Implanting implants surgically usually happens with local anaesthesia. We apply medicinal pre-treatment, dinitrogen-oxide dazing if necessary. During the implantation, after being prepared to the operation, the soft parts covering the jawbone are carefully separated and the place of the implant is formed in the bone. Preparing threads provides the adequate fixing, for example in case of screw-implant. This is followed by inserting and closing the implant, then closing the wound.

A week after the operation the stitches are taken out, the implants can recover tranquilly in the bone, under the protection of the mucous membrane.

What can you expect?

Implantation is a surgical intervention. In case of anxiety it can be eased with sedative-relaxing medicines and can be painless with the use of anaesthesia. Implanting one or two implants has the same encumbrance as tooth extraction. In case of implanting more implants at the same time or if the patient is strongly anxious, there are other possibilities. Treating and easing the anxious patients' unpleasantness becomes more and more important.

According to a survey carried out by the Institution of German Dentists, 75 per cent of the interviewed admitted that they have little or medium fear preceding dental treatments. 15 per cent admitted great fear. The interviewed also admitted that besides the well-known syndromes (shivering, intense heartbeat, perspiration waves), they are afraid of getting into panic, having great pains; loosing self-control, nauseating or possibly fainting, especially at the dentist.

Many people feel ashamed of their bad teeth so much, that their self-confidence, which is already small because of the awkward situation, even more decreases. Thus laughing or socialising is impossible for them. It is very hard if not impossible for the patient to get out of this vicious circle alone. It is even harder, since it is still a taboo in public. We try to help you. The first treatment happens after giving special advice.

To relieve a pain and stress-free treatment, we offer more possibilities:

• medical pre-treatment
• local anaesthesia
• sedo analgesia
• dinitrogen-oxid dazing.

After mutual discussion it depends on many factors to decide, which way to use:

• the expected time of the operation
• the patient's state of health (previous diseases)
• the patient's requests
• anxious patient

Since nowadays most treatments are ambulant, you decide together the doctor on what is the best method for you.

Recovery

The wound closed during the operation provides sterile environment to the untroubled recovery of the bone tissue around the implant, under the gum. The recovery of the bone generally lasts three months in the lower jawbone, and six months in the upper. After that, in the second phase, the implant is released from the mucous membrane and a recovery-screw is put into it, which is later going to be the carrier of the implant-head in the buccal cavity. It is possible to wear a temporary implant during the recovery if desired.