Can you still get orthodontic treatment after dental implants?
Dental implant doctor Yao Qiang from Debei, caring about your oral health!In life, there are always situations where you cannot have both. For example, some patients who, after getting dental implants, develop misaligned teeth due to some external factors and want to get orthodontic treatment. However, after being examined at the hospital, the doctor gave a negative opinion and said orthodontic treatment should not be done. This has left quite a few patients puzzled: can orthodontic treatment not be done after dental implants, and if one insists on getting orthodontic treatment, will there be side effects?
Dental implant doctor Yao Qiang from Debei tells us that as for whether orthodontic treatment can be done after dental implants,you first need to understand the principles of dental implants and orthodontic treatment, so that you can judge whether the two can exist in the mouth at the same time.
The principle of dental implants:
Through a medical method, pure titanium metal, which has high compatibility with human bone, is precisely designed into a screw-like shape, and then the implant is surgically placed into the alveolar bone. After the implant and alveolar bone fuse closely together, a crown is installed, and the dental implant is complete.
The principle of orthodontic treatment:
Orthodontic treatment is a physical remodeling process. Through the force applied to the teeth by external pressure, the teeth are moved in a predetermined direction. The alveolar bone on the compressed side undergoes alveolar bone resorption, while the alveolar bone on the other side undergoes reconstruction. Under the deposition of new bone and the action of external force, the teeth move from one position to another, until the force stops.
From the above comparison, it can be clearly seen that dental implants keep teeth stable, while orthodontic treatment causes teeth to move, so a certain conflict arises.Therefore, under normal circumstances, after getting dental implants, orthodontic treatment is generally not recommended.Of course, some patients try it out just to see, which can lead to symptoms of the dental implant falling out; it can be said that the dental implant may lose its proper function.
There is another option: first remove the dental implant, then perform orthodontic treatment, and after the orthodontic treatment is completed, see based on the actual situation whether a dental implant is needed. In some cases of missing teeth, the position is compensated after orthodontic treatment, and a dental implant is not needed afterward.If the implanted tooth does not affect oral orthodontic treatment, avoiding the dental implant and then performing orthodontic treatment is also a feasible approach.
Dental implant doctor Yao Qiang from Debei says that the best situation for orthodontic treatment is to treat the whole mouth, so as to avoid symptoms of improper occlusion later, which ultimately leads to the teeth becoming misaligned again. However, the specific situation still needs to be examined at the hospital accordingly before it can be relatively clear, and the doctor will formulate a corresponding plan based on the oral condition.