Zaritzki Dental Implants

We examine the health of your teeth, your gums and your jaw, to secure the conditions for your implant. Photographs and video record the starting situation and enter the aesthetic planning.

A 3D scan and digital X-rays provide data accurate to the millimeter, for exact planning of implant position, depth and crown. The whole treatment is settled before the first step is taken: controlled and precise, not freehand.

The placement is minimally invasive, under local anesthesia or sedation (nitrous oxide, for example), or under general anesthesia if you prefer. With a custom 3D surgical guide and a virtual simulation of the procedure, the implant is placed exactly as planned. A final quality check confirms that it is firm. In many cases the crown can be attached shortly after the procedure, and in suitable situations immediately.

During integration we accompany you closely. Regular review appointments secure the course, while the implant grows firmly together with the jaw.

PRGF^®: support for healing
The PRGF^® procedure uses your own blood plasma, rich in growth factors, to support tissue regeneration and reduce post-operative symptoms such as swelling. A procedure using the body's own material, which is as a rule well tolerated.

• Gaps closed invisibly, with natural aesthetics and function.
• An implant looks and feels like your own tooth.
• Unrestricted chewing and biting.
• Clear, natural speech.
• Preservation of the jawbone, where a gap leads to bone loss.
• Stable facial structures instead of collapsed contours.
• Protection of the neighboring teeth: healthy teeth stay untouched.
• A permanent solution, with good care.

Guided, 3D-navigated placement is considered the gold standard of modern implantology. Precise planning, controlled execution and the experience of a specialized team create the conditions for a result that is stable over the long term. We follow the course with regular review appointments and document it traceably.

The wellbeing of anxious patients matters to us particularly. We take account of your individual needs and make the time before, during and after the procedure as pleasant as possible. Where it helps, sedation with nitrous oxide or treatment under general anesthesia is available: calm, controlled and matched to you.

We use exclusively premium implants from the leading manufacturers Nobel Biocare, Straumann, Camlog and Astra. For each case we determine type, diameter and length individually, matched to the anatomical conditions. Good bone quality makes the treatment easier; what is decisive for a stable result beyond that is precise planning and controlled execution.

Allergies to titanium are extremely rare. Modern implants have bioactive surfaces that support integration. For patients who prefer a metal-free solution, we offer zirconia ceramic implants: biocompatible, with natural aesthetics.

With professional treatment and good care, implants can last a very long time. What is decisive is regular cleaning, as with natural teeth, and professional follow-up. Our review appointments and dedicated implant hygiene sessions support function, comfort and aesthetics permanently.

Yes. Where bone is missing, it can in many cases be rebuilt, to give the implant a secure hold. Several procedures are available, from bone substitute material and the body's own bone to bone splitting or a sinus lift.

After a tooth is lost, the jawbone recedes at that place. An implant loads the bone like a natural root and so preserves the stability of the jaw. If the gap is left unrestored for a long time, bone loss can progress so far that additional augmentation becomes necessary before placement.

No. With the anesthesia available, from local anesthetic to general anesthesia, the procedure can be made largely free of pain.

After an uncomplicated placement, only slight discomfort is usually to be expected, and mild pain medication is often enough. With larger procedures involving bone augmentation, matched medication provides a calm healing with little pain.

As a rule there is no upper age limit. Bone keeps its capacity to regenerate into advanced age, so that an implant can integrate securely then too. What is decisive is not age but general health.

The timing depends on your individual situation. Two typical scenarios:

Immediate placement after extraction
Where a tooth cannot be kept, we remove it gently and preserve as much bone and gum as possible. 3D diagnostics establish whether direct placement is possible. If it is, we place the implant immediately, in suitable cases with a crown that can be screwed on shortly afterwards. This demanding technique requires exact planning, modern technology and experience.

Classical placement in an existing gap
Where the gap already exists, a 3D image shows whether enough bone is present. With sufficient bone quality we begin with planning and 3D-navigated placement. Immediate loading is often possible here too, so that implant and crown are placed in the same session. This shortens the healing time to about three months.

Three to six months of waiting used to be usual before the crown could be placed. Today that integration time can often be shortened considerably. In the visible area in particular, the implant can in suitable cases be restored with the crown immediately (immediate loading), so a longer provisional phase is not needed.

We use screw retention, the gold standard for implant crowns. The crown is screwed firmly to the implant through the abutment, which allows clean integration and high functionality. With screw-retained crowns the risk of inflammation and bone loss is lower than with cemented ones.

A further advantage: the crown can be removed and replaced when needed, without being damaged.

After a long period without a tooth, or with pre-existing bone loss, there can be too little bone in the jaw for an implant. With cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) we analyze the bone structure precisely. Even with advanced loss, placement is often possible, because the bone can be rebuilt, in some cases even in the same session as the placement. Depending on method and extent, the integration time is about two to six months.

Where there is too little jawbone, we use bone substitute material. After a small incision it is positioned precisely and protected with a biologically degradable membrane. The body then converts it into its own bone.

In suitable cases the augmentation can be combined directly with the placement; the integration time is then about two to six months. In the posterior upper jaw a sinus lift is often required, to raise the sinus and create sufficient bone volume.

An internal sinus lift is used when only two to three millimeters of bone height have to be added in the upper jaw. The minimally invasive procedure takes place in the same session as the placement: bone substitute material is introduced through the slightly raised sinus floor before the implant is placed. The area is then closed without tension, and no additional integration time is required. This allows fast, controlled treatment where bone height in the upper jaw is low.

An external sinus lift is used when more than three millimeters of bone height are needed to anchor an implant stably. The gum is opened on the outer side and a small window in the bone is created, in order to raise the sinus floor carefully without injuring the membrane. The resulting cavity is filled with bone substitute material.

Once a bone height of three to five millimeters is reached, the implant can be placed in the same session. In more pronounced cases the placement follows after an integration period of about three months.

Sufficient bone volume is decisive for the long-term hold of an implant. Where possible we use the body's own bone from the oral cavity. Where that is not enough, tested bone substitute materials are used, developed for a stable, permanent anchorage.

We work with established materials such as Bio-Oss^®, Puros^® Allograft, CERASORB^® and Straumann^® Emdogain^®. They convert reliably into the body's own bone and create the basis for a result that is stable over the long term.

• PRGF^® uses your own blood plasma, rich in growth factors, to support healing after implant placement.
• The Benefits
• Support for tissue and bone regeneration around the implant
• Reduction of post-operative symptoms such as swelling
• Faster wound healing
• A procedure using the body's own material, which is generally well tolerated