How many laymen misunderstand “dental implants” as new teeth? After reading the above explanation, you should understand it. Dental implants and other dentures, its biggest advantage is not involved, do not rely on, do not grind adjacent teeth, alone to bear the chewing force, and therefore does not cause damage to other teeth, there are human beings, the third side of the teeth of the beauty of the name. Periodontal disease, smoking is the big enemy of dental implants Yu Zidong said, dental implants patients visit, the doctor mainly first check the alveolar bone whether there is enough bone, which determines the success rate of dental implants. It’s like planting a tree. If you don’t have enough soil, the tree will fall. The doctor will put a reference and take a panoramic picture of the mouth to determine the condition of the implant. However, if the patient has periodontal disease or is a smoker, the success rate of the implant will be reduced. Therefore, the physician should check whether the implant patient has periodontal disease, if there is periodontal disease, must first cure periodontal disease, so as to avoid periodontal disease infection and inflammation continues, resulting in alveolar bone support is not enough force, so that the implant carried out at all can not be stable, loose and fall off in vain waste of money. In addition, studies have found that smokers who smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day will have a significantly lower success rate of dental implant surgery, and even if successful, the implant life span may be shorter than that of non-smokers, and if this is coupled with insufficient oral hygiene, the prognosis of the implant may be poorer. Therefore, it is best to quit smoking, or at least smoke less. In addition, the longer the period of missing teeth, the more serious the atrophy of the dental bed, which will also affect the implant. Dental implants also need to pay attention to oral hygiene after the implant The process of dental implants is not as scary as some people think. Yu Zidong said, it is similar to the surgery of tooth extraction, under full local anesthesia, in the alveolar bone to drill a very accurate hole, and then implanted. Some patients have some defects in the alveolar bone, so that part of the implant is somewhat exposed, then the doctor will add some bone powder and powder cover membrane, so that the entire implant is surrounded by bone tissue, so as to make it grow more firmly, of course, there are some more complex bone amount of insufficient and other issues. In any case, the physician will fully evaluate the patient’s situation and choose the appropriate treatment plan. There is also the most concerned about whether the implant material is carcinogenic, you can rest assured, Yu Zidong introduced, so far, medical science has not been found to be carcinogenic. After the implant, as long as the patient can be used correctly, pay attention to oral hygiene, follow the doctor’s instructions, and come back regularly for follow-up checkups and care, dental implants can generally be used for a longer period of time.