Overview
What are Dental Implants?
Dental implants are artificial substitutes for natural tooth roots. The implants- small anchors shaped like screws or cylinders- are placed into the jawbone. Replacement teeth are attached to the part of the implant that projects through the gums. Used for many years, dental implants are effective, natural-looking replacements for missing teeth. Most specialists in dental implants work as a team- the surgeon surgically prepares your jaw and a prosthodontist, the restorative specialist, makes your prosthesis (replacement teeth). The implant systems which are used to achieve "osseointegration" provide you, the patient, with an increased probability of success.
What do Dental Implants do?
Dental implants can provide non-removable tooth replacement in the toothless jaw. Dental implants can provide support for a full denture, making it more secure and comfortable. Dental implants can also support a fixed bridge, eliminating the need for a removable partial denture. Of course dental implants can also replace just one missing tooth. Instead of cutting the adjacent teeth (and risk root canal therapy!) as we did years ago, we can now avoid connecting the teeth and replace only the one tooth that is missing!
What are the Disadvantages?
A dental implant requires a greater financial investment than a removable bridge or conventional denture. On the other hand, an implant can offer advantages in terms of comfort and appearance benefits that many patients find well worth the cost. A dental implant also requires an investment in time, perhaps three to nine months from start to finished. If you consider that implants have lasted as long as 20 years and can last a lifetime, the investment in time is quite reasonable. As with any surgical procedure, dental implants involve a risk of infection. Occasionally, an implant may loosen and require replacement. Because each person is unique, implant success cannot be guaranteed.
Liver Transplant Rehabilitation
Physical and occupational therapists understand a liver transplant is a major surgery requiring time for physical and emotional recovery. Our supportive team wants to help you return to an active lifestyle and achieve the goals you have set for your future.
The liver transplant rehabilitation program is one of individually monitored exercise and education designed to maximize your return to function. Included will be patient education on the following topics: postural improvement, scar massage and a home exercise program designed by a physical/occupational therapist to fit your specific needs.
Indications for liver transplant include:
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Alcohol induced cirrhosis
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Primary Hyperoxaluria type I
- Cryptogenic cirrhosis
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Biliary Atresia
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Alagille Syndrome
- Drug induced liver failure
- Liver tumors
- Acute/fulminant liver failure
- Budd-Chiari syndrome
- Wilson Disease
- Hemochromatosis etc.
There are three options for liver transplantation: cadaver donor transplantation, living donor transplantation, and auxiliary transplantation.
When Is a Liver Transplant Needed ?
Liver transplantation is considered when the liver no longer functions adequately (liver failure). Liver failure can occur suddenly (acute liver failure) as a result of infection or complications from certain medications or it can be the end result of a long-term problem.
The following conditions may result in liver failure:
- Chronic hepatitis with cirrhosis.
- Primary biliary cirrhosis (a rare condition where the immune system inappropriately attacks and destroys the bile ducts causing liver failure).
- Sclerosing cholangitis (scarring and narrowing of the bile ducts inside and outside of the liver causing the backup of bile in the liver which can lead to liver failure).
- Biliary atresia (malformation of the bile ducts).
- Alcoholism
- Wilson's disease (a rare inherited disease with abnormal deposition of copper throughout the body, including the liver, causing it to fail).
- Hemochromatosis (a common inherited disease where the body is overwhelmed with iron).
- Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (an abnormal accumulation of alpha-1 antitrypsin protein in the liver, resulting in cirrhosis).
- Liver cancer
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