If you are missing one or more teeth
and planning for fix teeth or full mouth implantation, these are points patient should check for :
If decided to visit doctor
- Choose experience and expertise dental implant specialist
- Get confirm whether you are suitable candidate for implantation
- Consult doctor, take multiple opinion if needed
- Stop smoking or any tobacco product if consuming,
- Start oral hygiene care – mouth wash, gum massage
While meeting with dentist
- Discuss number of teeth and implant roots to be needed, types and company of implant
- Types of teeth- cement or screw retained
- Types of implant- conventional, basal, angulated with multi unit abutment, zygomatic implants
- Discuss in detail about finance (cost of implant and teeth) and term of payment
- Inform doctor if you have any systemic disease like hypertension, diabetes, on medication like blood thinner
- Optional treatment plan
On day of Dental Implantation
- now a day dental treatment done under advanced anesthesia, so don’t be anxious, take proper sleep day before procedure
- accompany someone
- wear comfortable clothes
- carry all investigation, x-ray, CT scan to clinic
- take dentist prescribed medication
- have light food before procedure if oral surgery under local anesthesia
- get there early for some rest
Preparation makes life easy…
