Each dental office faces the dilemma: which implantation system to choose? This is not a simple question, as it may seem. Each newly introduced method of implantation is associated with financial resources, that is why decision which system to choose, must be made very carefully. After many hours of analysis and comparison of different implant systems, some clinics decide it to be one-piece implants. Why one-piece implants? Although, two-piece implants are considered to be safer than one piece, in some cases using those first ones, might be more beneficial for patient and also save him/her some money.
What are the advantages of one piece implants:
- Low invasiveness – compared to two-piece implants, damage zone during the implantation procedure is much less. This results in minimizing pain and recovery time of tissue after surgery.
- One-piece implant allows you to embed the temporary crown on the implant while after its implantation. Just an hour after procedure patient can enjoy a new tooth.
- Price surgery – an innovative solution that would apply in the case of one-piece implants allow to significantly reduce the cost of surgery.
- One-piece implants do not have in their structure any crevices, which could accumulate microbes that cause infection and odour. In the two-piece implants case, there is a gap (between the part implanted into the bone and the crown pillar), where they often gather bacteria.
One-piece implants are simple and the inclined spinous processes are inclined at the same angle of the projecting part of the bone. After healing and integration of the bone, angle connector correction is no longer possible. This may in some cases pose a problem in placing the crown in the dental arch and also be the problem of aesthetic nature. Nonetheless, both types of implants (one and two piece) have their use. Two-piece implant is an implant statistically safer and more predictable than one-piece. But those one-piece implants in some cases may prove to be a little cheaper, and sometimes allow for a quicker recovery.