Major Causes behind Your Implant Failure- Revealed by the Experts
Implants are one of the best solutions to replace a missing tooth. However, just like anything in life, nothing lasts forever. Implants are the same as well. It is hence important to identify the risk factors and reduce them to increase the likelihood of survival of your implants.
In dental literature, you will find great articles and blogs on the reasons behind implant failures and the ways you can prevent them. The following is a combined article based on research and personal clinical observation on significant causes of implant failures.
Occlusion/Bite:
Simply, occlusion is when the upper and lower teeth come together when an individual’s mouth is closed. It’s one of the most common reasons why implants fail. The reason is that, unlike natural teeth, the implants stay osseointegrated into bone as they have only limited microns that enable movement. To avoid occlusion from failing implants, meticulous adjustments must be made when restoring implants and at active maintenance sessions.
Smoking:
Placing implants in a smoker’s mouth is one of the biggest cause of implant failure. You can find multiple articles that support this claim. However, if smoking is reduced and managed properly, along with excellent dental hygiene, implants can still last for a long time.
Poor Bone:
For dentists, there are many ways to figure out the quantity of a bone. However, most ignore the significance of analyzing the bone quality when placing implants. To increase the quantity and quality of bone, bone grafting is a great option to be done beforehand/ Patients taking bisphosphonates are likely to have a low bone density which is why they are using the drug. Hence, you cannot significantly increase the bone density of a patient. Therefore, in cases like these, opting for other dental treatments is best rather than risking an implant failure.
Loading Implants Too Early:
The idea of “teeth in a day” is induced in the minds of practitioners and patients to such an extent that they opt for a faster alternative than a better one. Therefore, to avoid mishaps, different factors, including the patients’ expectations, the quantity, and quality of the bone, the healing time, etc., should be considered rather than hurrying.
Improper Implant Placement:
Prosthesis design should never be guided by surgical placement and angulation. Instead, it should be the opposite. Unfortunately, surgical specialists lack the prosthodontic background, education, and proper guidance in this regard. Ultimately, implants are improperly placed. To avoid this failure, seek out more information from the qualified team at Tooth Heaven.
Improper Prosthodontic Design:
The crown and prosthesis planning serves as the structural base for implants. The prosthodontic design is directly related to the anticipated stress on implant failure and other dental issues. At Tooth Heaven, our dental practitioners are in constant communication with our lab technicians to design the crown and prosthesis strategically.
Previous Periodontal Disease:
Previous gum disease could harbour bacteria that could trigger infection around implants. It is always best to keep gum and/or bone disease under control prior to placing implants anywhere in the mouth.
Final Words:
Unfortunately, despite implants being a famously practiced solution, we are still unaware of the exact factors that causes implants to fail. The article mentioned above is a summary of the experience and research of multiple specialists and case studies over the past 30 years. Although these are the major causes, there are more reasons for implant failure to discover.
To find out if you run into any of these risks prior to placing implants in the mouth, seek professional help like the team at Tooth Heaven to ensure that your implants last for a long time
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