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Q. What are the indications for dental implants? A. Indications can be defined in two ways: The professional way: Indications as defined by professionals are based on tooth gap topography, i.e., basically in four groups Edentulous jaws Bound tooth gap (remaining tooth/teeth on either side of the missing one/s) Free end situation (no teeth on the
with Prof. Dr. Heiner Weber, University of T
Dental implantology has become a standard therapeutical tool, without which, state-of-the-art of oral rehabilitation would be impossible. Ever since implantology has been introduced to the dentistry profession research in the laboratory, as well as in the clinic, has moved this speciality forward, and is still very much a work in progress. Prof Dr Weber is the chairman of the Dental Implantology conference and is holding workshops at the Dentistry 2011 show at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre between 1-3 November. Arab Health magazine sat down with Prof Dr Weber ahead of the show to get a better insight in how dental implantology works and how it benefits the patients.
buccal sides of the jaw)
Combinations of the last, but one group However, when consulting the patient – very often they ask by themselves for a potential implant treatment – it appears to be more feasible, to differentiate the indications according to the patients’ wish/needs.
According to the patients’ wish/needs: These indications, being based on 30 years of personal experience in actively executed/applied dental implantology, encompass three groups. Patients asking for fixed dentures in order to avoid removable ones Besides the obvious positive psychological effect – removable dentures are not as comfortable as the fixed ones and also representing a sign of progressing age. The bone is more favourably loaded by implants than by removable dentures because rapid bone loss is avoided. Furthermore, remaining teeth are more physiologically functioning than when being attached to removable dentures. For example, in an edentulous jaw, six to eight implants can be inserted, which a fixed bridge is attached to; such a rehabilitation surpasses a full denture with regard to
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masticatory function, speech and self esteem etc. Patients asking for preventing remaining teeth from being prepared and/or existing restorations (crowns/bridges) from being removed This group includes all different kinds of tooth gap topographies except edentulous jaws. These patients have a very clear preventive understanding of dental care. If existing crowns or bridges would have to be removed in order to attach a new bridge or removable denture, implant treatment contributes to preventive as well as to economic aspects. The typical situation would be a single missing tooth in the frontal area or in the buccal side region where the placement of one or two implants would avoid any tooth preparation – plus would contribute to maintenance of bone.
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