Protecting the “third set of teeth”

Author: Zhang Tingmin

School: Air Force Medical University

Instructors: Bai Shizhu, Yu Xiaonan

In the 1950s, Swedish scholar Branemark proposed the theory of bone integration, and dental implant technology came into being, which fundamentally improved the limitations of traditional tooth restoration methods. The function and aesthetic effect of dental implants are similar to those of natural teeth, and they have many advantages. They are currently the most ideal way to restore missing teeth and are known as "the third set of teeth for mankind." There are a large number of people with missing teeth in my country. With the improvement of economic conditions, the number of patients undergoing implant restorations has increased, and complications and sequelae after implant surgery have increased. The completion of implant restoration does not mean the end of the implant treatment. Dental implants require personal maintenance and health care throughout the process, just like natural teeth. Long-term successful dental implants require the patient's unremitting efforts and the guidance of professionals. This work takes personal health care for dental implants as the theme, and popularizes the knowledge of self-oral maintenance to the majority of implant restoration patients, aiming to arouse self-attention and provide an operational guide.