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Teeth, Implants, and Potential Issues of Profit Against Health and Ethics
Patients may have healthy, salvable teeth replaced with implants without fully understanding the implications.
Dental implants are becoming a more popular option for replacing lost teeth because they provide long-term, sustainable function and aesthetics. Studies have documented a 10-year success rate of 89.7% and a survival rate of 94.6% for dental implants. Even with the higher implant survival rates, cavities, fractures, and hypermobility can arise with teeth next to dental implants. Therefore, they are not without dental health issues, and dental health, as we know, is intimately associated with physical health.
Understanding the type and frequency of problems connected with dental implant surgery is essential to guaranteeing the best possible patient results and enhancing clinical practices. Postoperative pain and swelling are examples of less severe complications, while implant failure and infection are examples of more serious difficulties.
The patient's current health status, the surgical technique, the implant design, and the postoperative care can all impact the likelihood and severity of these problems. However, two outstanding issues of concern for those in healthcare and dentistry are, specifically, the costs involved and the financing offered, plus the…
