“Can you still get dental implants with bone loss?”
I am a 36 year old male. I want to know if you can still get dental implants with bone loss?
6 Answers
It depends how big the damage. Only a dentist with pictures and special exams can determine it. Please contact someone who can do these exams.
The only way to know for sure is with a special 3 dimensional imaging technique referred to as a cone beam. The cone beam in dentistry is similar to an MRI in a hospital but a lot smaller and specifically designed to use in evaluating the bone within the jaws and surrounding hard and soft tissue structures.
In the majority of implant case’s especially those without an extraction site it is now considered the standard of care to use a cone beam on implant case. Drilling an implant in to place without a cone beam review can be extremely risky leading to severe complications; some with permanent results.
With a cone beam, a series of images are taken that is referred to as a volume; similar to a book. With the proper software the dentist can actually do a virtual simulation of the implant placement to determine exactly where the implant will fit to include relationships to other teeth, proper surroundings bone thickness, locations to avoid injuries to major nerves, or the floor of the sinus.
The virtual surgery on the cone-beam imaging can then used to make a specific jig insuring that the implant drill is guided to exactly where the implant should be in the actual patient.
In summary boneless is a relative word and the only way to diagnose if you have enough bone for implants in any particular location is by doing a virtual simulation of a specific implant within a conebeam volume.
In the majority of implant case’s especially those without an extraction site it is now considered the standard of care to use a cone beam on implant case. Drilling an implant in to place without a cone beam review can be extremely risky leading to severe complications; some with permanent results.
With a cone beam, a series of images are taken that is referred to as a volume; similar to a book. With the proper software the dentist can actually do a virtual simulation of the implant placement to determine exactly where the implant will fit to include relationships to other teeth, proper surroundings bone thickness, locations to avoid injuries to major nerves, or the floor of the sinus.
The virtual surgery on the cone-beam imaging can then used to make a specific jig insuring that the implant drill is guided to exactly where the implant should be in the actual patient.
In summary boneless is a relative word and the only way to diagnose if you have enough bone for implants in any particular location is by doing a virtual simulation of a specific implant within a conebeam volume.
Yes. There are ways of increasing the thickness of the bone using cadaver bone or synthetic material. Speak to your surgeon. This area may not be a good candidate for an implant and a conventional fixed bridge may be a better treatment option.
Depending on how much bone loss, in general, implant can be placed by using augmentation procedure.This is building up area to receive implant.
It depends on how much bone loss. Often bone can be grafted
Yes, we can easily and routinely build up the bone.
