Eyüpsultan 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 total edentulism.

Who is eligible for implants?

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

What are the advantages of implant treatment?

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

Particularly for our patients who have lost the chance to use fixed prostheses due to missing teeth, or those who complain that their total prostheses do not stay fixed in their mouths due to bone resorption, implant treatment will be the primary alternative to come to mind.

Indeed, human life expectancy extending due to the development of living standards has made many of us demand a certain level of living comfort even in advanced ages. Furthermore, using removable prostheses from a young age is not something any of us would desire. Exactly at this point, implants offer us a great treatment alternative.

The effects of tooth loss are 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 congenital missing teeth.

What is Oral Implantology?

Implants are made of titanium in the form of plates, screws, and pins, 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.

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 function as teeth as a solution.

Today, the most commonly used metal 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 undergoing certain special procedures (special design acid-etching, laser texturing, etc.). These procedures determine the quality of the implant.

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

What are our treatment goals?

• To eliminate all kinds of edentulism and lost functions with implants and implant-supported prostheses.
• To eliminate a single missing tooth without touching the neighboring healthy teeth.
• To eliminate multiple missing teeth by making fixed bridges with the help of implants instead of removable prostheses.
• In cases of total 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 needs to be completed in young people. 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. Since older people lose more teeth and have resorption in their jawbones, they have a greater need for dental implants.

Are all dental implants successful?

For the success of implants, good general health—meaning a sufficient "healing potential"—correct 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 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, 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 implant placement is not possible;

Implant placement may be contraindicated due to certain physical disorders or disabilities. These are:

1. Advanced bone resorption
2. Major heart conditions
3. Blood clotting disorders
4. Rheumatic diseases
5. Extreme frailty and similar conditions
6. In patients with diabetes (diabetes mellitus); in uncontrolled cases and when diabetes is not well-regulated
7. Inappropriate, insufficient, or anatomically risky jawbone structure
8. Patient's unsuitability for surgical procedures (excessive fear, anxiety)
9. Patient's financial constraints (Being an expensive procedure)
10. Situations where the patient cannot fully maintain oral hygiene (oral 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" cannot be mentioned.

Is there a risk of cancer?

In the world of medicine and dentistry, there is not even a single example showing that dental implants cause cancer.

Are dental implants applied for cosmetic reasons?

The primary application area of dental implants is the elimination of missing teeth. Cosmetic improvements can also be achieved while eliminating tooth loss.

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 guarantee implants. Nevertheless, the conditions necessary to increase treatment success are brought together with utmost care in our clinic.

What are our basic 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 (availability of necessary surgical materials and sterilization conditions)
• Demonstration of adequate surgical skills
• Preference for implant brands with proven clinical reliability based on years and a large number of cases.
• And maintaining the same care and skill while constructing the superstructure (implant-supported prosthesis).
• These are our basic 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 expenditures than routine dental services. In a survey conducted with patients who completed their implant treatments, patients stated that they got their money's worth and would have the same procedure done again if necessary.

Will I experience 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, which can also be experienced 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 condition. After the operation, it is waited for about 3-6 months 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 taking a small cost difference into account. These new types of implants, which reduce the fusion (osseointegration) period to 2 weeks and thus allow the construction of prostheses in much shorter periods, can also be preferred depending on our patients' time constraints.

In cases where certain favorable conditions can be met, prostheses can be made without waiting at all.

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