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Make of Dental Implant

  • 09-05-2013 9:22pm
    #1
    nettlesoup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42 ✭


    If a patient plans to get dental implants can they request the make of implant they want ?

    If you got implants and at some point in the future you needed to get more implants would you have to get the same make as your current implants?

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    Oral Surgeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,240 ✭✭✭Oral Surgeon


    nettlesoup wrote: »
    If a patient plans to get dental implants can they request the make of implant they want ?

    If you got implants and at some point in the future you needed to get more implants would you have to get the same make as your current implants?

    Thanks.

    You can request it all you want but your dentist won't change their system just to suit you... Most surgeries use one or possibly two different brands. If you come along and request a different type of implant; first the dentist may not be familiar with that particular type and be reluctant to use it, second and most importantly it is very expensive for a surgery to buy all of the surgical and restorative instruments and componentry needed to use a system, why would a surgery drop 10 grand on a new implant system just for one patient when they have one or two different implant systems that they are happily using...?

    You could look for a surgery that places the implant type that you want ...

    My advice is to pick the surgery and operator first then go with the implant system that they advise. If it is a good surgery or operator then they will not use a bad system.

    I know the patient is always right and all that but why do you want to choose the actual implant type yourself??

    As for future compatability, all treatments should be future proofed. If your other teeth are dodgy looking and of questionable long term prognosis then implants for single teeth or bridges should be placed and of a type that can be used for other types of prosthesis such as hybrids or implant supported dentures...
    Again, just take the advice of the implant surgeon and pros/ dentist on whether this treatment is taking into account future possibilities....


  • #3
    btkm8unsl0w5r4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,535 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    Most good implant systems are converging on certain connection types. Make sure that its a good named implant or compatible system.

    The surgeon will have chosen the system for you making sure its a good quality, reputable brand, which redly accessible components, a long history in business and good scientific data on success and complications.

    Future implants do not need to be the same type, you can mix and match. It makes things a tiny bit more complex epically if you mix certain types of implants that have taper fits with those that are screw retained but generally a good restorative dentist will know how to get around any issues.


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