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What are Dental Implants?

Dental implants are titanium screws or cylinders placed in the bone mimicking the root of the tooth, which will harbor some kind of prosthesis on top to replace the missing teeth. Dental implants are considered standard of care at this point and are presented as a mean to replace the missing teeth of the patients.

Who is a candidate for dental implants?

Dental implants may be for you:

  • If you want to replace your missing teeth with the next best thing,

  • If you want to preserve your existing teeth, bite and bone,

  • If you want to feel better, look younger and stay healthier,

  • If you want to enjoy your meals once again,

  • If you want to talk better and prevent public embarrassments,

  • if you want to replace your old moving denture with one that is more stable.

During the first appointment specialized diagnostic studies are made to determine the ideal treatment for each person.

After careful evaluation of your health history, your dentist will alert you to any conditions that may affect your treatment. Remember, age is not a factor.

Dental implants advantages:

  • The most permanent tooth replacement system available.

  • Prevent bone loss in jaws, thus prevent the appearance of premature aging due to bone loss.

  • Prevent grinding down the healthy adjacent teeth so they are less invasive and more conservative option.

  • They do not develop decay and never require root canal treatments.

  • They look and function like natural teeth.

  • You can eat the foods you enjoy.

  • You can talk, smile and laugh with confidence and have the social life you always wanted.

None of conventional (old-fashioned!) dental restorations (removable partial dentures) can prevent bone loss. They actually accelerate the rate of bone loss.

How effective and safe are the implants? 

Dental implants are made of titanium alloy which is the most accepted metal in human body. This metal is a biologically compatible material which has undergone extensive testing over a period of several years is orthopedic surgeries and in the mouth.

Most studies have shown over % 95 success rates for dental implants. If you keep your implants clean and have a dentist check them regularly they can last you for a lifetime.

Treatment Phases

First Surgical Phase (Implant Placement)


Implants are placed into the jaw bone under local anesthesia. The surgeon covers the implant for optimum healing during the healing phase so it can fuse to the bone.

Second Surgical Phase (Implant Uncovery)


After approximately four to six months of healing, the implant root is exposed under local anesthesia and a healing post is placed over top of it so that the gum tissue heals around the post.

 

Prosthetic Phase (Teeth)


When the gum has healed in about two months, an impression will be taken and an implant crown will be fabricated by lab and your dentist will later screw or cement that crown down to the implant.