{"id":36060,"date":"2026-08-24T15:58:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T19:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/?post_type=dan_alert_diver&#038;p=36060"},"modified":"2026-09-10T14:38:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T18:38:28","slug":"dental-implants-and-diving","status":"publish","type":"dan_alert_diver","link":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/es\/alert-diver\/article\/dental-implants-and-diving\/","title":{"rendered":"Implantes dentales y buceo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>P:<\/strong> <strong>Hace poco me extrajeron una muela superior y me colocaron una base roscada para un implante. Tengo programado un viaje de buceo dos semanas despu\u00e9s de la intervenci\u00f3n en la que me colocaron la base roscada. \u00bfPodr\u00e9 bucear? \u00bfDebo preocuparme por que las bacterias del agua de mar entren en mis senos paranasales a trav\u00e9s de la zona del implante?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>R:<\/strong> Dos semanas despu\u00e9s de la intervenci\u00f3n es demasiado pronto para reanudar el buceo. S\u00ed, existe un riesgo debido a la proximidad entre la zona del implante y el seno maxilar, por lo que es necesario que tu cirujano oral confirme que est\u00e1s completamente recuperado. No deber\u00edas sentir dolor, y tu cirujano deber\u00eda autorizarte a realizar actividades sin restricciones, como masticar o morder una boquilla, antes de que vuelvas a bucear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tu dentista o cirujano oral es tu mejor recurso, pero, en general, no se recomienda bucear hasta que se haya completado la cicatrizaci\u00f3n de las dos partes m\u00e1s invasivas del proceso: la extracci\u00f3n dental y la colocaci\u00f3n de la base roscada que describes. Estas afectan a los tejidos blandos de las enc\u00edas y la mayor\u00eda de los dentistas recomiendan entre cuatro y seis semanas para que cicatricen adecuadamente y act\u00faen como barrera frente a las infecciones por el agua de mar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un implante dental es un poste o estructura de titanio que se coloca quir\u00fargicamente en el hueso maxilar para sustituir la ra\u00edz de un diente natural y servir de base para dientes de sustituci\u00f3n o un puente. El proceso consta de varios pasos, y cada uno de ellos conlleva sus propias restricciones en cuanto al buceo. Los pasos pueden completarse simult\u00e1neamente en una \u00abimplantaci\u00f3n en un solo d\u00eda\u00bb o repartirse a lo largo del tiempo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El paso inicial es la extracci\u00f3n del diente da\u00f1ado. Durante la extracci\u00f3n, pueden darse varias situaciones. Es posible que se coloque un injerto \u00f3seo en la cavidad para proporcionar un sitio adecuado para el futuro implante. La colocaci\u00f3n del material de injerto depende de la ubicaci\u00f3n, as\u00ed como de la densidad y el grosor del hueso circundante. Como alternativa, se podr\u00eda extraer el diente y dejar que la cavidad cicatrice de forma natural, o bien colocar un implante en el momento de la extracci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La colocaci\u00f3n del implante es el paso m\u00e1s cr\u00edtico. Su especialista en implantes perforar\u00e1 un orificio preciso en el hueso y atornillar\u00e1 un poste roscado de titanio. Deber\u00e1 evitar bucear durante un periodo prolongado tras este procedimiento para permitir la osteointegraci\u00f3n del implante.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La fusi\u00f3n del implante de titanio con el hueso circundante es fundamental para el \u00e9xito del tratamiento. Cualquier factor que interfiera en este proceso, incluidos los micromovimientos del implante o una infecci\u00f3n, puede provocar el fracaso del implante.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No existen estudios espec\u00edficos sobre los implantes dentales y el buceo, y las opiniones de los dentistas var\u00edan. Algunos recomiendan un m\u00ednimo de tres meses, mientras que otros pueden sugerir un periodo m\u00e1s largo para garantizar la osteointegraci\u00f3n. Sigue las recomendaciones de tu dentista. Aunque es posible que algunos dentistas no conozcan los detalles espec\u00edficos del buceo, pueden indicarte durante cu\u00e1nto tiempo debes evitar someter a los dientes a esfuerzos excesivos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los pasos finales son relativamente sencillos y no afectar\u00e1n de forma apreciable al buceo. El dentista inserta un peque\u00f1o poste en el implante y, a continuaci\u00f3n, coloca la pr\u00f3tesis definitiva, que puede ser una corona, un punto de anclaje para un puente o una reconstrucci\u00f3n similar. Si la osteointegraci\u00f3n ya se ha producido, es probable que puedas reanudar el buceo tras unas semanas de dejar que las enc\u00edas cicatricen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Una vez colocado el dispositivo definitivo o la corona, puedes tratar el implante como cualquier otro diente. Plant\u00e9ate hacer una prueba en una piscina para comprobar c\u00f3mo se ajustan las aletas de mordida de la boquilla de tu regulador a la reconstrucci\u00f3n definitiva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2014 Jevon Monaghan, t\u00e9cnico de emergencias m\u00e9dicas<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-dan-light-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-dan-light-gray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9\u00a0<em>Alert Diver<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Q3 2026<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q: I recently had an upper molar tooth extracted and threads placed for an implant. 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