Contraindications to implantology
Certain conditions that a patient may have are contraindications to implant surgery, as the complications that can occur can be serious and even life-threatening. Contraindications can be classified into three categories:
- absolute contraindications: dental implants cannot be considered;
- relative contraindications: dental implants can be considered only after a solution is applied to a condition;
- local contraindications: dental implants can be considered with additional precautions for problems in the mouth or jaws.
The following blocks present a non-exhaustive list of the most common absolute, relative and local contraindications, the risks of placing dental implants under these conditions, as well as possible solutions. It should be noted that only a specialist can accurately assess a patient’s eligibility for implantology, based on the information gathered during the initial consultation with the patient and the known contraindications.
Major allergies
(specifically to anesthetics used during surgery)
Type:Absolute
Risks:
- Increased post-operative swelling;
- Anaphylactic shock;
- Deaths.
Solutions:
- Find an anesthetic tolerated by the patient.
- Find an alternative to conventional dental implants.
Low age of the patient
(advanced age is not a problem unless there are other contraindications).
Type: Absolue
Risques:
- Insufficient space to insert the implant into the alveolar bone;
- Insufficient space in the mouth for the artificial crown of the implant;
- Resume the procedure when the growth ends.
Solutions:
- Wait until the end of jaw growth, which can be at 17 or 18 years;
- Find an alternative to conventional dental implants.low patient age
Patients with a condition requiring organ transplantation.
Type: Absolue
Risques:
- Post-operative infection due to long-term treatment with anti-rejection drugs that suppress or slow down the immune system;
- Failure of osseointegration.
Solutions:
- Find an alternative to conventional dental implants
Immunodeficiency diseases such as AIDS or the patient with a weakened or suppressed immune system.
Type: Absolue
Risques:
- Failure of osseointegration;
- Post-operative infection.
Solutions:
- Find an alternative to conventional dental implants
Osteoporosis and other diseases affecting the bones, such as glass bone disease.
Type: Absolue
Risques:
- Failure of osseointegration;
- Premature loss of the implant;
- Fracture of the jaw.
Solutions:
- Find an alternative to conventional dental implants.
Evolving cancers
(who are not in remission), who have been treated with biphosphonates or who have required radiation treatment in the jaw area.
Type: Absolue
Risques:
- Failure
- osseointegration;
- Post-operative infection;
- Osteoradionecrosis;
- Slower or impaired healing.
Solutions:
- Cancers with radiotherapy: use rigorous asepsis during the procedure, under general anesthesia, work in conjunction with the radiotherapy team;
- Trouver une alternative aux implants dentaires conventionnels.
Cardiovascular disease, such as a recent heart attack, heart valve disease or severe heart failure
Type: Absolue
Risques:
- Décès.
Solutions:
- Find an alternative to conventional dental implants.