Talking about a dental visit, their treatment and surgery provoke stress, anxiety and fear. There are various options for replacement of missing teeth of which dental implants is the best treatment options as they preserve the adjacent teeth structures and bone, improve masticatory functions and appearance, thereby improving the overall oral health.
For a dental implant procedure a flap need to be raised by giving an incision, expose the bone to place implants and finally suture it but with recent advances and technology dental implants can be placed without surgery.
Implants without surgery
Nowadays, Dental Implants are done without surgery using the recent advances of 3D diagnosis. The scanner precisely shows the anatomy of the bone, implant diameter, implant length and option for virtual implant placement in the computer for maximum accurately.
Moreover, dental implants can also be place through a minimally invasive approach where a small or micro- incision is given that is visible only through a microscope or magnifying glasses.
Unfortunately not all implant cases can be done without surgery. For a surgery free implant placement one must have various criteria’s like quality and quantity of the bone, gums health, etc.
Virtual Planning
The technology that guides us to place the implant in precise location without the need of incision, flaps or stitches resulting in lesser postoperative care and fewer complications like pain, inflammation, etc .
Implant Procedure
The implant procedure is started by giving an anesthesia but before the procedure if the patients is too anxious a light sedation can be given to calm the patient. A small incision is given to the gums and the flaps are reflected to expose the bones then implant is placed based on the 3D diagnosis planner. As the procedure is precise, it decreases surgery and healing time with fewer post operative complications.
Post operative complications
As the procedure is minimally invasive, postoperative discomfort or complications are mild , so one can perform regular daily routine without affecting them. Besides, cold application will smoothen the discomfort or decrease the inflammation to an extend if applied during the first few hours after the surgery and anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen is also can be prescribed. These discomforts will disappear in the next 2-3 days time.
There are several factors to be kept in mind for a speed of recovery. The following are few of them.
Well experienced and highly trained professionals or implantologist is require for a quick and precise implant surgery with better wound healing and fewer post operative complications.
Use of 3D diagnosis as a surgery planner help to reduce time, give precise anatomical location, length of implants, etc and help the dental professionals in placing dental implants more accurately.
Use of high quality implants, bone grafts, suture materials like monophilically and polypropylene sutures help in speedy recovery as they retain less bacterial plaque and food accumulation thereby reducing post operative complications like inflammation around the dental implant.
Use of microscope or magnifying loupes will help in performing the surgery precisely as they can note even a smallest of changes in the working field by giving maximum accuracy.
Lastly, proper post operative care and maintaining proper oral hygiene like a cold application at the implant site few hours after the surgery, timely medications, avoid chewing on the side of treatment for few days, etc are to be consider for a fast and good recovery.
Implants placed without surgery or with minimal intervention, has fewer postoperative complications, recovery is quick and comfortable so get rid of the fear to place implants and moreover look for a clinic with highly qualify dental professionals where quality and patient’s care comes first.
