The artificial teeth fixed with dental implants also need care and cleaning like the natural teeth. Even though they are the artificial teeth that are placed with titanium posts, the gum tissues around the implants are vulnerable to infection. Plaque on the implant teeth also occurs with poor implant care and leads to serious infectious conditions over implants called Mucositis and Peri-Implantitis.
The dental implants patients are advised with the necessary aftercare instructions for the longevity of the teeth fixed. This post focuses on such post-op care actions recommended by the dental implant surgeons.
Aftercare instructions for the teeth implants
Whether you fix the implants to restore a single tooth or entire set of the jaw teeth, the surgical site should not be touched for a few days. Likewise, the patient should not smoke for a few days following the surgery.
This is recommended because smoking and touching the gum with bare hands will taint the treated region and affects healing. The healing process involves a new bone developed around the implant post that assures the success rates of implants.
Once the bone is developed that makes the implant interacts well with the jaw bone, the following actions will help you to extend the implant's durability:
1) Clean the implant teeth
Effective brushing and cleaning are mandatory to get the implant fixed teeth free from stains and bacterial infection. The following appliances are highly helpful in clean the implants at home:
• Toothbrush – While cleaning toothbrush, don't prefer hard-bristled brushes as they may abrade the fake teeth implanted. Likewise, don't use abrasive toothpaste to clean implants. Get a soft-bristled toothbrush or nylon coated interdental brushes or electric toothbrush for implants.
• Flossing Wire – Flossing is also indispensable for the well-being of the fixed implants. The tiny spaces around the implants and the teeth should be excluded. Flossing wire helps you to clean such minute gaps.
• Water Flossers – Water flossers have a tip which projects the flow of water with force. When the flow of water irrigates over the teeth and implant teeth, the chances are higher for loosening of the dental calculus around the implant tooth.
• Gum Stimulators – The appliance is provided with a handle and a rubber tip which helps in massaging the gums. Such massaging streamlines the blood flow inside the gums which in turn reduces bleeding and inflammation.
2) Take soft foods
Chewing hard, crunchy and sticky food items with the implant teeth are really bad for the implant teeth. It is because the intense pressure exerted on the implant will lead to leakage or compromise the implant teeth structure. Hence it is better to switch to soft foods for the betterment of implant teeth.
3) Avoid Tobacco and Alcohol
Smoking cigarette is vulnerable to the health of the implants fixed. Tobacco and other chemical substances in cigarette introduce toxic agents in the gum surfaces around the implants. Likewise, alcohol also affects the implants in the same manner.
Besides stains, the harmful products exposed to the gum surfaces via tobacco and alcohol will deteriorate the bone formed and weakened the tooth implant fixed.
4) Take plaque disclosing tablets
It is quite harder to analyze the areas on teeth surfaces where plaque is forming. If you take plaque disclosing tablets, they will stain or discolor the regions where the dental calculus is present. Then you can clean and loosen the plaque with the help of teeth cleaning appliances,
5) Prefer Professional dental implant cleaning
Besides home care actions, Professional maintenance is also essential for the artificial teeth fixed. Visit your dentist who fixed the implant teeth at regular intervals for check-ups. If he/she recommend the dental office implant cleaning, then go for it.
To keep your implant teeth far away from the bacterial invasions, effective oral hygiene actions in the home and Professional care are needed.
To know more about the implant teeth post-care tips, contact our Dental clinic in Mogappair Chennai.
