Friday, 11 February 2011 11:14 Written by DDS

How Long Do Dental Implants Last?

For every patient, dental implants last 29.3 years. The correct answer is... it depends - it really does. It depends on a couple of factors. One, of course, is how well you take care of them. You need to brush and floss to keep them clean, to prevent inflammation around the implants. Second, a lot

depends on how well they were put in. Because dental implantology is such a new field and isn't yet a part of the standard dental school curriculum in all dental schools, many dentists are trying to place them when they haven't had the full education required to do them well. Also, many dentists are trying to cut their costs. For example, there are 200 companies making dental implant fixtures. Only six of these, however, produce fixtures certified by the American Dental Association. To be certified, they have to supply research demonstrating that the fixtures are safe and effective. If you have non-certified fixtures placed, your treatment will likely not last as long, because the chances of developing a loose implant, or infection, or other problem will be greater. Certified fixtures are made to very exacting tolerances, and these standards aren't followed for the "generic" fixtures.  But the temptation is high for dentists to use non-certified fixtures, because the high-quality certified ones cost about one hundred times as much. One part of the implant, for example, will cost $300-500 if it is a high-quality, carefully sterilized, exacting tolerance, name brand fixture. The same part will cost $3-5 if it is a non-name brand fixture like many of the implants placed abroad. And the patient won't know the difference until possibly years later.

So how long do the implants last? It depends on you, and on the care and expertise of your dentist. Poor quality treatment can lead to implant failure. There are various dental implant centers in the United States such as Dentiq Dental Implant Center and Clear Choice that provide complete, uncompromising, implant solutions by specialists that have met and maintain the highest professional credentialing standard.

 

 

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