Implant Duration: Extending Implant Lifespan (Implant for Life)

Can implants be used for life?

Extending implant duration

Extending implant lifespan

Just as natural teeth cannot be used for life if they are not properly cared for,

a implant also cannot be used for life if it is not properly maintained.

Because implants are made of titanium, which does not decay like bone, many people think they can be used for life.

Of course, if you pay attention to maintenance, implants can be used for life!

Oral hygiene care

Oral hygiene care is essential not only for the health of your teeth but also for the health of your gums.

Therefore, in addition to brushing with a toothbrush, you should also make an effort to maintain oral hygiene by using dental floss, interdental brushes, mouthwash, and so on.

If you do not, remaining bacteria can lead to gum disease, gum recession, and loss of the jawbone.

Just as the gums support natural teeth, they also support implants.

If gum disease, gum recession, or loss of the jawbone progresses, just as natural teeth may eventually need to be extracted, implants may also become loose and fail.

Therefore, for lifelong implant use, it is important to keep the gums healthy through oral hygiene care.

Regular checkups

Regular checkups are necessary not only to examine the condition of the teeth and gums, but also to check the implant.

Natural teeth are connected to nerves, so when a problem occurs, they cause pain. However, implants cannot feel pain, so it is difficult to recognize when a problem has occurred.

If side effects occur due to insufficient treatment methods by the medical staff, or due to the patient’s careless behavior, such as pressure on the implant fixture, loosening of the screw between the fixture and abutment, or blood coagulation, then they must be identified and addressed quickly.

Otherwise, it may reach a state where the implant can no longer be used. Therefore, for lifelong implant use, it is important to maintain the implant in a normal condition through regular checkups.

Careful choice

Careful choice includes selecting the implant company and the clinic and medical staff.

There are many different implant products, so they are applied differently depending on the patient’s condition. The clinic and medical staff must also have the necessary expertise so that the implant’s position, direction, length, and more can be operated on to suit the patient’s condition.

If the available products from the implant company are limited, or if they are not specialized in implants, the implant procedure may be performed incorrectly, which becomes a cause of shortened implant lifespan.

Therefore, for lifelong implant use, you must make a careful choice and complete the implant procedure safely and properly.

Extending implant duration, extending implant lifespan

Using implants for life Extending implant duration Extending implant lifespan can be summarized as follows:

Oral hygiene care (maintaining gum and jawbone health)

Regular checkups (post-treatment care)

Careful choice (safe implant surgery)

At Gangnam Saero Dental Clinic, in addition to basic bone grafting procedures, we have proprietary techniques such as i-GBR for preserving the jawbone immediately after extraction, methods that promote wound regeneration through salmon injections, and Scuba UV activator to enhance blood wettability, all optimized for extending implant duration and implant lifespan.

We also provide aftercare with a 5-year free warranty period for implants.

Gangnam Saero Dental Clinic has multiple implant companies, such as Astra, Dentis, Osstem, and Dentium, so customized treatment is possible. It is a dental clinic with extensive experience in complex procedures such as same-day implants, navigation implants, and full-mouth implants.

A Wise Choice, Gangnam Saero Dental Clinic

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