The Importance of Maintaining Your Dental Implants

 

 

 

The Importance of Maintaining

Your Dental Implants

 

 

 

 

When you finally got dental implants,

it feels great. You have a full smile again,

you can eat without any trouble, and

people are noticing the giant grin you always

have. Naturally, you want them to last

as long as possible. It is important to include

your dental implants in your daily oral hygiene

routine in order to help them last a lifetime.

 

One of the great advantages of

dental implants is that they are not subject

to decay like natural teeth are.

The artificial materials from which they are

made are not affected by the acid produced

by bacteria the way that tooth enamel is.

However, that doesn’t mean they don’t

need to be maintained as carefully

as your other teeth.

 

 

 

 

Although dental implants are not prone

to the ravages of tooth decay,

they can still be affected by gum disease.

In fact, they have their own category of

peri-implant diseases.

These are inflammatory conditions that

damage gum tissue and can also eventually

impact the stability of your implants.

 

In early stages, or peri-implant mucositis,

inflammation is localized around the soft

tissues of the implant. Much like other

early forms of gum disease,

it can be successfully treated and

even reversed. Once it worsens into

peri-implantitis, bone structure starts to be

weakened around the implant.

This usually requires surgery to treat.

 

By staying on top of your oral hygiene,

all forms of gum disease are preventable.

Be sure to include your new dental implants

in that routine.

 

 

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