With the advancement in technology, implant placement has become very simple. This has led to an increase in dental implants treatment in Ashok Vihar, Delhi.
Before placing your implant, your dentist in Ashok Vihar will conduct a thorough examination of your mouth, including radiographs and a CT scan of your jaw to assess the shape and condition of your bone. Then accordingly, the dentist can plan how and where these implants can be placed during the treatment. Once the implant is completely integrated and restored in your tooth, the only thing which you have to do is to maintain it.
Once your implant placement is done, you are responsible for practicing good oral hygiene daily to maintain your implant health. Just like your natural teeth, you need to keep your implants, teeth, and mouth healthy to prevent chances of any infections.
If you look after your implants and if your implant-bone is fitted correctly, you can expect your implant to last for years. You will be given instructions on how to take care of your implant immediately after the treatment at our dental clinic in Delhi.
Complications of implants
Usually, two main complications are related to implants:
- Peri-implant mucositis– Refers to the inflammation of the tissues near the implant
- Peri-implantitis– Refers to peri-implant mucositis with the evidence of bone loss.
According to a study, peri-implant infection is seen in about 10-20 percent of people who have undergone implant surgery. The simple way for preventing implant infection is its placement, restoration, and long-term maintenance.
Teeth cleaning after implants
Calculus formation is only seen in some cases, but calculus is the most common enemy of the implant, which is formed above the bone layer. Cleaning is usually recommended after implants, and our dentist in Ashok Vihar tells his patients to follow good oral hygiene. The area near the implant should be regularly cleaned and polished. There are no contraindications in using a metal instrument, but scaling should not be aggressive.
Even though some dentists in Ashok Vihar prefer plastic scalers, careful scaling done with a sharp instrument is more effective. If scaling is done carefully, it is not going to harm implants.
You should be instructed to floss around the implant, and if possible, you should visit the dentist to check the occlusion annually.
Patients are given the instructions to do flossing around the implants. If possible, they should monitor the occlusion by the dentist. If there are any reflective contacts, crossover interferences and working and balancing interferences should be removed as soon as possible.
Tips for maintaining oral hygiene after dental implants
1. Use a soft bristle toothbrush
Soft bristle toothbrushes will hardly hurt the gums and cause bleeding, but they are as effective as medium or hard bristles in removing tartar and plaque.
2. Use a water flosser
Water flosser disrupts and kills bacteria up to 6mm deep. Many patients in Ashok Vihar prefer water flosser over dental floss since floss will discard the particles that can cause peri-implantitis.
3. Brush twice daily
Brushing in the morning will kill the bacteria that has been built up in your mouth overnight. In the same way, brushing in the evening before going to bed will kill the bacteria accumulated during the day. Also, it decreases the risk of plaque build-up and decay overnight. Many dentists in Ashok Vihar also recommend brushing after a meal because the bacteria need to be clean.
4. Avoid smoking and alcohol
As dental implants take about six months to recover, drinking alcohol and cigarette smoking has been found to delay the healing process, so you should avoid this as much as you can.
Apart from this, getting an adequate tooth implant treatment and deep cleaning is also essential to extend their lifetime. For that, you can schedule your appointment with our best Implantologist in Delhi, Dr Rajat Sachdeva ( MDS, MS, MBA), and get the best dental treatments at our renowned dental clinic in Delhi.
Dr Rajat Sachdeva, the best dentist in Ashok Vihar, has successfully done more than five thousand implant surgeries, and he has experience of more than ten years in this field. If you need any further information, please feel free to call us on 9818894041 or mail at drrajatsachdeva@gmail.com.
