Implant Prosthetics

The latest and most conservative solution of treating a missing tooth is the one that uses a crown on top of an implant (implant-supported crown), provided that the appropriate requirements are met. This avoids grinding the adjacent teeth, – that are possibly intact-, in order to create a bridge.

Services on implant prosthetics in our clinic include fixed and removable restorations that are supported by them. Fixed restorations are always screwed on the implants.

The lack of more teeth in a row can be treated with fixed screwed restorations, supported by more than one implants. In order to prosthetically restore all the maxillary or mandibular teeth with fixed prosthesis, 6 implants are usually required per jaw.

Removable implant restorations are called “overdentures”. Οverdentures are kept in place by the implants through attachments, making it a very good alternative to conventional complete dentures. With implant-supported overdentures, the chewing ability, speech and quality of life of patients who have had conventional dentures for years is significantly improved. Usually 4 implants are required in the maxilla, while 2 implants are usually enough for this purpose in the mandible.

Immediate dental implant loading is a very well documented treatment process in the literature, and we have been successfully implementing it in our clinic for many years. In favorable circumstances, during implant placement (adequate bone tissue, sufficient primary stability), fixed interim prostheses are screwed in the implants within a few hours or by the next day (Same Day Teeth). These prostheses are replaced with the permanent restorations after a few months.