Success Rate of Dental Implants

Now, dental implants are kind of highly successful procedures in dentistry. Although there is no guarantee that a dental implant procedure is going to be successful, some studies have shown a 5-year success rate of 95 percent for lower jaw implants, and 90 percent for upper jaw implants. The success rate shows that the upper jaw implants' rate is slightly lower, because the upper jaw ,especially the posterior section, is less dense than the lower jaw, which is making successful implantation and osseointegration potentially more difficult to achieve. Lower posterior implantation has the highest success rate for all dental implants.

Dental implants can cause a failure for a number of reasons. One of the most common reason is related to the osseointegration process. For example, if the implant is placed in a poor position, it might not take place. Dental implants may break or become infected same as natural teeth and crowns may become loose.

If you smoke and thinking the treatment of dental implants, your dentist will probably advise you give up smoking before undergoing the process, because smokers have more risk of implant failure than others. Since the procedure of dental implants can be extremely expensive, you should not waste your money with the risk of failure due to your habit.

As a strong point, dental implants are not susceptible to the formation of cavities. still, poor oral hygiene can lead to the development of peri-implantitis around dental implants. This disease is tantamount to the development of periodontitis (severe gum disease) around a natural tooth.