Dental implants cause bone loss

One in four patients (28%) lost their bone around dental implants, according to a study conducted by the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, that X-ray analyzed 600 patients and showed that the more implants had a patient, more common was the loss of bone support.

According to dental surgeon Christer Fransson, author of this thesis, "contrary to what was thought, the bone loss experienced by these patients is not linear, but is accelerated with time." "This discovery demonstrates the importance of detecting and treating bone loss that occurs around implants in the early stages," he said.

Smoking is one of the many factors that increase the risk of losing this bone mass. In this study, smokers had more implants with bone loss than nonsmokers. Furthermore, this thesis shows that the soft tissues surrounding an implant with bone loss are often inflamed.

Therefore, according to Fransson, "it is important to examine the tissues found around implants and tissue around the tooth." "This way we can see from the first moment of the signs of inflammation and treat it before the bone loss has serious consequences," he said.



Source: http://www.adn.es/lavida/20100114/NWS-1612-implantes-provocan-dentales-perdida-hueso.html