What is full mouth implant surgeries?
Full mouth implant surgery is a procedure performed under local anesthesia in which the dental implants are placed in your upper and lower jaw after proper diagnosis and meticulous treatment planning. This is then followed by the prosthetic phase.
Who needs full mouth dental implants?
If you are fed up of a loose denture that keeps falling of continuously or have teeth that do not look good or have loose teeth that are not going to last you very long, you can book an appointment at Dr. Rajat Sachdeva’s, best dental implants clinic in Delhi for consultation and visit us as soon and possible and ask about the full mouth dental implants and other options available.
What shall a dentist check before planning for full mouth implants?
- The dentist should check the following:
- Inter Arch width
- Arch form for both maxillary and mandibular arch
- Buccal and lingual width of the bone
- Type of bone present
- Sinus lining position
- Position of the vital structures in both the jaws.
What are the prosthetic options?
a) Fixed prosthesis (bridge)
It is a fixed partial denture that is supported by implants and can have cantilever extensions depending on the number of implants placed and other factors like the type of ridge, arch form, number of implants and the size of the implants.
b) Hybrid Prosthesis
c) Hybrid Prosthesis
Given in cases with large crown height space between the maxillary and mandibular ridge. They are made up of a material framework, porcelain denture teeth and acrylic.
d) Complete implant supported over-dentures
They are dentures that are placed over the implants with the help of special attachments. They are placed in cases which have reduced labial support (labial support is the lip fullness which is an essential part of the esthetics). This labial support is given by the labial flange of the denture.
How many implants are placed in a full mouth surgery?
The number of implants varies depending on the ridge of the patient, the amount and type of bone present, sinus lining position and varied other reasons. However you can ask your dentist for options of All on 4 or All on 8. But you must understand that the specialist shall check whether you are an idle case for them or not.
What precautions to be taken post the surgery?
- The first and for most thing is to follow the instructions given personally by the dentist to you.
- You should take the medicines regularly given by the dentist for the prescribed amount of time.
- Ice application for the day of the surgery is very good for you. DO not apply the ice continuously, but you shall apply it in breaks.
- Maintain good oral hygiene.
- Warm Saline gargles 24 hours after the surgery
- Soft food diet for a few days
Is having a medical problem an issue for getting implants done?
Not all medical problems are an issue for placing implants. Dr. Rajat Sachdeva the best implantologist in Delhi recommends to let us know each medical problem you are facing or had in the past, as it makes easy for us to give you the best plan possible that can be done for you. Recent surgeries you have gone through or had in the past years are as important. It is very essential for all dentists to get complete medical history of your patient.
Steps to be followed by the dentist for a full mouth rehabilitation case?
Step 1: Initial appointment and consultation
During this step dentist shall explain the patient what are the option available to the patient and how shall we be proceeding for fixing his or her teeth. Explain the patient the treatment time and what all he or she shall expect during the course of time.
Step 2: Treatment Planning and impressions
There should be a meticulous and well planned treatment plan for these patients. Take pre operative impressions at all time to act as study models for future reference and treatment planning. Advise the patient to get his or her scans done from a recognized and recommended diagnostic centre.
Step 3: Surgery and removal of the unhealthy teeth
After the treatment plan has been made and explained to the patient then dentist shall begin with the surgical procedure and remove all that is not healthy for the implants that includes unsalvageable and infected teeth. This is followed by placement of the implants in both the maxillary and/or mandibular jaw depending from case to case.
Step 4: Aesthetic try in and adjustments.
The patient is then recalled after full healing and recovery for the trial phase. In which the to be added prosthesis is then adjusted esthetically and prosthetically as per the patient requirement.
Step 5: Final checks and teeth attachment.
The final prosthesis received from the lab is then fixed onto the implant attachments.
Step 6: Maintenance and follow-up appointments.
The Implant supported prosthesis have to be maintained by the patient by following the instructions given properly. Follow up with your patients on a regular basis is a key to successful implants.
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