Do you have a risk of infection from a dental implant procedure?
Yes.
Any surgical involvement like extractions, implant placement, sinus
augmentation and etc. involves certain risks and Infection is one of
them.
The process of having a dental implant is minor surgery in your
mouth. Like any sort of minor surgery anywhere else on your
body, ANY surgery always has SOME risk of infection.
All surgical procedures are performed in sterile setting with
sterile instruments with all the cautions to prevent any possible
infection risks. If the risk of infection in patient is high, the
antibiotic premedication is required.
Some are due to infections in the adjacent bone surrounding the
implant. After any implant placement the use of antibiotic is a part
of standard protocol as well as use of Peridex mouth rinse for
post-operative period.
If you have any history of infection in the site were the implant
will be placed or next to it may be possible for infection.
If you have a normal immune system and are not diabetic then you
shouldn't have any problems with infection.
Post operative antibiotics and frequent oral rinses can help
minimize the risk of infection.
When conditions are best ,meaning good quality bone, good bone
height and width and good density infections are less.So, the best
way can also be that,
before surgery the use of an appropriate antibiotic can be commonly
used.
Best part from patient's side can be is:
After implant placement, patient has to be careful follow up with
the doctor recommendations in order to avoid any complications.
Infections around implant supporting tissues are not more common if
that is your question. Right after the surgery there is that
"sensitive" period of time when probability of greater inflammation
and infection might develop, but it can be well controlled by the
help of patient's doctor if patient goes for check up appointments.
And in majority cases they can be resolved completely. The patients
have to keep in mind that with implant restoration they have to make
sure that their hygiene level has to be high. If patients "relax"
and forget to brush and floss around the implant she/he can develop
periimplantitis, which eventually can cause implant failure. It
happens very rarely, but such a possibility exists. If the patient
has periodontal disease in his/her mouth that also would affect soft
tissues surrounding her/his implant. Patient should keep in mind
that implant is an excellent treatment modality, but you have to
keep up with a good oral hygiene and have regular dental check-ups
to prevent any complications.
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