To understand the life span of dental implants, we must know what dental implants are? First of all, dental implants are implants placed in the jawbone, and the bite force is directly transmitted to the jawbone through the teeth to the implant, while other tooth replacement methods are supported by adjacent teeth or mucosa, and the force is transmitted from the denture to the abutment and mucosa to the jawbone, which leads to huge differences in their functions and properties. With good biocompatibility, it can heal with living bones and then jointly support various forces from the bite.
Remind everyone that the length of time that dental implants last is not only related to the quality of treatment, but also to the patient's future physical condition, use and self-maintenance. The latter is the decisive factor in determining the life span of dental implants. However, with daily precautions after surgery and as long as oral hygiene is done well and regular inspections are carried out, artificial implants can last as long as real teeth.
According to current understanding, in the past, it was considered successful if the success rate of dental implants was 85% in 5 years and 80% in 10 years, but now the requirements are higher, and the success rate in 5 years has reached more than 95%. The average service life of fixed restorations is 8 years. In developed countries, the 5-year survival rate of dental implants is more than 95%, and the 10-year survival rate is about 90%.
