FAQ

  • We require a 2D panoramic X-ray from you.
  • Furthermore, the fully completed medical history form, which you can request at the reception or download from the website.
  • In addition, we need your 25-OH vitamin D3 and your cholesterol LDL levels. Only at levels above 70 ng/ml D3 is your immune system strong enough and you able to form healthy bone. An LDL value above 1.4 g/l LDL testifies to an increased susceptibility to inflammation, so that the LDL value before the intervention < must be 1.4 g/l (better < 1.0 g/l).
  CHOUKROUN, Joseph, et al. Two neglected biologic risk factors in bone grafting and implantology: high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and low serum vitamin D. Journal of Oral Implantology, 2014, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 110-114. SCHULZE-SPÄTE, Ulrike, et al. Systemic vitamin D supplementation and local bone formation after maxillary sinus augmentation-a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical investigation. Clinical oral implants research, 2015. BRYCE, G.; MACBETH, N. Vitamin D deficiency as a suspected causative factor in the failure of an immediately placed dental implant: a case report. Journal of the Royal Naval Medical Service, 2013, 100th yr, no. 3, pp. 328-332. COOPER, Lyndon F. Systemic effectors of alveolar bone mass and implications in dental therapy. Periodontology 2000, 2000, 23rd ed, no. 1, pp. 103-109.

Take an analgesic (ibuprofen 400mg, 1-2 tablets every six to eight hours, maximum 6 tablets in 24 hours). If pain does not decrease, please contact us or an emergency dentist if not reached.

Take a freshly washed cotton cloth (not a paper handkerchief!), tie a knot and press it on your wound for 20 minutes (pressure dressing). If bleeding does not stop, please contact us or an emergency dentist if not reached.

Slightly bloody saliva does not represent severe postoperative bleeding, but can be treated in the same manner. Please avoid any rinsing in the mouth, as it provokes the bleeding again.

You will receive local infiltration anesthesia with the anesthetic Ultracain Forte (active ingredient: articaine). Dr. Neubauer has been using this for 14 years and has always been able to achieve sufficient depth of anesthesia and has not seen undesirable side effects in a single case.

We do not perform conduction anesthesia because it can lead to reduced blood flow to the mandibular bone and can promote the development of Ischemic Osteonecrosis* (NICO).

* The described topic or the mentioned procedure are subject of numerous studies, which support our view. However, we would like to point out that scientific proof of efficacy and official recognition are currently still pending.

Implants have a healing process that lasts at least three to six months. You will be informed individually after your surgery.

Usually when the anesthesia has worn off.

After surgery, we will provide you with an overview of what you should pay attention to after surgery.
Of course, our team will additionally clarify any questions you may have.

As a general rule, after all surgical procedures, you should not leave until the fifth postoperative day. In the case of bone augmentation in the area of the maxillary sinus (sinus lift), you must not fly for approximately two weeks. In general, you should avoid intensive sports, intensive sunlight and sauna for two weeks afterwards.

As a matter of principle, we only use absorbable sutures, which dissolve by themselves after 4 to 6 weeks. However, if any of the sutures bother you or interfere with eating and speaking, you may have them removed after 3 weeks at the earliest. The dentist does NOT have to make an effort to remove the suture completely, as the remnants (e.g. under a temporary restoration or under the gum) will then resorb (dissolve) on their own in the coming weeks.

If the patient is free of complaints, it is possible to start sport again after 10 days after the surgical intervention. After a sinus lift procedure, sports may only be performed again after 14 days. You may also visit the sauna again after 14 days at the earliest.

After 3 to 6 months, the long-term temporaries are removed again by us and the teeth or implants are prepared again, i.e. the so-called "fine tuning" is carried out, in which the later crown margin is placed extremely precisely exactly at gum level or minimally below it. Then the impression is taken for the dental technician. For single posterior crowns, a digital impression is taken and the crown is fabricated immediately and placed the same day after a few hours. For large works or for crowns in the esthetic range, a conventional impression is taken and transferred to a plaster model. The master dental technician produces the crowns on this. These are viewed together with you before final cementation (try-in appointment) and modified again if necessary. Depending on the number of crowns, there is a period of 5 to 10 working days between the impression date and the cementation date.