What are the risks with a dental implant?
There are a number of risks involved in implantation, which you should be fully aware of before the procedure and which your dentist should explain to you. A frequently occurring problem is the so-called periimplantitis. This is the inflammation of the tissue around the implant.
The inflammation prevents the implant from healing into the bone, which can lead to bone resorption and loss of the implant. Smoking, in particular, represents a major risk for inflammation of the freshly placed implant. To avoid this, oral hygiene must be observed and regular visits to the dentist are recommended.
The earlier peri-implantitis is detected by the dentist, the better the treatment prospects and the implant can be retained. In principle, a foreign body, such as an implant, is recognized by the cells as not being endogenous and is then rejected by the body. The implant then does not bond with the bone and cannot be preserved.
Possible allergies to a material used should therefore be excluded in advance to prevent an allergic reaction and thus the loss of the implant. But a rejection of the dental implant is rather rare, since dental implants are usually made of titanium or ceramic.These materials are considered to be non-allergenic. In general, there are risks associated with dental and especially surgical procedures, as it is necessary to use at least local anesthetics (local anesthesia). For many general illnesses, the administration of local anesthesia and adrenaline should be used with extreme caution. Despite exact planning, complications can always occur during surgery, for example
- That the bone splinters or cracks or
- That the nerve channel in the lower jaw is drilled,
- That the maxillary sinus is hit by a maxillary implant,
- That an implant is placed at an angle and the later restoration (i.e. the implant crown) does not fit,
- That it comes to secondary bleeding.
- There are other risks that occur more or less frequently, but less and less frequently because science and dentists have already gained a lot of experience.
