One of the medical instructions that must be given after dental implants is "regular follow-up visits". Do you understand that regular check-ups are required after dental implants? What should I check in the review system?

Do you need to review after dental implant surgery?

There are a lot of bacteria in our mouths, including harmful bacteria. After dental implant surgery, it is not enough to just brush your teeth, use dental floss, and rinse at home by yourself. Secondly, dental implants are artificial tooth roots. There are no "nerves" and are not sensitive to pressure and pain. Dental implant patients do not use their teeth correctly and reasonably in daily use. We cannot know whether there are abnormalities in the implants, so they need to be reviewed regularly. Regular check-ups after dental implants are completed will help to promptly check the accumulation of dental calculus in the mouth, find out whether there are any problems with the dental implants, check whether the various components of the dental implants are loose, and check whether the gum tissue around the implants is loose. There are cases of infection and inflammation, and once the problem is discovered, timely treatment can ensure the service life of the dental implant.

What is the follow-up examination after dental implant surgery?

1. Oral hygiene

Peri-implantitis is the leading cause of dental implant failure. Natural teeth will suffer from periodontitis, and implants will also become "inflamed." For example, friction will occur between the natural teeth and the implant crown when chewing, causing the contact point between the two teeth to become larger and food impaction to occur. If not promptly Treatment will also aggravate the development of inflammation around the implant, leading to peri-implantitis. In more serious cases, there will be deep periodontal pockets around the implant, and the implant will become loose.

2. Intraoral occlusion

Due to the osseointegration between the dental implant and the alveolar bone, the natural teeth will move downward when chewing. Under normal circumstances, dental implants cannot move, so the biting force is concentrated on the crown of the dental implant. If the dental implant is often used to bite hard food, the crown of the dental implant will be overstressed, and the crown may collapse; the central screw Loosening, breaking, and even resorption of the alveolar bone around the implant will eventually lead to the implant being loosened and removed.

3. Implant and surrounding bone quality and bone mass

The implant system is embedded in the bone. What we can see with the naked eye is only the crown. We need to take an oral x-ray to check whether there is any hidden danger. Even if you don’t notice any discomfort from dental implants, you should take regular X-ray examinations. Slight bone shrinkage around the implants will not cause loosening of the implants. When the bone mass around the implants continues to decrease, it will first lead to loosening of the implants and even fall off. Therefore, regular follow-up visits are very necessary to detect abnormalities in peri-implant bone tissue and provide early intervention and treatment!

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