How to Maintain My Dental Implants

By: Smileway Dental

A dental implant is a fixture which mimics the way how the natural teeth works. One of the main differences between Dental Implants and Natural teeth are that Dental implants are artificial. They are made out of titanium or zirconia which is suitable for our jaw bone to grow around the implant fixture to allow long lasting stability. Once the bone has grown around the implant, dental implant lasts a long time provided if we take steps to take care of it. Like any natural teeth, if we do not maintain it properly it will eventually have cavities and even in serious cases infection. It is the same for dental implants, and that is why today in this Smileway Dental Blog we would like to give you a few tips in how to maintain your Dental Implants. We all desire a long-lasting dental implant with no infection, so follow some of these guides. To know more about types of Dental Implant Click Here (https://www.smileway.my/types-of-dental-implant/)

  1. Soft Manual Toothbrush / Electric Toothbrush – Using these types of tooth brushes will help reduce the damage on your gums. Using hard toothbrush without proper technique on brushing can cause damage to the gums surrounding the implant leading to infection. Electric Toothbrush cleans the mouth much better than manual toothbrushes, therefore taking out more debris and food particles inside the mouth. Consider electric toothbrushes with soft bristles. The right way to brush your teeth is important.
  2. Antimicrobial Mouth Rinse (Without Alcohol) – Using these can help reduce the number of harmful bacteria inside your mouth which may cause infection surrounding the implant. Use Mouth Rinse without Alcohol to avoid dry mouth. Another alternative is just to use Salt water to rinse your mouth.
  3. Massage your gums – After brushing your teeth and rinsing your mouth with antimicrobial Mouth Rinse, add a bit of toothpaste on your index finger and massage your gums in a circular motion. This practice promotes blood flow to your gums giving it more nutrients and help in fighting against infection surrounding the implant.
  4. Floss – Flossing help reduce the amount of food debris in between the teeth and the implant. Do this regularly especially at night to remove those food debris to avoid any gum problems.
  5. Regular Dental Check-ups – It is good to visit your dentist every 6 months, to avoid any other problems which may cause the implant to fail. There are times where infection from another tooth may spread to the implant. Sometimes calculus build up around other teeth can cause problems to your dental implants. You dentist may take an x ray to see how you implant is regularly.
  6. Rinse Your Denture – Dentures are one of the culprits for implant failure. This is because Denture can accumulate a lot of dirt, food, and eventually bacteria. These can penetrate into the gums surrounding the implant causing infection. Soak your denture in specific cleaner or brush your denture regularly.
  7. Oral Irrigator – There are many oral irrigators in the market but most important is how you use it. Read the instruction manual on each of them. Any of them are great and the main idea is to remove as much debris as you can between the natural teeth and the implant.
  8. Sugar Free Chewing Gum – After food, it is good to chew sugar free chewing gum. After food your mouth becomes very acidic which cause bacteria to thrive, so by chewing on sugar free chewing gum you are promoting salivary flow which can neutralize the acid in your mouth, reducing the bacteria. In addition, chewing the gum will help remove food debris inside the mouth. Know more about chewing gums here (https://www.smileway.my/can-chewing-gum-really-clean-your-mouth/)
  9. Take supplements – Before taking any supplements it is good to consult your medical doctor to see if you are suitable for it. Supplements like multivitamins can actually increase your immune system to fight against diseases and bacteria infections, thus keeping you healthy.
  10. Keep Healthy –To allow your dental implant last longer, we have to take into consideration of your general health. People who are much healthier, occasionally dental implants will last longer. So regular medical check-ups are important, healthy diet, and exercises are one of the key success for long lasting dental implants. To know more Top 10 Best Food for your teeth click here (https://www.smileway.my/top-10-best-food-for-your-teeth/)

These are some of the steps you can take to have a long-lasting dental implant inside your mouth. After all, we all want to make sure we are problem free and we can enjoy our life and food for many years. In Smileway Dental we take care of your smile because we believe in “Creating Smiles That Matters” in your life. Take care everyone.

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luffy 93
luffy 93
2024-03-12
good dentist..Dr.Lisa did my scaling..after scaling my teeth is cleaner compared to my previous dental clinic..recommended..will come again..😃👍
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Jennifer Khoo
2024-03-11
The response from time of my asking for an appointment (though last minute) was handled well. Staff was ensuring that if I couldn’t make the 5pm appointed time then she offered to reschedule. So I did for the next day. Dr Edwin was super nice and gave options to see that my swollen due to infection gum was treated with care. I only visit this clinic because of its professionalism. Cheers guys and keep up the great job ! Thanks.
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ida ida
2024-03-10
服务好,医生很有耐心,环境也很舒服,不会给顾客等太久,我们全家都在这里检查牙齿
Jialing Yao
Jialing Yao
2024-03-07
Dr. Edwin is a good and very patient dentist. The staff there is also very helpful.
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Francis Lim
2024-01-20
People with dental phobia like me have an awareness that the fear is totally irrational, but with extensive experience in the field of dentistry, Dr Lisa provides efficient and compassionate patient care. I just had my tooth extraction this morning and it was painless…. Furthermore Dr Lisa are very attentive and explain things very thoroughly without pushing for unnecessary treatment. Thank you so much Dr Lisa 🙏
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ANNIES TANG
2024-01-15
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Hamid BestRate
2023-12-09
The Dr’s are very good and friendly.
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Henry KK
2023-11-23
Got a bridge and implant done by Dr Jon this year. Still holding up, looking forward to next and hopefully final treatment for missing tooth. Flexible payment terms and polite staff. Give them a try if you haven’t.
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Selvena Jeslinda Kaur
2023-11-22
Smileway service is great and makes you really comfortable with its services & the Dr. Treatment.. even with my last minute tooth problem they were willing to slot me in. Thank you Smileway for giving me back my smile..🙏😍😁
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khairul ashraf kamarudin
2023-11-21
Having great experience so far. The doctor are very attentive and explain things very thoroughly without pushing for unncesssary treatment. The clinic is well lit and very clean👍👍. It is on the first and second so it will be a bit hard if you have a bad leg.

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