Implants Surgeon:
Our implants Clinique which is one of the most modern Clinique’s in Turkey is near the centre of Antalya / Turkey. Our surgeon who graduated from the faculty of Dentistry at the University of Ankara/ Turkey and from the faculty of Implants at the University of Selcuk in Konya/ Turkey, has gain a lot of experience over the past years. The surgeon started to treat patients from all over Europe since 2004.

Implants:
A dental implant is an artificial substitute / replacement for the root portion of your natural tooth and is anchored into a pre-drilled socket in your jaw-bone to support a crown, bridge or secure a denture firmly in place. Implants are made from titanium, a material that is well tolerated by bone and integrates easily with bone tissue. During the placement of a dental implant the goal is to achieve a close contact between the outer surface of the implant and the surrounding bone tissue so they can “fuse” together creating a stable support for the new teeth.

Dental Implants can be placed in patients of any age (with fully developed jawbones) provided that they have sufficient quality and quality of bone tissue available.

The advantages of dental-implants:
1:Reduced bone loss.
2: Improved function.
3: Improved dental hygiene.
4: No need to drill or remove any healthy tooth structure.
5: Better aesthetics.

Circumstances where implants may not be suitable or situations that have an increased risk of implant failure include:

1: Heavy smoking – this slows down and hinders the healing process.
2: Excessive alcohol intake – disrupts healing of the gums.
3: Periodontal gum disease – all active gum disease must be treated prior to any implant procedure to ensure long term success of any treatment. Periodontal disease is a major cause of bone loss, which would hinder the success of any implant procedure.
4: Immuno-compromised individuals (steroids, auto-immune disease, patients undergoing radiation treatment).
5:Teeth grinders – a night time splint can be given to treat this.

Before any implants are placed it is important for the surgeon to assess the health of your teeth and gums, if there are any signs of gum disease or decay these must be treated first. Following this your treatment will be planned following x-rays .
Dental implants will placed under local anesthesia and it is a painless procedure.
The gum where the implant is to be placed is cut and lifted and a small hole is drilled in the jawbone at the precise location of the intended implant. The titanium implant is tightly fitted into this socket and the gum is stitched back over the implant.
Once the implant has been placed it is left to heal and integrate with the jawbone for between 3 months to 6 months. The bone tissue will grow and anchor itself into the microscopic rough surface of the implant.

During this “healing period” patients are given temporary teeth (bridges) or continue to wear dentures. It is important that any temporary teeth do not exert any forces on the healing implant.

Convalescence period are oppress generally minimum and well with pain-killers. A possible swelling is oppress the bests with ice. It is important that you clean the mouth and also the wound area well. YOU can ordinary brushing , a smattering carefully at the wound. You get a receipt for a antibiotic to keep the chance on infection this way possible. After 6 a 10 days the stitches will be taken out.

Bone Graft:
The success of a dental implant, it's ability to support a dental restoration, is very much dependent upon how much bone is available in the site where the implant is placed. There are lots of things that affect the bone volume including things like periodontal disease, trauma and infections and it is not unusual to open up a site in the mouth for implant placement and find out that some of the critical supporting bone is missing. No problem.... We have great techniques available to us to replace missing bone.. Replacing missing bone or adding to existing bone is very often essential to the success of a dental implant and the ensuing restoration. As long as the dentist is prepared to replace or add to the existing bone and the patient understands the bone grafting procedure, there should not be any problem with these techniques.

Membranes:
Bone grafting is done in combination with what dentistry refers to as a "Barrier Membrane Technique". Membranes made out of special materials are placed over bone graft sites to keep out the types of soft tissue cells we do not want and promote the growth and migration of cells which will turn into normal, healthy bone. These membranes are very successful and are used quite a bit these days to promote sound bone formation.

The Sinus Lift:
The human skull has several cavities or air spaces which are called "sinuses". They are part of the overall design of human beings to make the head lighter so that it can be supported on our neck. Sometimes the sinus are enlarged and intrude on areas where we want to place dental implants. We cannot place a dental implant into the sinus because we would just be placing it into an air cavity and nothing would hold it into place so when we encounter this problem, we place bone or bone growth stimulating material into the sinus.
This procedure really only affects just over the molar teeth in the upper jaw.
There are no sinuses in the lower jaw. When the maxillary sinus prevents the placement of an implant, we merely open up the side of the sinus and raise the bottom portion of the sinus so it will fill in with bone. We can then go back several months later and place our dental implants in solid bone. Sometimes, there is enough bone to place the implants at the same time that you raise the floor of the sinus. This will save time.

Periodontal Flap Surgery:
Periodontal Flap Surgery, which is also called pocket depth reduction, your periodontist folds the gum back away from the tooth. Periodontal Flap surgery is recommended in many cases where pocketing depths have reached a level that makes maintenance or cleansing difficult. It is often associated with areas of bone loss and inflammation of the gum tissue around the teeth.
When there has been bone loss that needs to be surgically corrected, then a dentist may perform periodontal flap surgery. In flap surgery, under local anesthesia, small incisions are made in the gum, so that it can be lifted back to expose the tooth and bone. The entire area is carefully cleaned and all tarter and infected granulation tissue are removed and the bone is examined. Because periodontal disease causes bone loss, often the bone will need to be re-contoured in order for the gum to heal properly.
After scraping away the bacteria-laden plaque and tartar, the dentist removes diseased tissue and smoothes the surface of damaged bones. Then the dentist sews the tissue back into place. Removing or smoothing damaged tissue allows the gum tissue to better reattach to healthy bone.

Very important!!!
It is during the heeling of the implant of the largest importance that the implant is not charged.
1: No hard food can consume, therefore food mashed or liquid;
2: During eating must you complete take off teething prosthesis;
3: At a complete teething prosthesis you cannot carry prosthesis at night.

Cleaning Implants and Crowns:
1:Brush at least twice a day for optimal tooth and implant health.
2:Try substituting floss picks for traditional dental floss. These picks can be found at virtually any drugstore or supermarket. They are easier to use than traditional floss since they don't require you to wrap floss string around your fingers.
3: Never use anything metal to clean your implants. Metal objects can scratch the implant's titanium surface and make it easier for harmful bacteria to infect the gum area surrounding the implant. Stick to plastic cleaning tools, instead.
4: regular controls (each 3 up to 6 months).

After 3 up to 6 months:
Abutment/crown on implants.
After the rest period the implant advancement also abutments are called on the implant placed. For this under local anesthesia a small slice in cog flesh will be made. On this advancement is possible a crown, bridge or prosthesis is confirmed.