Which materials are used for the restorations on implants? Once the implant is inserted, the bone will adhere to it and will grow around it. However, in order to reach an optimal healing and a successful rehabilitation, it is essential to maintain an adequate oral hygiene during the treatment and to comply with the recommendations received by your dentist. Smoking represents a contraindication. If you cannot quit, please discuss it with your dentist. The fixed prostheses anchored to the implants are generally built around a metallic (usually noble alloys or titanium) or ceramic material core. 

The advantage of the implant-prosthetic rehabilitation is the possibility to restore the quality of the life you had before losing one or multiple teeth. You will talk normally and smile without fears. You will follow a normal diet and eat your favourite meals. Everyone will think that you have your natural teeth. There are no contraindications for practicing any kind of sport; however, in the first weeks of healing, it is recommended that the patient avoid particularly hard sports or activities in order to prevent traumas to the implants while they are still healing and the bone is growing around the implant.

The rehabilitation with implants can be made in both upper and lower jaws. It is often that two elements rehabilitated with implants restore the natural bite. There is no problem, but the friction between the crowns is usually a bit different compared with the one of the natural teeth. This difference often depends on the material used. It is important to follow the medical treatment plan defined by your dentist, in order to maintain the health of the implants and to have correct chewing.

Everyone can benefit from an implant therapy, as long as the patient is in good health. There are no contraindications related to age, but it would be suitable to wait until the skeletal development phase is completed (not before 18-20 years of age). Also very old patients can receive implants, if they are healthy.

Immediately after surgery, it is always recommended that the patient is careful during chewing and avoids particularly hard food in order not to generate mechanical damages to implants.

The most important aspect is the observance of a good oral hygiene. Please follow the directions of your dentist carefully on how to clean the implants after every meal in order to avoid an accumulation of plaque and bacteria. It is also important to go for periodical checks and professional sessions of oral hygiene. Smoking is another important issue. It must be rigorously avoided during the whole period of the implant healing, and also after the healing, smoking represents a risk for the health of the implants.