How long does a dental implant last? Millions of dental implants have been used worldwide since the 1980s – and with success. Studies have shown that 90% of the mandibular implants and 80-85% of the maxillary implants remain functional ten years after implant placement.
Life of implants
If implants are lost, it usually happens in the first few months after surgery. However, once the healing phase is over, the long life of the implant is usually assured. The life of a dental implant does not relate to the material it is made of, but to how long it stays in the jawbone.
With good oral hygiene and good general health, a dental implant can last a lifetime. The best example of this is the very first dental implant patient, who suffered from congenital jaw deformities and chronic edentulousness. Titanium implants used in 1965 proved their worth over the next 40 years, until his death.
Even after ten years, the success rate is over 95%, but in risk-prone patients such as heavy smokers, for example, the risk of loss is considerably greater. Experts believe that the lifetime of a properly placed dental implant is, in many ways, highly patient-dependent. Dentists also like to tell their patients what is important:
• Careful oral hygiene
• Schedule routine appointments
• Giving up tobacco
• Abandonment of harmful stimulants (alcohol and drug use)
None of this is impossible, right? Speak to a Family Dentist in Trumbull CT to learn more.
Things to consider
If molars are removed in the upper jaw, the sinus floor tends to sink. The bone gradually becomes thinner, and the maxillary sinus expands towards the anterior teeth. If this means that the side area where once the molars were located cannot be used for implantation, no full bridge can be considered as a solution.
To overcome this problem, a sinus lift is performed by lifting the mucosa of the facial cavity and then filling the resulting cavity with bone substitute material. The introduced substances are replaced by self-forming bone, which means that the bone volume reaches the desired parameters and the implantation can be made. Contact Commerce Park Cosmetic Dentistry LLC for more details.
