What Is Immediate Implant?
Contrasting to traditional implants which need weeks together to heal and complete, immediate implants are efficiently planned that can be placed on the same day of the extraction.
Features of the immediate/same-day implants are:
- They look as natural as the real teeth placement
- It is placed in one visit to the dental clinic
- It allows you to eat any food without any restrictions on the completion of the healing process.
How Does Immediate Implant Work?
On the same day implant, the dentist takes the required details and tooth impressions with the help of imaging devices. If there is a tooth that is broken or cracked that will be extracted before the implant procedure. Once the extraction is done, the implant is placed immediately. Since the tooth impressions are already taken and made immediately with the devices, they are also placed immediately on the implants. Whether it is a single tooth or multiple teeth, the procedure remains the same in immediate implants.
The healing time is prominent in same-day implants also but you can smile throughout the healing process since the tooth/teeth are also placed. You will be advised to stay on a soft-foods diet until the healing process is complete. This precaution helps the jawbone to integrate with the implants. Eating hard foods during the early stage of the healing period can damage the implants jeopardizing the healing process that can ultimately lead to implant failure. So slow down in eating and allow the jawbone and your body to adjust to the new implant.
Some of the factors to check on that are important before approaching same-day implants are:
- Jawbone density
- Stability of the implants
- Type of gum tissue
- The necessity of the bone graft
Achieving same-day implants is time-saving and also saves you from the weeks of pain that has to be taken with traditional implants.
How Are Immediately Loaded Implants Different from Conventional Implants?
Conventional Implants
- An oral surgical procedure that involves drilling a hole of 6-7mm hole in the jawbone is compulsory in this and the jawbone is exposed to fit the titanium screws that are 4mm in size.
- The waiting time is more in the traditional method which approximately stretches up to 2-6 months since the bone needs to grow around the screws that are placed.
- In a few weeks, there will be a requirement for another surgical procedure to place the crown on the implant.
- If the bone graft is required then to perform this procedure the dentist has to initiate another surgical procedure. The healing procedure is delayed for another 4-8 months in this process. Traditional implants can be placed only vertically so the healing time is naturally more.
Immediately Loaded Implants
- In this, the dentist will drill up to a 2.25mm hole that passes through both teeth’ gums and jawbone. The titanium screws of 4mm are placed as the implants.
- The temporary tooth is placed immediately on the implant which hardly takes 15-20 minutes.
- Though the titanium screws are firmly placed, it has to be taken care of well for 1-2 months to allow them to attach to the bone properly. During this healing time, hard foods such as apples, raw vegetables etc should not be chewed.
Is Immediately Loading an Implant as Successful as a Conventional Implant?
The techniques used in the immediate loading implant are technologically upgraded and have precise procedures. They have been tested for an extended period and the long-term tests declare them as successful and effective as the conventional implant.
The immediate prosthesis requires extensive preparations and special implants are used that help in the integration process with the jaw bone. The implants are load-bearing and are immediately effective in bearing the temporary tooth in its place. If the dental bridges are used then the special implants are used to interlock themselves which helps in the undisturbed implant-jawbone integration process.
Though the healing time is required for immediate implants just like the conventional method, it still stands apart as one of the most successful and advanced implant procedures.
Can Everyone Get Immediately Load Implants?
The recipients willing to take immediate load implants should have an overall healthy body and should have maintained good oral health. The extraction and implant procedure is possible when bone grafting is not necessary and the bone is well maintained. The following are a few conditions under which the immediate load implants cannot be performed:
- Presence of gum disease
- Poor oral hygiene
- Presence of any autoimmune diseases
- Presence of Bruxism
- Chain-smoker
- Presence of any chronic diseases
What Is the Process of an Immediate Dental Implant?
A complete scan for an accurate picture of the jawline is created with the help of 3D scanning software that also shows the virtual reality to have a clear idea about the effectiveness of the same-day implant.
An extremely precise template is created and constructed to focus on even minute details involved in the implant procedure.
The requirement of single tooth implant, multiple teeth implant or complete teeth implant is discussed and decided considering all factors.
The teeth designed to fit on the implants are made from porcelain or acrylic that looks as real as the natural teeth. They are designed to fit on both the top jaw and bottom jaw.
With the help of the initiative taken scans and impressions, the dental implants are already created and just fixed on the arrival of the recipient.
When Is an Immediate Loaded Dental Implant Suggested?
The candidates who have broken, missing or crooked teeth and need immediate extraction of it but the surrounding jawbone is not too damaged with the infection will be suggested for the immediate loaded dental implant. If the health condition that includes both good oral hygiene and healthy practices in daily life is good and then such candidates walk in with a bad tooth and walk out with a confident smile that has come up due to the immediate loaded dental implants.
