What You’ve Heard About Dental Implants May Be a Lie

There are many different opinions regarding dental implants that exist in today’s society. The truth in these opinions is often over exaggerated or even completely absent. Let us determine what is true, what is not and what is just plain gossip that people say.

1. They want to rob you
   Unfortunately, everything related to medicine isn’t cheap these days. The price for dental implant service is not something that came from nowhere. It consists of three components: the price for the implant itself, for the materials used and for the work of the specialist.

A quality implant is the product of high-tech technologies, scientific research, and complicated manufacturing process. This is why they are so reliable and have an excellent long-term service life. If the implant is cheap, this means that all three components are cheaper and much less reliable.

Let’s illustrate this in one simple example. Very often the amount of bone tissue isn’t enough to install an implant into it. In such cases, a patient needs bone grafting. If the material used for this is of low quality, the bone graft simply may not fuse. It will make the attempt and lost time and money all be in vain.

The second important factor is the doctor’s qualifications. To be good, it requires investments, both from the doctor and clinic. Education, further training, courses, seminars… It all costs money but increases the quality of treatment. This is why their service is so expensive; it’s fair play.

1. You need to replace an implant every 10-15 years

If you had a good quality service performed by a highly-skilled specialist, the guarantee can be endless! You won’t need to replace the implant so often. You will simply need to visit your dentist from time to time to make sure everything is good with the implant. If there’ll be any problems, it will be solved fast and without the need to install another one.

1. Dental implants have multiple contraindications
   They do have some but not that many. The biggest contraindications for them are cancer and blood diseases. Others can be treated and then successfully have their implants. What if you install an implant and get sick in ten years, for example? Don”t worry, the implant will be fully osseointegrated in a couple of years.

2. You will have to be on a strict diet forever with an implant
   It’s a total myth – an implant serves the same way your natural tooth does. You can eat whatever you want – that’s the point. This is why they are so expensive. But you should take care of its hygiene the same way you care for your natural teeth as well.

3. Children and elderly people can’t have dental implants
   It’s only half the truth. For those under the age of 18, the process of facial bone formation is not yet complete, so implantation is not recommended. When it comes to elderly people, everything’s fine – if there are no contraindications, they can get full mouth implant even at the age of 80.

Hopefully, this information was useful for you and you will think about implants differently now.