WHERE IS THE CLINIC LOCATED?
WE ARE LOCATED AT BLVD. EL GRECO #70, COLONIA KALITEA, INSIDE PLAZA CUMBRES, LOCAL B-22, C.P. 84066, NOGALES SONORA, MEXICO.
ARE THEY CLOSE TO THE BORDER LINE?
WE ARE APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AWAY FROM THE BORDER LINE, MOVING BY CAR.
ARE THERE HOTELS NEARBY?
YES, THE CLOSEST ONE IS A 2 MINUTE WALK AWAY.
ARE THERE PLACES TO EAT NEARBY?
YES, THERE IS A WIDE VARIETY OF RESTAURANTS WITHIN THE SAME SHOPPING PLAZA WHERE WE ARE LOCATED, AS WELL AS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.
WHAT PAYMENT METHODS DO YOU HAVE?
CASH AND CREDIT CARD PAYMENT (VISA OR MASTER CARD), WE ACCEPT PESOS AND DOLLARS.
DO YOU OFFER ANY PAYMENT PLAN FOR THE COST OF TREATMENT?
PAYMENT PLANS ARE AVAILABLE DEPENDING ON THE TREATMENT AND ITS DURATION.
WHAT SERVICES DO YOU OFFER?
- COMPREHENSIVE DENTISTRY
- ORTHODONTICS
- ENDODONTICS
- PERIODONTICS
- ADVANCED ORAL IMPLANTOLOGY
- ORAL REHABILITATION
DO YOU ACCEPT INSURANCE?
WE ACCEPT MOST AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES, IF YOU PLAN TO MAKE USE OF THEIR INSURANCE, WE SUGGEST YOU TO REQUEST INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY IN OUR OFFICES, TO NOTIFY YOU IF YOUR POLICY IS WITHIN OUR AGREEMENTS. AS FOR MEXICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES, WE DO NOT HAVE AGREEMENTS AT THE MOMENT.
HOW CAN I REACH ICON DENTAL GROUP?
WE OFFER FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE FROM THE BORDER LINE TO OUR FACILITIES AND BACK, REQUEST OUR SERVICE AT THE TIME OF SCHEDULING AND CONFIRMING YOUR APPOINTMENT.
IF YOU HAVE A PRIVATE VEHICLE, IN OUR SOCIAL NETWORKS AND WEBSITE YOU WILL FIND OUR LOCATION.
DO YOU HAVE PARKING FACILITIES?
YES, THERE IS A PARKING AREA WITH CONTROLLED ACCESS AND COSTS $15.00 MEXICAN PESOS.
IS THE AREA WHERE YOU ARE LOCATED SAFE?
YES, WE ARE LOCATED IN A VERY SAFE AND ATTRACTIVE COMMERCIAL AREA, JUST A FEW STEPS AWAY FROM WHAT WILL BE THE AMERICAN CONSULATE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
I HAVE A VERY PAINFUL TOOTH, WHAT TREATMENT WILL I NEED?
IT IS NECESSARY TO GO TO THE DENTIST FOR A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT AND OFFER THE APPROPRIATE TREATMENT.
HOW OFTEN SHOULD I HAVE MY TEETH CLEANED?
EVERY 6 MONTHS ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT THIS MAY VARY DEPENDING ON YOUR ORAL HEALTH STATUS.
WHAT TYPE OF ANESTHESIA IS USED DURING TREATMENTS?
LOCAL ANESTHESIA.
HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO WAIT BEFORE I CAN EAT AFTER A TOOTH EXTRACTION?
IF A SIMPLE EXTRACTION WAS PERFORMED, IT MAY VARY FROM ONE TO TWO HOURS, WHEN THE ANESTHESIA WEARS OFF, AND YOU SHOULD ONLY EAT SOFT, COLD OR WARM FOOD, AND FOLLOW YOUR DENTIST'S INSTRUCTIONS.
IS A TOOTH EXTRACTION VERY PAINFUL?
NO, DURING THE PROCEDURE YOU SHOULD NOT FEEL PAIN, SINCE THE EXTRACTION AREA IS ANESTHETIZED. AFTER THE PROCEDURE YOUR DENTIST WILL PRESCRIBE ANTIBIOTICS, ANALGESIC AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MEDICATION, AS WELL AS A DIET AND THE NECESSARY CARE FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY.
WHY CAN'T I USE A STRAW AFTER HAVING A TOOTH EXTRACTION?
BECAUSE THE SUCTION EFFECT REMOVES THE BLOOD CLOT THAT SHOULD FORM AND INCREASES BLEEDING.
CAN I DRINK ALCOHOL AFTER A TOOTH EXTRACTION?
NO. THE USE OF ALCOHOL PROMOTES BLEEDING IN ADDITION TO INTERFERING WITH THE EFFECT OF THE MEDICATIONS PRESCRIBED.
WHAT OPTIONS DO I HAVE TO REPLACE THE SPACE LEFT AFTER A TOOTH EXTRACTION?
- THE FIRST OPTION WOULD BE A REMOVABLE TOOTH.
- THE SECOND OPTION WOULD BE A FIXED BRIDGE.
- THE THIRD OPTION IS TO PLACE A DENTAL IMPLANT.
IS IT NORMAL TO FEEL PAIN AFTER A TOOTH EXTRACTION?
PAIN MAY OCCUR, BUT IT SHOULD BE CONTROLLABLE WITH REGULAR ANALGESICS.
IF AFTER 24 HOURS AFTER THE EXTRACTION THE PAIN BECOMES INTENSE, IT MAY BE DUE TO A DRY ALVEOLITIS, CAUSED BY SEVERAL FACTORS, SUCH AS POOR HYGIENE, USE OF TOBACCO, ALCOHOL, AMONG OTHERS. IN THESE CASES IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO SEE YOUR DENTIST IMMEDIATELY.
I HAVE CAVITIES, WHAT SHOULD I DO?
VISIT YOUR DENTIST FOR DIAGNOSIS AND POSSIBLY TREATMENT OF FILLINGS.
WHAT MATERIAL DO YOU USE TO MAKE THE FILLINGS?
DENTAL RESIN SIMILAR IN COLOR TO YOUR TOOTH.
HOW MANY FILLINGS CAN I HAVE IN ONE APPOINTMENT?
IF YOU REQUIRE MULTIPLE FILLINGS IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE MOUTH, YOU WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR ONE SPECIFIC AREA PER APPOINTMENT, UNTIL ALL FILLINGS ARE COMPLETED. YOUR DENTIST WILL ADVISE YOU ON THE APPROPRIATE APPROACH.
AFTER HAVING A DENTAL FILLING, HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO WAIT TO EAT?
AT LEAST ONE HOUR, TO ALLOW TIME FOR THE MATERIAL TO SEAL PROPERLY.
CAN I SMOKE AFTER A TOOTH EXTRACTION?
NO. AS IT COULD CAUSE ALVEOLITIS.
WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I HIT AND LOSE A COMPLETE TOOTH, I.E., ALONG WITH ITS ROOT?
CLEAN THE TOOTH WITH A CLOTH, PLACE IT IN YOUR MOUTH, WHERE IT WAS ITS ORIGINAL PLACE OR KEEP IT IN LUKEWARM WATER AND GO IMMEDIATELY TO YOUR DENTIST WITHIN THE FIRST TWO HOURS AS A MATTER OF URGENCY.
WILL MY TEETH BE SENSITIVE AFTER TEETH WHITENING?
MOST PATIENTS HAVE A LOW LEVEL OF SENSITIVITY DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS DUE TO THE CHEMICAL USED FOR TOOTH WHITENING, WHICH WILL GRADUALLY DISAPPEAR.
HOW MUCH LIGHTER WILL MY TEETH BECOME IF I HAVE TEETH WHITENING?
ONE TO TWO SHADES DEPENDING ON THE SHADE OF YOUR TEETH.
MY TOOTH BROKE, CAN YOU DO ANYTHING TO REPAIR IT?
WE ALWAYS HAVE A SOLUTION, YOU ONLY HAVE TO GO FOR AN EVALUATION SO THAT YOUR DENTIST CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS AND OFFER YOU THE BEST TREATMENT OPTION FOR YOUR CASE.
IS IT NORMAL TO WAKE UP IN THE MORNING WITH PAIN IN MY TEETH OR JAW?
IS NOT NORMAL, YOU MAY BE SUFFERING FROM A DISORDER CALLED BRUXISM, WHICH CONSISTS OF CLENCHING OR GRINDING YOUR TEETH UNCONSCIOUSLY, WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. FOR AN OPPORTUNE DIAGNOSIS IT IS NECESSARY TO CONSULT YOUR DENTIST.
CAN I HAVE DENTAL TREATMENT IF I AM PREGNANT?
DURING PREGNANCY IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE REGULAR APPOINTMENTS WITH YOUR DENTIST, SINCE DURING PREGNANCY, DUE TO HORMONAL FACTORS, DENTAL PROBLEMS MAY APPEAR OR WORSEN. A FACTOR OF GREAT IMPORTANCE IN THIS GESTATIONAL PERIOD IS PREVENTION, HOWEVER, IF A DENTAL PROBLEM APPEARS, PREGNANCY IS NOT A CONTRAINDICATION FOR TREATMENT, AS LONG AS YOUR GYNECOLOGIST AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE PREGNANCY ALLOW IT.
AT WHAT AGE CAN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT BEGIN?
FROM THE AGE OF SEVEN YOU CAN START AN EVALUATION BY THE ORTHODONTIST IF YOU NOTICE IN YOUR CHILD PROBLEMS OF POSITIONING, MALOCCLUSION OR DENTAL CROWDING AFTER THE MOLTING PROCESS, SINCE FROM THIS AGE YOU CAN START SOME CORRECTIVE TREATMENTS, AND LATER, AT THE AGE OF 12, YOU CAN CONTINUE THE CORRECTIONS WITH THE WELL-KNOWN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENTS.
HOW LONG DOES ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT LAST?
CAN VARY FROM 18 TO 24 MONTHS, YOUR ORTHODONTIST AFTER A COMPLETE EVALUATION AND CERTAIN IMAGING STUDIES, WILL GIVE YOU AN ESTIMATED TREATMENT TIME.
WHAT DO I NEED TO START MY ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT?
YOU SHOULD GO FOR A DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION WITH A CERTIFIED ORTHODONTIC SPECIALIST, SINCE THESE TREATMENTS, IF NOT PROPERLY CARRIED OUT, CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN YOUR TEETH
DO YOU HANDLE INVISIBLE ORTHODONTIC OR INVISALIGN TREATMENTS?
WE DO HANDLE THAT TREATMENT OPTION, THE ORTHODONTIST WILL ASSESS IF IT IS A SUITABLE OPTION FOR YOU.
DO I NEED TO FOLLOW A SPECIAL DIET WITH MY ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT?
IS NOT NECESSARY, BUT WE DO RECOMMEND CAUTION WHEN BITING ON VERY HARD FOODS SUCH AS NUTS.
DO I HAVE TO USE A SPECIAL TOOTHBRUSH DURING MY ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT?
IT IS NECESSARY TO USE A SPECIAL ORTHODONTIC BRUSH WITH SOFT BRISTLES.
WILL I HAVE ANY PAIN?
IT IS NORMAL TO FEEL DISCOMFORT AND A LITTLE HEADACHE, SINCE THE TEETH ARE UNDERGOING AN ALIGNMENT PROCESS. IT IS ALSO FREQUENT THE APPEARANCE OF SMALL INTRAORAL LESIONS DUE TO THE CONSTANT FRICTION OF THE APPLIANCES WITH THE ORAL MUCOSA, WHICH WILL DISAPPEAR AS THE ADAPTATION PROCESS PROGRESSES.
DO I NEED ANY SPECIAL BRUSHING TECHNIQUE?
NOTHING COMPLICATED, JUST THOROUGH, YOUR ORTHODONTIST WILL INFORM YOU ABOUT THE PROPER TECHNIQUE.
CAN I HAVE BRACES ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM AT THE SAME APPOINTMENT?
YES, IT IS POSSIBLE, BUT IT IS ACCORDING TO THE ORTHODONTIST'S ASSESSMENT AND CRITERIA.
WHAT HAPPENS IF I DON'T PROPERLY CLEAN MY ORTHODONTIC TEETH?
FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATES AND GUMS BECOME INFLAMED, WHICH CAN LEAD TO PERIODONTAL DISEASE AND SEVERELY AFFECT TREATMENT RESULTS
WHAT ARE THE GENERAL MEASURES I SHOULD TAKE DURING MY ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT?
SHOULD STRICTLY ADHERE TO THEIR FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENTS, AS WELL AS MAINTAIN A STRICT DENTAL HYGIENE, SINCE FAILURE TO DO SO CORRECTLY GENERATES OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS TOOTH DECAY, GINGIVITIS, AND EVEN PERIODONTAL DISEASE, WHICH WOULD COMPLICATE THE RESULTS OF ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT.
HOW LONG DOES A ROOT CANAL PROCEDURE TAKE?
APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR.
CAN ENDODONTICS BE PERFORMED IN A SINGLE APPOINTMENT?
REGULARLY IT IS POSSIBLE TO FINISH IN ONE APPOINTMENT BUT IT IS ALSO FREQUENT TO NEED MORE APPOINTMENTS, THE FACTORS ARE VERY VARIABLE.
IS IT PAINFUL?
IS NOT PAINFUL, SINCE LOCAL ANESTHESIA IS PLACED IN THE AREA WHERE THE ENDODONTIC PROCEDURE WILL BE PERFORMED, SO YOU SHOULD NOT FEEL ANY PAIN.
DOES ENDODONTIC TREATMENT INCLUDE THE CROWN?
AS THEY ARE DIFFERENT PROCEDURES, THE COSTS ARE SEPARATE. THE COST PER CROWN OR RECONSTRUCTION IS DIFFERENT.
WHAT IS ENDODONTICS?
IS A PROCEDURE IN WHICH THE NERVE INSIDE THE DENTAL CAVITIES IS REMOVED, WHICH IS NECESSARY IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS.
HOW LONG DOES ENDODONTICS GIVE A TOOTH FUNCTIONALITY?
HAS A GOOD PROGNOSIS AS LONG AS THE CROWN IS ACHIEVED.
WHAT DISEASES DOES A PERIODONTIST TREAT?
A PERIODONTIST IS A DENTAL SPECIALIST WHO TREATS AND CARES FOR PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE GUMS AND SURROUNDING TISSUES.
IS IT NORMAL FOR MY GUMS TO BLEED?
IT IS NOT NORMAL, REGULARLY WHEN THE GUMS BLEED IT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE INFLAMED DUE TO LACK OF ORAL HYGIENE, ALTHOUGH IN SOME CASES IT CAN BE CAUSED BY A RATHER AGGRESSIVE BRUSHING.
WHAT IS PERIODONTAL DISEASE?
ES UNA ENFERMEDAD CRÓNICA, EN LA CUÁL LAS ENCÍAS Y LOS TEJIDOS ALREDEDOR DEL DIENTE PRESENTAN UNA INFLAMACIÓN, ENROJECIMIENTO, SANGRADO Y PÉRDIDA DE HUESO ALREDEDOR DE LOS DIENTES DEBIDO AL ACÚMULO DE SARRO EN SITIOS PROFUNDOS.
WHAT IS THE SOLUTION FOR PERIODONTAL DISEASE?
THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO PREVENT IT WITH PROPER HYGIENE AND HABITS THAT ALLOW US TO MAINTAIN OPTIMAL ORAL HEALTH.
AS FOR THE TREATMENT, PROCEDURES SUCH AS CURETTAGE CAN BE PERFORMED, WHICH CAN BE OPEN OR CLOSED DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM.
WHAT HAPPENS IF I DON'T GET PROPER AND TIMELY TREATMENT FOR PERIODONTAL DISEASE?
THE MOST LIKELY OUTCOME IS THAT YOU WILL LOSE YOUR TEETH, AND THE BACTERIA THAT CAUSE PERIODONTAL DISEASE CAN INFECT OTHER ORGANS OF THE BODY.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GINGIVITIS AND PERIODONTITIS?
GINGIVITIS IS THE FIRST PHASE OF AN ABNORMALITY IN THE GUMS, IT PRESENTS AS INFLAMMATION AND IT CAN BE MULTIFACTORIAL, IF NOT TREATED PROPERLY, IT CAN DEVELOP INTO PERIODONTITIS, WHICH IS THE ADVANCED FORM OF THE DISEASE.
WHAT IS CURETTAGE?
THE PROCEDURE CONSISTS OF A DEEP DENTAL CLEANING TO REMOVE TARTAR AND BACTERIAL PLAQUE BY MEANS OF ULTRASONIC AND LASER DEVICES.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OPEN CURETTAGE AND CLOSED CURETTAGE?
IN CLOSED CURETTAGE, A DEEP CLEANING OF THE GUMS IS PERFORMED BY MEANS OF ULTRASONIC DEVICES, WITHOUT REQUIRING THE SURGICAL OPENING OF THE GUMS; OPEN CURETTAGE IS AN INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURE, TO REACH DEEP LEVELS, BEING THE INDICATED TREATMENT IN SEVERE STAGES OF THE DISEASE.
HOW LONG DOES A CURETTAGE PROCEDURE TAKE?
IS VARIABLE, DEPENDING ON SEVERAL FACTORS, SUCH AS THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM, THE ORAL AREA TO BE TREATED AS WELL AS THE DEPTH OF THE PROCEDURE.
AFTER FINISHING MY CURETTAGE TREATMENT, DO I NEED TO RETURN TO MY PERIODONTIST?
YES, UNDOUBTEDLY, MAINTENANCE, REVISION AND CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT BY YOUR PERIODONTIST IS A KEY TOOL FOR SUCCESSFUL RESULTS.
WHAT DOES A BONE GRAFT CONSIST OF?
IS A TREATMENT USED IN DENTISTRY, ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE MAXILLA OR MANDIBLE AND THIS ALLOWS US TO PLACE DENTAL IMPLANTS IN PATIENTS WITH LITTLE OR INSUFFICIENT BONE. THIS PROCEDURE REQUIRES SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE ON THE PART OF THE ORAL SURGEON.
THE PROCEDURE CONSISTS OF IMPLANTING A BONE FRAGMENT IN THE MAXILLARY OR MANDIBULAR BONE TO INCREASE ITS VOLUME.
WHY IS BONE LOST?
IN MOST CASES, THE DECREASE IN MAXILLARY OR MANDIBULAR VOLUME IS CAUSED BY THE LOSS OF TEETH, AS WELL AS TRAUMA, PERIODONTITIS AND OTHER INFECTIOUS PROCESSES IN THE MOUTH.
IN WHICH SITUATIONS IS BONE GRAFTING NECESSARY?
WHEN THE VOLUME OF THE MAXILLARY OR MANDIBULAR BONE NEEDS TO BE INCREASED FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES,
IN DENTISTRY THERE ARE 2 MAIN SITUATIONS IN WHICH BONE GRAFTING IS INDICATED:
1) WHEN THERE ARE DEFECTS IN THE NATURAL TEETH CAUSED BY PERIODONTAL DISEASE, SINCE, AS WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMMENTED, THE EVOLUTION OF THIS DISEASE CAN GENERATE THE LOSS OF THE TISSUE THAT SUPPORTS THE TOOTH. IN THIS CASE, GRAFTS, TOGETHER WITH THE USE OF PROTEINS DERIVED FROM THE ENAMEL MATRIX, OFFER THE POSSIBILITY OF REVERSING THIS BONE LOSS.
2) WHEN A DENTAL IMPLANT NEEDS TO BE PLACED AND THE BONE IS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF THE IMPLANT.
OTHER SITUATIONS IN WHICH A BONE GRAFT CAN BE USED IN DENTISTRY ARE THE TREATMENT OF LESIONS OR MAXILLARY CYSTS OR ALVEOLAR SHORTCOTOMIES (TO INCREASE THE BONE BASE WHERE TO MOVE THE TEETH WITH ORTHODONTICS).
WHERE IS THE BONE FOR GRAFTING OBTAINED FROM?
THE BONE FRAGMENT TO BE GRAFTED CAN HAVE DIFFERENT ORIGINS:
1) FROM THE INDIVIDUAL ITSELF (AUTOLOGOUS GRAFT OR AUTOGRAFT).
2) FROM ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL OF THE SAME SPECIES (ALLOGRAFT)
3) BY CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS, IMITATING THE COMPONENTS OF THE BONE TISSUE (ALLOPLASTICS).
IS THE POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD FOR DENTAL GRAFTING COMPLICATED?
INFLAMMATION AND PAIN ARE FREQUENT DURING THE TWO OR THREE DAYS FOLLOWING THE SURGERY AND THERE MAY BE A LIMITATION OF THE MOUTH OPENING. THE PEAK OF INFLAMMATION IS NORMALLY REACHED AT 48 HOURS, FROM THIS MOMENT, THE AREA BEGINS TO DEFLATE AND IN LESS THAN A WEEK THE PATIENT RECOVERS NORMALITY.
WHAT ARE THE MOST FREQUENT COMPLICATIONS AFTER A BONE GRAFT?
COMPLICATIONS SUCH AS INFECTION, NERVE LESIONS, EXPOSURE OF THE GRAFT TO ORAL BACTERIA, ALTHOUGH POSSIBLE, ARE INFREQUENT AND WHEN THEY OCCUR THEY ARE WELL CONTROLLED IN MOST CASES AND ARE RESOLVED FAVORABLY IN A FEW DAYS.
WHAT ARE THE GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS AFTER DENTAL GRAFTING?
° RINSES WITH ANTISEPTICS SUCH AS CHLORHEXIDINE. IT IS RECOMMENDED TO BE USED 24 HOURS AFTER THE OPERATION TO FAVOR THE CORRECT FORMATION OF THE CLOT IN THE WOUND AND TO AVOID BLEEDING.
° APPLICATION OF LOCAL COLD ON THE OPERATED AREA.
° SLEEP WITH THE HEAD HIGHER THAN THE REST OF THE BODY.
° REPLACE HARD FOOD WITH SOFT FOOD TO AVOID PAIN.
° AVOID EXCESSIVELY HOT FOOD AND MEALS AS THIS MAY PROMOTE BLEEDING IN THE OPERATED AREA.
° LIMIT PHYSICAL EFFORTS AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES DURING THE FIRST DAYS AFTER YOUR SURGERY TO AVOID BLEEDING, OPENING OF THE SURGICAL SUTURES, ETC.
° PHYSIOTHERAPY AND EXERCISES TO CLOSE AND OPEN THE MOUTH.
° AVOID FLYING, SWIMMING AND DIVING FOR 4 WEEKS.
° SEE YOUR SPECIALIST URGENTLY IF THERE IS EXCESSIVE BLEEDING, DISCHARGE, EXCESSIVE SWELLING OR DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING OR SWALLOWING, FEVER.
IMPLANTOLOGY
TOTAL OR PARTIAL EDENTULOUSNESS GENERATES GREAT ANXIETY IN MOST PEOPLE, AND QUITE LOGICALLY BECAUSE IT CAUSES REAL NUTRITIONAL PROBLEMS, AN OBVIOUS AESTHETIC DAMAGE AND IN ADDITION TO THE AFFECTION OF THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT.
DENTISTRY FINDS IN DENTAL IMPLANTS, THE TREATMENT OF CHOICE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF MISSING TEETH, THAT IS, DENTAL IMPLANTS ARE A SUBSTITUTE FOR NATURAL TEETH.
OUR CLINIC, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF OUR EXPERT SPECIALIST IN ADVANCED ORAL IMPLANTOLOGY AND BONE REGENERATION, WE HANDLE ALL THE NECESSARY SURGICAL TECHNIQUES, FROM THE SIMPLEST TO THE MOST COMPLEX, FOR ORAL REHABILITATION WITH DENTAL IMPLANTS.
SUFFERING FROM PERIODONTAL DISEASE WITH BONE LOSS, CAN I HAVE A DENTAL IMPLANT?
IT IS POSSIBLE, WITH A PREVIOUS TREATMENT OF BONE GRAFTS TO LEAVE THE GUM IN OPTIMAL CONDITIONS AND THUS BE ABLE TO PLACE AN IMPLANT.
I AM A SMOKER, CAN I GET AN IMPLANT?
YES, YOU CAN, AS LONG AS YOU STOP SMOKING HABITS FOR THE TIME INDICATED BY THE SPECIALIST.
IF I AM DIABETIC, CAN I HAVE A DENTAL IMPLANT?
YES, IT IS POSSIBLE AS LONG AS YOU KEEP AN ADEQUATE CONTROL OF YOUR GLYCEMIAS BEFORE AND AFTER THE SURGERY. IT IS WORTH MENTIONING THAT ANY GLYCEMIC DECONTROL, AS WELL AS AFFECTING OTHER ORGANS OF THE BODY, CAN AFFECT YOUR DENTAL IMPLANTS.
HOW LONG DOES THE IMPLANT PLACEMENT PROCEDURE TAKE?
45 MINUTES TO ONE HOUR PER IMPLANT, PROVIDED THERE ARE NO COMPLICATIONS.
HOW MANY APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR IMPLANT PLACEMENT?
BETWEEN YOUR EVALUATION AND IMPLANT PLACEMENT, IS A LAPSE OF 3 MONTHS AND IN THAT TIME YOU WILL NEED 3 TO 4 APPOINTMENTS.
WHAT MATERIAL IS THE IMPLANT MADE OF?
THE DENTAL IMPLANT IS A KIND OF TITANIUM SCREW, THERE ARE ALSO ZIRCONIA ONES, GRADE 5, WHICH ARE BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS THAT ALLOW AN OPTIMAL OSSEOINTEGRATION BETWEEN THE BONE AND THE SCREW.
THEY ARE INSERTED INTO THE JAW BONE AND THEIR FUNCTION IS TO ACT AS A ROOT AND SERVE AS A FASTENING FOR THE METAL OR PORCELAIN CROWN THAT WILL LATER REPLACE THE NATURAL TOOTH.
DOES THIS TREATMENT ALREADY INCLUDE THE CROWN?
THE IMPLANT PLACEMENT IS THE PROCEDURE THAT CONSISTS IN THE INSERTION OF THE SCREW INTO THE MAXILLARY OR MANDIBULAR BONE, THEN AN ATTACHMENT WILL BE REQUIRED, WHICH WILL SERVE AS A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE IMPLANT AND THE CROWN, FINALLY, THE NEXT STEP CONSISTS IN THE REHABILITATION OF THE IMPLANT, THAT IS, THE PLACEMENT OF ITS CROWN, WHICH CAN BE MADE OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS SUCH AS ZIRCONIA, I-MAX, ZIRCONIA WITH PORCELAIN OR METAL-PORCELAIN.
THE IMPLANT, THE ATTACHMENT AND THE CROWN HAVE SEPARATE COSTS, SINCE THEY ARE DIFFERENT PROCEDURES THAT COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER.
IS THE IMPLANT GUARANTEED?
YES, THE IMPLANT IS GUARANTEED FOR LIFE BY OUR PROVIDERS IN NON-SMOKING PATIENTS WHO COMPLY WITH THEIR FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENTS INDICATED BY THE SPECIALIST, AS WELL AS THE ADHERENCE TO THE INDICATIONS PROVIDED.
IS ANYONE A CANDIDATE FOR DENTAL IMPLANT PLACEMENT?
NOT ALL PEOPLE ARE CANDIDATES, THE IMPLANTOLOGIST HAS TO EVALUATE YOUR CASE TO KNOW IF YOU ARE A GOOD CANDIDATE.
AFTER IMPLANT PLACEMENT, CAN I EAT IMMEDIATELY?
NO, SINCE YOU MUST WAIT FOR THE ANESTHETIC EFFECT TO WEAR OFF, WHICH WILL REQUIRE APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 HOURS.
DO I HAVE TO FOLLOW A SPECIAL DIET AFTER DENTAL IMPLANT PLACEMENT?
AVOID FOODS WITH EXCESSIVE FATS, SPICES OR SPICY FOODS, AS WELL AS HOT DRINKS OR FOOD, FOR 3 OR 4 DAYS.
AFTER THE PLACEMENT, CAN I EXERCISE?
NO, MINIMUM FOR THE FIRST 7 DAYS.
AFTER DENTAL IMPLANT PLACEMENT, CAN I GO OUTDOORS?
YES, BUT IT CANNOT BE EXPOSED TO THE SUN.
SHOULD I TAKE ANTIBIOTICS AFTER A DENTAL IMPLANT PROCEDURE?
YES, TO AVOID POSSIBLE INFECTION SINCE THE TREATMENT IS SURGICAL GRADE WITH EXPOSURE TO BACTERIA IN THE ORAL CAVITY.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF DENTAL IMPLANTS?
RESTORES DENTAL FUNCTIONALITY AND ESTHETICS, CAUSING A DIRECT IMPACT ON NUTRITIONAL AND SOCIOEMOTIONAL HEALTH, INCREASING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS, IN ADDITION TO PREVENTING FUTURE DAMAGE, SUCH AS BONE LOSS AND THE COLLAPSE OF OTHER TEETH.
CAN I HAVE THE IMPLANT PLACED THE SAME DAY OF THE EXTRACTION?
YES, IT IS POSSIBLE, BUT IT DEPENDS ON THE IMPLANTOLOGIST'S ASSESSMENT AND HE WILL BE THE ONE TO DECIDE IF YOU ARE A CANDIDATE OR NOT.