With the conventional methods of dental implants becoming obsolete in the recent era, the “Immediate Dental Implant Surgery” has grabbed the spotlight since past many years. Immediate dental implant placement is far more convenient, hassle-free, time and cost-effective as compared to delayed, multi-staged, traditional dental implant therapies that demand for long healing periods and patience at the end of both the provider and the consumer.
In this fast-paced world, immediate dental implant is a god’s gift to the field of dentistry. It simply refers to placement of an implant into the fresh extraction socket, after tooth removal.
We, at Dr. Sachdeva’s Dental and Implant Center, Ashok Vihar, Delhi, have been relentlessly providing immediate-loading dental implant therapies with utmost care and precision techniques for over 15 years now. We hope you can consider us the next time, just in case, you need any dental and implant services.
Immediate – Loading Implants
This term, that has been circulating around, simply means placement of an implant restoration or prosthesis over the implant immediately after its insertion into the socket. This promises better fusion of the implant with the crestal bone (Osseointegration) as well as preserves the gum tissues by preventing their loss of attachment and maintaining a proper gum contour around the implant prosthesis, especially useful in the esthetic zones of the mouth.
Wondering Why You Should Go For Immediate Implant Therapy?
We understand that a missing tooth in the esthetic zone is quite embarrassing and long-haul times for its replacement only add to your discomfort. That’s why, immediate dental implants have proven to be favorable for both, the patients as well as the dental surgeons, with enhanced comfortability and reduced treatment time, being the major perks.
They also help to lessen the crestal bone resorption, which normally would have occurred after the extraction, as well as ensure rapid and sufficiently predictable healing of bone around the implant site thereby, offering a remarkable success rate of 93% – 100%.
The single-stage implant surgery minimizes or even eliminates the need for bone grafting and augmentation, therefore simplifying the surgical procedures and adding to your comfort by providing you a less-invasive surgical experience.
Additionally, with the implants being placed on the same day into the fresh extraction site, it plays a crucial role in preventing bacterial invasion at the socket along with rapid regeneration of both, the soft and osseous tissues.
The major goal for the success of an immediate implant surgery is to acquire primary stability. Once it is achieved, outstanding results can be expected from the surgery.
In clinical situations, it is difficult to frame a rigid timeline for implant insertion as it depends on various factors including characteristics of the soft and hard tissues around the socket, the site of placement and patient factors.
Be Prepared For!
Disqualifying As A Candidate : Immediate implant placement primarily requires stable bone anchorage free from any bony defects as well as a sufficient gum support. It also requires a candidate to be systemically fit from any medical conditions.
Unfortunately, if you are someone who does not comply with the abovementioned criteria, you will have to undergo the traditional implant therapies that require complex bone grafting and a stepwise approach. Therefore, diagnosis and treatment planning is extremely important in immediate implant surgeries with early-loading.
Increased Chairside Time At The Dental Office : Immediate implant surgeries reduce the overall treatment span however, you would be required to devote more hours in a single appointment.
Post-Implant Care : Typically, after immediate implant loading, you may experience only mild discomfort and pain and sometimes swelling at the surgical area, which are very common postoperative outcomes for any surgery and which eventually will subside. Your surgeon will diligently prescribe you all the required medications including painkillers and antibiotics to relieve these post-surgical symptoms.
Mild bleeding from the site of surgery is normal after the implant insertion. Do not get panicky! Your dental surgeon will advise you to bite on the moistened gauze pad firmly in order to control the bleeding. It is also advised that you take ample rest for a day or two after the surgery. However, if persistent bleeding is present, you should consult your dentist immediately.
Mild swelling is a predictable post-surgical complaint of many patients, which usually begins appearing after the day of surgery and may last for as long as the next 3-5 days. In such a case, hot and cold compressions, at the swollen area, are recommended. You may use an ice pack for 20 minutes alternating it with a 10 minutes break time. Usually, hot fomentation comes into play after 24 hours of cold compressions to effectively minimize the size of the swelling.
Diet Restriction : You must follow a proper diet regimen including cold beverages and cold food items on the day of surgery and can restore back to normal meals after the day of implant placement. It is advised that you try to cut on sticky and hard food items to avoid any discomfort in dislodging them from the implant and adjacent teeth.
Implant Failure : If immediate implant surgeries are carried out in patients with rapidly thinning gum tissues, or prone to infected gums with chronic pus discharge, or with infected tooth sockets, or who are susceptible to rapid bone and soft tissue degradation, it is much likely that the implant surgery would collapse in no time. Hence, you will be screened very carefully before planning for the immediate implant surgery
Unwanted Complications : We do not intend to scare you, but with such an advanced dental therapy comes a great responsibility for you to care for your oral hygiene and overall health. Postoperative complications can occur if you are negligent about maintaining an optimal oral hygiene and if you engage in smoking or consuming nicotine or alcohol or an unbalanced diet which is not good for health.
You must also ensure to take all necessary measures and instructions seriously after the surgery, which include refraining from spitting, rinsing and sucking, not touching the surgical site again and again with your tongue or fingers, avoiding tobacco and alcohol to name a few, so as to achieve effective and rapid healing of the surgical area.
Immediate dental implant surgery with immediate loading has emerged out as the most reliable option for replacing your missing teeth in the shortest time possible, however, this necessitates proper case selection, efficient treatment planning, precise technique, thorough post-surgical care at home as well as regular follow-ups by your dental surgeon.
By far, this is one of the most satisfying dental treatments. So, if you are thinking of getting an immediate implant for restoring back your precious smile, we are there to serve you the best of implant services across Delhi at Dr. Sachdeva’s Dental and Implant Center, Ashok Vihar, Delhi, with a remarkable record of more than 10,000 successful implant surgeries and specialization in over 16 implant systems.
