What Is Implant Surgery? What You Must Know to Minimize Side Effects

What is implant surgery?

What you must know before getting implants

How to minimize implant side effects

When anyone hears the word “implant,” they think of a “perfect replacement tooth.” However, not every implant surgery leads to successful results.

No matter how good the materials are, if the patient’s gum condition, the surgical plan, and the medical team’s experience are not in place, the implant may not perform its role properly.

Because it is such a precise procedure that can replace the function of a natural tooth, careful diagnosis and accurate judgment are required.

Implants are not a surgery you can simply get at just any clinic.

Today, we will take a detailed look at the implant surgery process and share the precautions you must know to minimize side effects.

Implant process

Implant surgery is not a simple procedure, but a complex treatment that goes through multiple stages.

1. Creating space for implant placement in the jawbone: After extraction, or by making a separate opening, the space where the implant will be placed is prepared.

2. First surgery: The artificial root (implant fixture) is placed into the jawbone and sutured.

3. Osseointegration: For about three months, the artificial root firmly bonds with the jawbone.

4. Second surgery: An abutment is attached on top of the artificial root to prepare for fixing the artificial tooth.

5. Placement of the artificial tooth: Finally, the prosthetic crown is attached, restoring natural function and aesthetics.

All of these steps are completed only when the medical team’s precise judgment and the patient’s gum condition are in harmony.

The relationship between implants and the jawbone (alveolar bone)

One thing you must know before getting an implant is the condition of the jawbone (alveolar bone).

If the jawbone is weak or has already been lost, the implant may not be able to settle stably and may fall out. Just as a tree without roots cannot stand for long, the jawbone can be said to be the lifeblood of an implant.

That is why an accurate diagnosis and evaluation of the jawbone are essential.

If surgery is forced ahead when the jawbone is insufficient, it can lead to serious side effects such as alveolar bone recession, metal exposure, and gum lifting.

Therefore, it is important to confirm in advance whether a bone graft will be needed before surgery.

The relationship between implants and the implant company

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Another thing you must know before getting an implant is the implant company.

Implant types are not all the same.

Each implant company has a different design blueprint and technical structure, so they are not interchangeable, and the results also vary depending on the product’s characteristics, material, and surface treatment method.

For example,

Astra: Initial stability is somewhat weak, but long-term stability is excellent

Dentium: Has the strength of short placement time and the ability to place immediately after extraction

In this way, the appropriate implant product should be selected according to the patient’s gum condition and surgical method.

In other words, the best choice is not simply an “expensive product,” but the one that suits the patient.

The importance of choosing the right clinic

One thing you must know before getting an implant is the importance of choosing the right clinic.

Implants are a highly difficult surgery,

so the expertise of the medical team performing the procedure, clinical data, and sophisticated equipment are essential. Implant surgery involves processes that require oral and maxillofacial surgical knowledge, such as gum incision, suturing, and implant placement, and the fabrication and custom fitting of the prosthetic crown require prosthodontic expertise.

In the end, collaboration across multiple specialties is what creates one complete implant.

At Gangnam Saero Dental Clinic,

1. Bone grafting

Gangnam Saero Dental Clinic works with Yonsei Good Day Dental Clinic to perform immediate bone grafting after extraction (i-GBR). Even immediately after extraction, the alveolar ridge is preserved to minimize bone loss and improve surgical stability.

In addition, through PRF implant technology, even patients with systemic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and osteoporosis can undergo surgery more safely. By centrifuging the patient’s own blood to extract growth factors and applying them to the graft site, recovery speed is increased and side effects are minimized.

In addition, the salmon injection implant, personally developed by Director Jae-Wook Jeong, speeds healing by more than twice, reducing discomfort after surgery and maximizing stability.

2. Implant company

Gangnam Saero Dental Clinic has five premium implant products, allowing the most suitable product to be selected according to each patient’s condition and needs. All abutments and prosthetic crowns are produced with a patient-specific 3D system, achieving both restored chewing function and natural aesthetics.

3. Precision treatment based on advanced equipment

Gangnam Saero Dental Clinic performs precise diagnosis and simulation before and after surgery using advanced digital equipment. This technology greatly improves implant precision and the stability of prognosis.

Trust in Gangnam Saero Dental Clinic

Selected as an “Excellent Implant Institution” by the headquarters of Sweden’s Astra Implant, Won the Grand Prize in the “Implant Specialized Hospital Category” at the Korea Health and Medical Awards, and more

Numerous certifications and clinical experience prove its trustworthiness.

How to lower the implant failure rate and improve stability.

It all begins with “accurate diagnosis” and “reliable hands.”

Gangnam Saero Dental Clinic works with each person on their recovery journey every day in order to restore your natural smile.