Q. I have a question about dental implants – do these cause the bone to weaken? I ask because it seems like drilling something into the bone will have the same effect as drilling holes into wood, causing it to crack a bit? Is there any possibility of this kind of thing or is my mind just thinking a bit too much about the problems?
A. hi many thanks for your email, the drilling of the site is simliar to drilling a piece of wood, you would not place a wider screw in the wood than the width of the wood, therfore as long as the screw being placed is supported by enough bone around the whole wood strength is not compromised. infact the whole thing as a unit is stronger. hope this is helpful.
Dr Kailesh Solanki
Dr Kailesh Solanki
Kissdental
157 Woodsend Road, Flixton Manchester, M41 8GN
Web: www.kissdental.co.uk Tel: 0161 748 5250
UK Practice of the Year 2007
