Dr. Irene Martínez Nieto and Dr. Juan Antonio Martínez Silva, members of the Séptima Dental team with clinics in Seville and Ceuta, are a team specialized in strategic dental implantology; a modality of dental implants that allows the intervention of cases of patients with very little bone without the need for bone grafting and other biomaterials.
Advantages of strategic dental implantology compared to conventional implants
In the case of conventional implants, it is necessary for the patient to have cancellous bone for the implant to anchor. If the patient has lost it, bone regeneration with bone graft and other biomaterials, such as membranes, will be necessary.
The strategic dental implantology carried out by Dr. Irene Martínez Nieto and Dr. Juan Antonio Martínez Silva at Clínica Séptima Dental in Seville and Ceuta, needs only cortical bone to anchor the implants. Cortical bone is much more stable and resorbs much less. Thus, even though the patient has lost cancellous bone, he or she will always keep part or all of the cortical bone, which is where the strategic dental implants are located.
Thus, the first advantage is that, in the case of Séptima Dental’s strategic dental implantology, surgery will not be necessary to obtain the patient’s bone, thus avoiding the postoperative period, the possible rejection of external bone and even the high cost of graftable biomaterials.
In the case of strategic dental implants, will I be without teeth for some time?
The answer is no. In the case of strategic dental implants, the patient will never be without teeth. In fact, thanks to the Silva-Nieto Strategic Implants® technique developed at Séptima Dental by Dr. Irene Martínez Nieto and Dr. J.A. Martínez Silva, the patient obtains a very esthetic and functional semi-permanent denture from the moment of surgery, the so-called immediate load implants.
Is the surgery of strategic dental implants painful?
No. In this case, the surgery is performed under local anesthesia and other sedation methods so that the patient does not feel any discomfort during the surgery.
Along the same lines, it is not a dangerous operation, the Silva-Kos® technique, also developed at Séptima Dental by the doctors, eliminates possible errors when placing the implants thanks to the use of a pre-surgical guide, which is obtained using 3D technology.
Are strategic dental implants viable in cases of systemic diseases?
In the case of systemic diseases, heart problems, immunodeficiency, diabetes or any other disease, strategic dental implants are the best option because they are a minimally invasive technique and, in addition, being a type of single-phase implants, also because of their notably lower and even zero incidence of peri-implantitis in the long term compared to conventional implants.
Why are there so few professionals in Spain who use strategic dental implantology?
It is a novel and complex technique that for the moment is not taught in universities, since in this case it is the surgeon-implantologist who must adapt to the patient’s bone, and not the other way around.
In Spain, to date, it is performed by only five specialists, and two of them work at Séptima Dental.
What improvements do strategic dental implants offer compared to other implants?
If you cannot get dental implants due to lack of bone or the presence of any systemic disease, or you have been advised to receive a bone graft in order to receive the dental implant; you are always in time to ask for a second medical opinion at Séptima Dental, where you will receive a free initial consultation at their clinics in Seville and Ceuta.