đại trong lĩnh vực răng hàm mặt
2. Stages of implant implantation
Normally, the dental implant procedure consists of 3 main stages:
2.1. Stage 1: Place the implant in the jawbone
This is considered the most important stage in the dental implant procedure. First, you will be placed on a dental chair, cleaned, disinfected, anesthetized, and placed the implant in the position of the jawbone that has lost teeth.
If in case the jawbone at that position is not enough, the doctor will perform bone grafting, lift the sinuses to enough height, these actions will be explained to you at the examination stage. You can go to work right away if you have a single implant, The implantation of many implants can make you take longer than 2-3 days. After the transplant, you may have a little or a lot of swelling depending on the condition of the jaw bone tissue and the intervention of soft tissue grafting or not.
2.2. Stage 2: Time to wait for the healing post to heal
It takes 3-6 months after placing the implant to wait for the implant to integrate with the jawbone.
Khi trụ implant tích hợp với xương hàm sẽ tạo nền tảng vững chắc cho phục hình răng giả gắn lên trên
2.3. Stage 3: Making dentures attached to the implant (3 weeks after the implant is healed)
The exact time to complete the Implant depends on each case: how many teeth are lost, bone condition, gums where teeth are lost, oral health status, overall health and performance of the dentist. Depending on your clinical situation, the doctor decides to make permanent teeth or design temporary teeth.
Quy trình làm răng giả gắn trên implant
3. What to do after Implant?
3.1. The period after implant surgery
How to reduce swelling after implantation is as follows: If there is mild swelling and bleeding after implant surgery, the patient should not be too worried, because this is completely normal and occurs in most patients. all treatments. This phenomenon can occur in the first 1-3 days after implant placement.
The patient needs to bite down on the cotton pad after surgery to stop the bleeding. Gargle daily with physiological saline or solutions containing Chlorhexidine. Ice can be applied for about two hours after implantation, the following days can be warmed.
In addition, the patient absolutely does not smoke from 2-4 weeks after implant surgery. Because in cigarettes, there is Carbon Monoxide gas entering the blood, which limits the amount of oxygen available to be used to feed the healthy tissue around the Implant.
To recover quickly after implant surgery, customers need to take medicine as prescribed by the doctor.
Nutrition after performing Implant
To ensure a quick recovery, patients need to avoid letting food fall into the implant area, specifically:
Eat soft, easy-to-swallow foods: When After surgery, the patient should limit eating hard, too flexible foods or drinking hot liquids until the anesthetic wears off on the first day. Eat soft, nutritious foods. Avoid letting food fall into the Implant area: In case food falls into the Implant area, you should gently use medical cotton, take it out to avoid injury to the surgical area. Drink plenty of water: During this time, to keep oral hygiene and ease pain after surgery, patients should pay attention to drink plenty of water. This will help the oral cavity to be cleaner and the wound to heal faster.
Bạn cần chú ý uống nhiều nước sau khi thực hiện cấy ghép Implant
Avoid vigorous exercise
After surgery, it is necessary to avoid excessive exercise such as exercise, jogging in the first day. Because these activities can hurt the implant area, causing the Implant to be shaken.
Besides, it is necessary to avoid direct collisions as follows:
Absolutely do not use your fingers or any other hard, sharp objects to touch the Implant implant area to check the healing because it can seriously affect the implant. in the process of bone integration. Do not spit, push your tongue or touch the wound with your hands. Avoid brushing too hard in the early days of Implant: Right in the first week after implantation, the patient can use a soft brush to clean the post and the mucosa around the Implant. For other teeth, you can brush normally, but be very gentle and careful. After 10-14 days after implant surgery, the patient needs to return to the clinic to conduct suture removal depending on the condition of the implant area. The doctor scheduled the exact date of thread removal, and monitored and evaluated the status of the post after being implanted in the jawbone.
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3.2. The period after attaching the crown on the Implant
Patients need to pay attention, do not eat after 2 hours of attaching dentures. In the first days after attaching the porcelain crown to the Implant, you need to choose soft, liquid, easy to swallow food, then you can gradually increase the hardness of the food until you can eat and chew normally. Pay attention to eat slowly, gently, avoid biting and grinding.
The days after the Implant teeth are completely integrated and stable with the body, you can eat and chew normally. Monitor problems with teeth and joints for re-examination if necessary. In addition, you should also periodically check your oral health and get tartar every 6 months.
For customers who have not yet implanted and have a need to find a safe and reputable dental address, you can refer to the implant package at the Dental - Jaw - Facial Unit at Vinmec International General Hospital
At Hospital At Vinmec International General Hospital, all dental services are performed according to strict infection control standards, ensuring maximum safety and hygiene for customers. In addition, Vinmec provides general dental services (examination, endodontic treatment, cosmetic dentistry, lip augmentation, cystectomy...) and specialized services such as orthodontics, cosmetic dental restorations. Cosmetically, implant placement is done in a modern and absolutely sterile operating room.
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