Full mouth or smile in a day dental implants provide a life-changing solution to those who have many missing teeth, gum disease, or don’t want to consider artificial teeth like dentures.
Dental implant surgery that offers a full arch solution is revolutionary because people can go from their current dental situation to a fully functional and amazing smile in just one day.
However, while the dental implant procedure can be life-changing for our patients, it inspires many questions. The most popular of which is, how long do dental implants last?
The experienced dental team at EvoDental reveals all – so read on to find out more about how long dental implants last!
Can dental implants last a lifetime?
The smile in a day treatment comprises two main parts, the dental implants themselves, which are implanted into the jawbone, and the prosthetic bridge that is mounted onto it, which replaces your missing teeth.
Although every case will be different, if cared for correctly, dental implants can go on to last a lifetime. While 90% of all implants last for 10 years or more, dental implants, just like natural teeth, can encounter problems, like implant failure, if:
- Aftercare instructions aren’t followed
- Regular maintenance is skipped
- Oral hygiene is neglected
- Personal habits are harmful to the titanium implant or the prosthesis
How can I help my dental implants last longer?
Post dental implant surgery, there are a few key things you should do to increase the lifespan of dental implants.
Follow dental implant aftercare advice
Once the surgery is complete, every EvoDental patient will receive a goodie bag that contains everything they will need to look after their new teeth. This includes an oral hygiene kit, with an electric toothbrush and a water flosser as well as detailed instructions on how to use everything to maintain healthy teeth and implants.
The vast majority of our patients have success with this, helping them to look after their dental implants and reducing the chance of dental implant failure.
Plus, it also ensures that the healing and osseointegration progress as expected – which helps your implants last for decades to come.
Maintain your oral health and hygiene
To help your dental implants last, an excellent oral hygiene routine will always ensure that the prosthesis and gums are looked after properly and dental implants remain a permanent solution.
Looking after implants is very similar to caring for natural teeth and involves:
- Brushing twice daily as before, but with a soft toothbrush and non-abrasive tooth gel instead of normal toothpaste.
- Avoiding brushing the gums, which can affect healing.
- Rinsing thoroughly and using oral irrigators or dental water flossers alongside interproximal brushes on the lower-jaw prosthesis to remove leftover food particles.
If you continue to care for your dental implant treatment in this way, the chances of returning gum disease can be much reduced – allowing you to enjoy your complete bite and new smile!
Attend all maintenance appointments
Alongside ensuring good oral hygiene, patients should prioritise their annual maintenance appointments with EvoDental.
At their annual maintenance appointment, their Evo clinician will check:
- Implant stability and integration
- Wear and tear on the prosthesis
- Supporting structures, such as soft tissue and bone health/levels.
During this appointment, further checks may be carried out to see how well the dental implants are adhering to the jawbone with enough bone, thanks to osseointegration.
In some instances, the prosthesis may be removed to undergo microscopic analysis in our on-site labs, while in others, it will undergo a full clean and polish to keep the teeth looking clean and bright. This is routine and not something for you to be worried about.
Either way, your maintenance appointments are a great way to make sure that your new dental implants and prosthesis last for as long as possible.
Avoid habits that could harm dental implants
Patients are sometimes guilty of habits that can be harmful to the integration of the titanium implant (the artificial tooth root) or the prosthesis itself.
Even after bespoke dental implant surgery, continuing these habits can lead to real damage and can mean that the component parts need to be replaced or removed and alternative treatments sought.
As such, the main things to avoid include:
- Using the teeth as tools, to cut tape or open packets
- Teeth grinding, also known as bruxism
- Smoking
- Carrying things in the mouth when your hands are full
- Chewing very hard ice or non-food items
If needed, you should seek solutions for complications like teeth grinding, which can be as simple as a mouthguard, or make the necessary lifestyle changes to help your implant placement heal and remain firmly in place.
How EvoDental makes your dental implants last
EvoDental focuses entirely on an in-house smile in a day solution and has taken steps to develop, optimise, and enhance our processes so that the best outcome is achieved for every patient.
This includes utilising state-of-the-art digital technology, premium quality Southern Implants, and in-house laboratories as well as techniques such as 3D imagery photogrammetry and bespoke implant placement.
These optimisations allow EvoDental to offer full mouth, smile in a day dental implants to more patients than ever – including those with extensive missing teeth or who have been previously told that dentures are their only option, while also helping guard against implant failure or loss.
Southern Implants
As part of our continuous optimisation, we selected Southern Implants for our dental implant system, as they provide long-lasting quality, endurance, success, and integration. The implants that Southern produces are constructed from materials that are durable, light, and strong while also increasing the lifespan of dental implants.
They also promote improved bone density as well as integrating with a patient’s bone structure exceptionally well, in a process called osseointegration. This has the effect of making the implants even stronger, as they are fixed in place.
At EvoDental, smile in a day dental implants are made up of:
- Implanted titanium screws from Southern Implants
- An abutment made of titanium or zirconia ceramic
- An overlying crown, usually made of metal, a ceramic, or a mix of the two
All of which replace missing teeth and boost oral health by reinstating a full bite – without the need for artificial teeth, like dentures.
In-house laboratories
As purpose-built, state-of-the-art clinics, EvoDental can place dental implants in just a day.
Worried that this might affect the lifespan of dental implants?
The smile in a day process doesn’t affect how long dental implants last – but it does mean that you can shorten the healing process, avoid dentures, and have only one procedure to fit your dental implants and your prosthesis.
Plus, you can be much more confident of a comfortable fit, as we craft your tooth replacement crowns on-site too, so they will fit you perfectly!
Bespoke dental implant placement
If you have missing teeth on the upper jaw, particularly if the tooth loss is historic, there can be an element of bone loss that requires a bone graft to solve.
Likewise, you may also have anatomical inconsistencies that require you to get a sinus lift before dental implants can be used to replace missing teeth.
However, by placing bespoke pre-maxilla, pre-mandible, and pterygoid implants at EvoDental, patients can experience many benefits, including:
- One-day replacement for lost natural teeth
- Improved oral health
- Reduced costs – as patients won’t need to pay for a bone graft or sinus lift
- A shorter healing process
- One implant surgery versus two or more
- No time wearing a removable denture
Restore your smile with EvoDental
EvoDental’s full mouth dental implant solutions mean that those told they need to consider other tooth replacement options like dentures, or with complications, like missing bone tissue or gum inflammation as a result of gum disease, can consider a permanent solution in implants.
If you would like more information about our smile in a day dental implants and how they can transform not only your smile but your life, contact our caring and friendly patient coordinators by filling out our contact form, and we will get back to you within 48 hours.