Advantages & Disadvantages of Dental Implants in Greece


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Greek dentists are, on the whole, highly reliable. Nonetheless in any dental implant treatment there is likely to be some element of risk, regardless of where you elect to have it carried out.

Typical risks of dental implant treatment in Greece

The primary risk in any dental treatment is that the osseointegration process will fail. If this happens it may not be possible to finally complete the treatment. Typically problems with osseointegration will not manifest themselves for some time, likely once you have already returned home, and consequently it can be difficult to get back in touch with the Greek dentist. Thus it is important to make sure your UK dentist knows all the details of the procedure so they can attempt a rescue should any problems arise with osseointegration. If you have your implants immediately loaded, any problems that occur during osseointegration will be yet harder to remedy. Fortunately there is not a high chance of your suffering these risks. There is also a very slight chance that the implants or the denture can become loose or infected, but the probability of this happening is extremely low. 


Risks during the recovery period following dental implant treatment in Greece

Certainly the recovery period after the initial implant treatment is potentially the most risky stage of the entire procedure. All you can do to minimise the risks is ensure that the dentist is properly qualified and the clinic properly accredited, because then at least you can be reassured of a high quality of treatment. After the implant surgery your mouth will take up to two weeks to heal (and possibly longer if you have had gum grafting), so you may be advised to remain in Greece until that time. If you have had immediate loading then the dentist will not have had to operate on your gums before the loading of the denture, so this time will likely be reduced. The osseointegration process is ongoing and will continue long after your mouth has healed. This can potentially be problematic as you will almost certainly be returning to the UK shortly after your mouth has recovered, and though flights to Greece are relatively quick, in some cases they may not be quick enough to rectify any problem with osseointegration. You must therefore find out what sensations you can expect to feel after the mouth has healed so you can judge if anything is amiss; similarly you may wish to schedule a check-up with your UK dentist, as well as making sure you can quickly get to your UK dentist in the case of an emergency.

Consequently it is of vital importance that you liaise with your UK dentist. It may be your only option to correct a potentially dangerous problem from developing, and even to save the osseointegration process and dental implants. It is not likely, especially as you will have fully researched the clinic and the dentist, that you will encounter any of the potential risks; however, it is certainly not an impossibility that you might. It can be extremely difficult to rectify dental implants gone awry. You should make sure you know exactly the procedure the Greek dentist is going to perform on you so you can check this out with your UK dentist and be as assured as possible of a good quality treatment.

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