Is it painful to have a fixed denture?
In fact, thanks to the support of local anesthesia, there will be no pain during the process of having a fixed denture. However, pain will begin to appear at the implant site when the anesthesia gradually wears off. This is normal and will quickly disappear after a few days. Customers can also apply some safe pain relief methods to feel more comfortable.
1. Why do we need fixed dentures?
There are many methods on the market to help restore lost real teeth, completely overcoming aesthetic problems, fixed dentures are the most popular solution today.
When a real tooth is lost, creating a gap in the jaw, the adjacent teeth will tend to move to the position of the lost tooth to fill the gap. This leads to misaligned teeth, loose tooth roots and more seriously, tooth loss.
In addition, if the fixed denture is not quickly implanted, the jawbone will gradually disappear, causing the cheeks to become sunken and the face to age quickly. Not only does it affect aesthetics, the jawbone is no longer as strong as before, which will also make the chewing process more difficult than usual.
2. What is the best method for implanting fixed dentures?
There are two main methods for implanting fixed dentures: Implant and porcelain bridge
. Among them, dental implants are considered by experts to be the best method of installing dentures today. The reason is because dental implants have a structure consisting of a root and a body similar to real teeth, so they can fully restore the normal structure and function of the teeth.
Compared to the porcelain bridge method, which requires grinding down 2 adjacent real teeth to act as a support and installing a porcelain crown to cover the gap of missing teeth, dental implants only affect the gap on the jaw. Performing porcelain bridges can also lead to many dangerous complications such as: receding gums, exposed porcelain bridges, periodontitis, … and uncontrolled jaw bone loss.
3. What are the benefits of fixed dental implants?
As the best method of dental implants today, Implant can bring the following outstanding benefits:
3.1. Restoring aesthetics
Implant dentures have a structure similar to real teeth, including a pillar made of high-grade Titanium material and a porcelain crown, so they can effectively restore overall aesthetics. Porcelain crowns can be adjusted in color and size to match the remaining real teeth, making it difficult to recognize which teeth are fake. Thanks to that, customers can be more confident when communicating, no longer having to worry that others will realize they have lost teeth.
3.2. Preventing jawbone loss
The reason why the jawbone develops healthily and stably is because it is stimulated by daily chewing force. The implant post is inserted deep into the jawbone and acts as the root of the lost tooth, so the jawbone will continuously receive chewing force and exist normally without being lost.
3.3. Ensuring chewing function
Because it is structured like a real tooth, the implant tooth will also ensure normal chewing function. Customers can comfortably eat and drink their favorite foods without worrying about breakage.
3.4. Maximum preservation of real teeth
The implant tooth exists independently on the jaw, so when implanting, the doctor will only affect the position of the missing tooth, completely not affecting the adjacent teeth.
3.5. Permanent use time
Unlike the porcelain bridge method, which can only be used for about 7-10 years. When choosing to implant dentures, customers only need to perform surgery once and use them for life, saving a lot of time and money.
4. Does fixed denture implant hurt?
Let’s find out with BIK International Dental Clinic whether dental implant is painful or not!
When implanting teeth, the doctor will make a small incision in the gum at the position of the missing tooth so that the implant can be placed into the jawbone to replace the missing tooth root. After that, the gums will be sutured with specialized sutures. Because the gums are affected quite a lot, pain is inevitable, but the patient is given local anesthesia before the implant, so there will be no pain during the procedure.
Pain at the implant site will begin to appear when the anesthesia wears off and will gradually decrease within 7-10 days. With this method, customers should choose to perform it at a reputable dental address, equipped with modern machinery to support the implant process to take place quickly and minimize pain.
Particularly for the porcelain bridge method, the patient will only feel a slight pain due to the grinding process of the teeth to make the supporting pillars.
5. How much does a fixed denture cost?
The cost of a fixed denture depends on the method of dental implantation that the customer chooses:
5.1. Porcelain bridge
The cost of a porcelain bridge will be calculated based on the price of the porcelain tooth. In case of losing 1 real tooth, 3 porcelain teeth are needed to make a porcelain bridge to restore the lost tooth. Therefore, if only 1 tooth is lost, the price will range from 4,500,000 – 36,000,000 VND depending on the type of porcelain tooth. In which, metal porcelain teeth have the lowest price of about 1,500,000 VND/tooth and all-ceramic teeth have the highest price of about 12,000,000 VND/tooth.
5.2. Implantation
Because the implant tooth is composed of 3 main parts, the total cost of implanting the tooth will be calculated as follows:
Implantation cost = (Implant price + Abutment price + Porcelain tooth price) x Number of teeth to be made + Other costs (if any)
In general, the cost of implanting the tooth is much higher than other tooth implantation methods. The number usually ranges from 15,000,000 – 40,000,000 VND/tooth. In addition, there may be additional costs for the complete treatment of dental diseases (if any).
6. Complications that may occur after implant placement
Because implant placement is a very complicated technique, if you perform implant placement at an unreliable dental facility that does not have a team of highly trained and experienced doctors, you may encounter the following complications:
6.1. Infection
Implant infection is one of the most common complications and has the highest incidence rate. The cause is that the implant placement process does not strictly follow the standards of sterilization and disinfection or the patient has not taken good care of the wound. Signs of this condition are continuous bleeding of the gums, high fever and persistent for many days.
6.2. Bleeding
Bleeding at the implant site after implantation is normal and will stop after 1-2 days. If after this time the bleeding does not stop, the customer needs to see a doctor for treatment. The cause may be due to the wound being sutured too tightly, the suture material being of poor quality, or the implant post not having time to integrate into the jawbone before the doctor has attached the porcelain tooth.
6.3. Damaged bone membrane
This condition often has no obvious signs and is difficult to determine with the naked eye. Therefore, customers need to go to the clinic to take an X-ray examination, depending on the results, the doctor will have the most appropriate treatment plan.
6.4. Rejected implant tooth
The rejection of the implant tooth from the jawbone is the worst case that can occur after implantation, and this is the result of all of the above conditions. In most cases of rejected implant teeth, a new post needs to be replaced, which takes more time and costs. Therefore, customers need to choose a reputable, quality dental facility to perform implant placement.
7. How to reduce pain after implanting fixed dentures
If you feel pain after implanting fixed dentures, you can refer to some of the following ways to feel more comfortable:
7.1. Ice pack
Use ice wrapped in a clean towel to apply to the painful cheek to feel more comfortable. After about a day, you should apply a warm towel to help blood circulation, reduce swelling and redness at the implant site and the pain will also gradually decrease.
7.2. Use pain relievers
If necessary, the doctor will prescribe appropriate pain relievers to help the patient feel more comfortable. Note that you should not arbitrarily use or abuse pain relievers without a doctor’s prescription to avoid unwanted dangerous effects on health.
7.3. Reasonable diet
In the first few days after implant surgery, customers should only eat soft, liquid foods so that the new teeth do not have to endure too much chewing pressure. At the same time, avoid greasy, hard, chewy foods containing stimulants to avoid the situation of teeth being expelled from the jaw bone, … In addition, pay attention to supplementing adequate nutrients and vitamins from fruits, yogurt, butter, milk, … to help improve resistance and ensure overall health.
So Implant is a very popular method of fixed dentures that helps prevent serious consequences caused by tooth loss. The implant procedure must affect the gum to place the Implant but the customer will almost not feel any pain during this time thanks to local anesthesia.
