There is always a chance of complications associated with every surgery. With the use & acceptance of dental implants as a feasible tooth/teeth replacement treatment, failures & potential complications are also increasing proportionately.
The potential complications are:
1. Neurosensory disturbances:
Damage to inferior alveolar nerve which lies in the 1st molar region can lead to neurosensory disturbances like- mild paresthesia, complete anesthesia, dysaesthesia etc.
Paresthesia: numb sensation.
Complete anesthesia: complete loss of sensation.
Dysaesthesia: unpleasant, abnormal sense of touch.
There’s no definite etiology for neurosensory disturbances, it could be due to miscellaneous reasons like- poor flap design, trauma during flap reflection, penetration of drill during osteotomy preparation & implant compression into the canal.
The utmost cause of nerve injuries are direct traumas like- cut, stretch, compression, overheating & iatrogenic puncture.
The solution for the problem is the cause itself. A CBCT prior to dental implant placement & good control over the drilling machine can help you avoid the nerve injuries. Visit the best dentist in North Delhi for immediate relief and comfort.
2. Peri-implantitis:
Peri-implantitis is an inflammatory reaction with loss of soft & hard tissues surrounding a functioning implant. It is characterized by bleeding/suppuration on probing.
Radiographically, peri-implantitis exhibits features similar to periodontal lesions.
What leads to peri-implantitis?
The gap & cavities between implant & abutment leads to penetration of bacteria & eventually leads to peri-implantitis.
The treatment includes arrest of progression of disease, antibiotics & improved oral hygiene. For bone & soft tissue loss, augmentation & grafting procedures may be generated. For best services, visit the best dentist in Ashok Vihar Dr. Rajat Sachdeva .
3. Infection:
Since implants are biocompatible, it cannot be rejected by the body. So, chances of postoperative infections are extremely rare. But at times improper sterilization or contamination of implant body or surgical site during placement leads to postoperative infection.
In order to control postoperative infection one should follow strict sterilization protocols in the operatory & in cases of infection the treatment demands for the removal of implant immediately, prescribe antibiotics (tab. Augmentin 1000mg for 5-7 days) & a new implant can be inserted once the site is healed after.
4. Postoperative swelling:
Post-operative swelling develops in cases of high speed drilling with no copious irrigation i.e. traumatic implant placement, which leads to overheating of bone & thus accumulation of fluids into tissue spaces.
In order to avoid unnecessary trauma to the bone, one must set drilling speed according to the density of bone along with constant copious irrigation to cool down the bone subsequently. This prevents overheating & necrosis of the bone.
Patient must be advised to apply an ice pack over the facial skin of the surgical site intermittently for 45 min to cool down the bone in order to suppress heat generation & inflammatory oedema.
With this increasing trend of implant used to replace lost or crooked teeth, Dr. Sachdeva’s Dental Institute provides quality services proving to be the best dentist in North Delhi. It incorporates several associated procedures like bone augmentation to provide this therapy to the maximum number of patients. We follow strict protocol for sterilization & restore implants to minimize postoperative complications.
