Çekmeköy Implant Treatment, Brands and Prices

In which situations can dental implants be applied?

It should not be forgotten that our teeth are an organ that affects not only our chewing, but also our speech, appearance, and even our personal charisma.

Implants can be applied in cases of single tooth deficiency, multiple tooth deficiencies, and complete edentulism.

Who can receive dental implants?

• Those who have a normal wound healing capacity,
• Those who have good oral hygiene and a healthy bone structure in a sufficient amount or with the potential to be brought to a sufficient amount,
• Implants can be applied to anyone who does not have systemic diseases that pose an obstacle to the placement of implants (diabetes, advanced osteoporosis, etc.).

What are the advantages of dental implant treatment?

An implant is a robust, comfortable, and reliable application. The prostheses made on implants create the most natural structure while replacing real teeth. During the process of completing missing teeth, healthy teeth are left untouched. Of course, the fact that our healthy teeth are not cut down for the purpose of making a prosthesis is a very important advantage. In addition, implants have a much longer lifespan compared to other prosthetic options.

Particularly in our patients who have lost the chance to use fixed prostheses due to tooth deficiencies, or patients who complain about their total prostheses not staying fixed in their mouths due to bone resorption, implant treatment will be the first alternative that comes to mind.

Indeed, human lifespan, which is extending depending on the development of living standards, makes many of us demand a certain living comfort even at advanced ages. Again, none of us would desire to use removable prostheses from a young age. Exactly at this point, implants offer us a great treatment alternative.

The effects of tooth loss will be physiological as well as psychological. As a special application replacing the natural tooth, the implant also offers a definitive and healthy solution to physiological and psychological problems caused by tooth loss or congenitally missing teeth.

What is Oral Implantology?

Plates, screws, and nails made of titanium, which are placed for treatment purposes in place of lost teeth, have no side effects for the organism, and can function like a natural tooth after completing their integration with the bone tissue, are called implants.

The tooth made on the implant looks like your natural tooth and exhibits natural performance.

Implants are an application dating back as far as human history. Throughout various periods of history, people have seen mounting pieces onto the jawbone to serve the function of teeth as a solution.

Today, the metal most commonly used as an implant material is titanium. Titanium is a metal with excellent tissue compatibility that has been safely used in many fields of medicine for centuries.

Shaped in the form of roots, cylinders, or screws, titanium is made ready for use as a dental implant after passing through certain special procedures (special design acid-etching, laser roughening, etc.). These procedures determine the quality of the implant.

Physiological bone resorption resulting from tooth loss or traumas causes a decrease in the level and volume of the jawbone. This situation prevents the prosthesis to be applied from fully performing its function. As a result, problems in chewing and speaking occur.

What are our treatment goals?

• The elimination of all types of edentulism and missing functions with implants and implant-supported prostheses.
• The elimination of a single missing tooth without touching the neighboring healthy teeth.
• The elimination of multiple missing teeth by making fixed bridges with the help of implants instead of removable prostheses.
• In cases of complete edentulism, it is not possible to make fixed prostheses instead of removable prostheses (dentures).
• Can implants be applied at any age?
• Yes. Only, bone development must be completed in young individuals. This takes place up to the age of 16-17 in girls and 18 in boys.
• There is no upper age limit for adults. It can be applied to people of any age with a suitable general health condition. Elderly people need dental implants more because they have lost more teeth and have resorption in their jawbones.

Are all dental implants successful?

For the success of implants, good general health, meaning sufficient "healing potential", accurate diagnosis, and proper cleaning and maintenance of the implant are required. In addition, appropriate surgery and a suitable prosthesis must be performed by the physician. Furthermore, heavy smoking and/or excessive alcohol consumption will negatively affect success. Depending on the above factors,

What is the lifespan of dental implants?

The first patients have been successfully using their implants for more than thirty years. This duration depends on several variables such as general health status, and daily care and cleaning of the implant. Still, as with any other medical intervention, in principle, while it is not possible to give a lifelong guarantee, implant success can range between 90-100%.

Situations where implants cannot be placed;

Getting implants may be inadvisable due to certain physical disorders or disabilities. These are:

1. Advanced bone loss
2. Significant heart conditions
3. Blood clotting disorders
4. Rheumatic diseases
5. Extreme frailty and similar conditions
6. In patients with diabetes; cases that are not under control and where diabetes is not regulated
7. Unsuitable, insufficient, or anatomically risky bone structure in the jaw
8. Patient's unsuitability for surgical procedures (excessive fear, anxiety)
9. Patient's financial situation not being good (being an expensive procedure)
10. Situations where the patient cannot fully maintain oral hygiene (mouth cleaning) after the implant.

What if the treatment fails?

The implant can be removed with a very simple procedure and the site heals on its own.

Are implants rejected by the body?

Implants are mostly made of biocompatible materials called titanium. Since titanium is not a living substance, it does not create an antigen-antibody reaction as seen in heart and kidney transplantations. Therefore, a "tissue rejection" is out of the question.

Is there a risk of cancer?

There is not a single example in the world of medicine and dentistry showing that dental implants cause cancer.

Are dental implants applied for cosmetic reasons?

The primary application area of dental implants is the elimination of tooth deficiency. While eliminating tooth deficiency, cosmetic improvements can also be achieved.

Can a guarantee be given?

Scientific studies have shown that implant success varies between 90-100%. However, as with any medical intervention, it is not possible to give a guarantee for implants. Nevertheless, in our clinic, the necessary conditions to increase treatment success are brought together with utmost care.

What are our main criteria that determine our treatment success?

First of all, case selection, meaning making the correct indication, is the primary condition for treatment success.

• Correct prosthetic planning
• Suitability of clinical conditions (readiness of necessary surgical equipment and sterilization conditions)
• Demonstration of sufficient surgical skill
• Preference for implant brands whose clinical reliability has been proven over years and across a large number of cases.
• And maintaining the same care and skill while the superstructure (implant-supported prosthesis) is being made.
• These are our main criteria that keep our treatment success high.

Is an implant an expensive treatment?

Implant applications require a series of complex and long-term procedures. Therefore, they also require higher expenditure than routine dental services. In a survey conducted with patients whose implant treatments were completed, patients stated that they got their money's worth and would have the same procedure done again if necessary.

Will I have any discomfort during and after the operation?

The operation can be performed with local anesthesia and sedation without feeling any pain or discomfort. General anesthesia can also be applied when necessary. After the operation, there may be mild pain or swelling that might be felt after any tooth extraction. These can be easily relieved with painkillers and necessary precautions.

How long does the placement operation and the completion of the prosthesis take?

The duration of the surgery can vary between half an hour and a few hours depending on the number of implants to be placed and the patient's conditions. After the operation, a wait of about 3-6 months is required for the implant to fuse with the bone (osseointegration). Afterwards, prostheses are placed on these implants with an application lasting a few sessions.

Another option is active surface implants, which can be applied by accepting a small cost difference. These new types of implants, which reduce the fusion (osseointegration) period to 2 weeks and therefore allow the fabrication of prostheses in much shorter times, can also be preferred depending on our patients' time constraints.

In cases where certain suitable conditions can be met, prostheses can also be made without any waiting period.

Utilizing all the possibilities of modern dentistry, these prostheses are engineering marvels.