Implants are an operation to replace missing teeth with dental implants. A titanium root (implant) is implanted into the jawbone and loaded with a prosthetic structure (crown, bridge, full denture). Although implant placement is a surgical procedure, it does not have a strict upper age limit.
Dental implantation for the elderly is not contraindicated, but it can be complicated by comorbidities, weakened immunity, age-related slowdown of regenerative processes, changes in jawbone parameters. If there are no absolute contraindications, implantation is not only possible but necessary after 60.
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