Dental Implants 組員：陳彥均 黃琬真 柯明宏 陳育柔 劉泓毅 蕭萱

introduction

Dental Implant Defination: dental implant is also known as an endosseous implant or fixture. is a surgical component that interfaces with the bone of the jaw or skull to support a dental prosthesis.

Dental Implant Crown: Individual crowns placed over implants

Dental Implant Bridge:

Dental Implant Denture:

three-step process Steps: First Step: Dental Implant placement Intermediate Step: check the implant for its successful integration and connects some form of post which penetrates through the gum into the mouth. 

three-step process Final step: restorative stage of placing the prosthetic tooth or teeth.

History

Mayan civilization Time date back to 600A.D Materials ranging from carved stones, such as jade, to fragments of seashells.

Biological basis of modern implants Time 1952 Osseointegration A titanium cylinder placing in a bone could not be removed. Per-Ingvar Branemark

First introduced for people Time 1965  Branemark carried out the first-ever titanium dental implant operation, on a swedish patient with jaw deformities.

Advantage of dental implants

Benefit of implants Preservation of tooth structure Easier to keep clean Preserve the bone in ridge height and width Improve biting, chewing, and speaking esthetic

Implant longevity Implant failure Failure of implant to integrate with bone Infection around the implant Nerve damage Damage to adjacent teeth during implant placement Long-term success

Health Condition & Dental implant

Poor oral hygiene Periodontics High blood pressure Heart disease Long-term steroid Heavy smokers Radiation therapy to the head/neck area

Diabetes periontitis infection healing process

Conclusion The importance of dental implant is certainly on the spotlight of dental field today, which dosen't mean that dental implant is panacea for all cases. It's equally importance to implant and to measure the condition of patients.