When you go to a clinic for implant treatment after tooth loss, hearing the doctor look at the X-ray and say "Your jawbone has melted too much, you cannot get implants" is a huge disappointment for many patients. You might feel unhappy, thinking you are condemned to removable palate prostheses (dentures). However, thanks to modern surgical developments in dentistry, this sentence is now history.
Many patients who were told "implants cannot be done" in their home countries achieve their fixed and strong teeth thanks to the expert maxillofacial surgeons of Atlantic Dental Turkey. But how? Can people with jawbone loss really get implants? The Answer: Absolutely yes!
Why Does the Jawbone Melt and Disappear?
When a tooth is extracted or lost, the jawbone in that area no longer receives chewing force (stimulation). The body begins to melt (resorb) the bone in that area over time, saying "there is no need for a tooth here anymore." Furthermore, the pressure exerted on the bone by removable palate prostheses used for many years, severe gum diseases (periodontitis), and advancing age also accelerate bone loss. Sufficient bone volume to surround the implant is essential for it to stand firmly.
Solution 1: Bone Graft (Bone Powder) Treatment
If your bone has become too thin or short to hold the implant, we can rebuild that area. With the bone graft (commonly known as bone powder) procedure, biocompatible, special bone materials are placed in the area where the implant will be performed. Your body uses this material like a scaffold to produce its own new bone.
Depending on the level of bone loss, this procedure is sometimes performed in a single session at the same time as implant placement; in very large losses, the formation of the bone first and the placement of the implant a few months later can be planned. Ultimately, your implant is placed on a new, rock-solid foundation.
Solution 2: "All-on-4" and Angled Implant Technique (No Bone Powder Needed)
The most miraculous solution for our patients who have lost all their teeth and have very severe bone resorption in the posterior regions is the All-on-4 implant technique. In this technique, the back regions where melting is generally the highest are not touched at all.
Instead, 4 (or sometimes 6) implants placed at special angles in the front part of the jaw (the region where the bone always remains anatomically thicker and stronger) are used. In this way, without the need for exhausting bone powder surgeries that take months, your implants are placed and your temporary fixed teeth are fitted on them on the same day.
Do Not Despair! No matter how challenging the condition of your jawbone is, there is always a permanent solution for the experienced surgical team of Atlantic Dental Turkey. You don't need to pay a fortune in the UK or Europe for high-cost and complex operations. Share your panoramic X-ray with us; let us save you from those removable prostheses forever with the affordable treatment prices, luxury hotel accommodation, and VIP transfer privileges offered by Turkey.