Dental Implant Years After Extraction?
How long after tooth extraction is it possible to implant?
It depends on which procedure the implantologist chooses. The most reliable is to implant in a healed bone, that is, not earlier than three to six months after the tooth is removed. In order to shorten the treatment time and prevent the undesired reduction in bone volume that always accompanies healing, it can be implanted immediately or several weeks after the tooth has been removed. Essentially, as long as there is enough bone in the jaw to support an implant, you can get an implant any time after you have lost a tooth by natural causes or in the case it was extracted by a dentist.
How is the implant inserted?
Implant implantation is not a big deal from a surgical point of view. It is performed in a dentist's office, on a regular dental chair. Local anesthesia is fully sufficient, it can be supplemented with sedatives given shortly before the operation.
Using special single-purpose tools, the implantologist creates a bed in the jaw bone that exactly matches the size and shape of the implant. The implant is inserted into this bed and the suture above it is sutured with several sutures.
How long does it take to insert one implant?
The performance itself takes an experienced implantologist 20 to 30 minutes. If multiple implants are performed at the same time, the time spent on one implant is reduced. Eight implants are completed in an hour and a half.
Is it necessary to be without teeth throughout the healing period?
Generally not. Your dentist will be able to fit you with a temporary prosthesis that will cover the gap in the missing tooth. There are several types of restorations that can be worn after the teeth have been removed and later through the healing implant. Most often it is a temporary removable prosthesis, sometimes a cheap resin bridge. They can be made to you in advance and handed over immediately after the teeth have been removed. You will be without a dental prosthesis only a few days after the implantation, but for this period we will issue you with incapacity for work upon request. You will then continue to wear the temporary replacement until the implant has healed until the replacement is made.
Implantation in difficult conditions
Many people have insufficient bone volume to insert the implant, especially in those places where teeth have been missing for a long time. However, this does not mean that implants cannot be used here under any circumstances. Bone can almost always be supplemented with augmentations of the existing bones through bone grafts. Sometimes easier and without large financial costs, other times at the cost of larger or even large operations. These procedures will be offered by dental offices that have more experience with implants. A dental bone graft adds density to your jaw in areas where bone loss has occurred. The bone graft material may be taken from your own body (autogenous), or it may be purchased from a human tissue bank (allograft) or an animal tissue bank (xenograft).