Maltepe Dental Implant Treatment, Brands and Prices

In which situations can dental implants be performed?

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 deficiency, and total 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 of sufficient quantity or with the potential to be brought to a sufficient quantity,
• Implants can be applied to anyone who does not have systemic diseases (such as diabetes, advanced osteoporosis, etc.) that pose an obstacle to implant placement.

What are the advantages of dental implant treatment?

An implant is a robust, comfortable, and reliable application. The 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 in our patients who have lost the chance to use fixed prostheses due to missing teeth, or in patients complaining that their total prostheses do not stay fixed in their mouths due to bone resorption, implant treatment will be the first alternative that comes to mind.

Indeed, human life, which is prolonged due to the development of living standards, makes many of us demand a certain living comfort even in advanced ages. Again, 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, implants also offer a definitive and healthy solution to physiological and psychological problems caused by tooth loss or congenital missing teeth.

What is Oral Implantology?

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

The tooth made on an implant looks like your natural tooth and performs naturally.

The implant is an application dating back as far as human history. In various periods of history, people saw mounting pieces on the jawbone to perform 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.

Titanium shaped into root, cylinder, or screw forms is made ready for use as a dental implant after undergoing certain special procedures (special design acid etching, laser roughening, etc.). These procedures determine the quality of the implant.

As a result of tooth loss or traumas, physiologically occurring bone resorptions cause 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 tooth deficiency without touching neighboring healthy teeth.
• The elimination of multiple tooth deficiencies by making fixed bridges with the help of implants instead of removable prostheses.
• In cases of total edentulism, it is possible to make fixed prostheses instead of removable prostheses (dentures).
• Can implants be applied at any age?
• Yes. Only in young people, bone development needs to be completed. This occurs 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 whose general health status is suitable. Older people need dental implants more because they have lost more teeth and have resorptions in their jawbones.

Are all dental implants successful?

For the success of implants, good general health, meaning sufficient "healing potential", accurate diagnosis, and correct cleaning and maintenance of the implant are required. In addition, appropriate surgery and proper 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 lifetime 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. Being in an excessively frail state and similar conditions
6. In patients with diabetes (diabetes mellitus); cases where diabetes is uncontrolled and unstable
7. Unsuitable, insufficient, or anatomically risky bone structure in the jaw
8. Patient's unsuitability for surgical procedures (excessive fear, anxiety)
9. Patient's poor financial status (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 material, it does not trigger an antigen-antibody reaction as seen in heart and kidney transplantations. Therefore, a "tissue rejection" cannot be mentioned.

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 replacement of missing teeth. While replacing missing teeth, 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, the necessary conditions to increase treatment success are brought together with utmost care in our clinic.

What are our main criteria that determine our treatment success?

First of all, case selection, meaning establishing 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 constructing the superstructure (implant-supported prosthesis).
• 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 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 without any pain or discomfort using local anesthesia and sedation. General anesthesia can also be applied when necessary. After the operation, there may be mild pain or swelling, similar to what 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 from half an hour to a few hours depending on the number of implants to be placed and the patient's conditions. After the operation, a waiting period of about 3-6 months is required for the implant to fuse with the bone (osseointegration). Afterwards, prostheses are placed on these implants through 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 thus allow for the construction of prostheses in much shorter times, 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.