Dental Implants
Dental implants replace teeth or tooth loss caused by disease or accidents involving tooth loss. There are options available to restore your smile back to they way you mouth used to smile. Whether you are insecure because you have lost teeth or you wear dentures, an alternative to these two areas in dental implants.
Dental implants are one of the most important advances in dental treatment over the last two decades. Those who use implants rather than regular dentures or bridges have enhanced their quality of life. For those who experience the problems linked with missing teeth, the use of a dental implant has made life more enjoyable. Dental implants are usually made with titanium and are about a centimeter long that is positioned within the jawbone which acts just like the roots of teeth. Implants have allowed dentists to make denture supports, replace a single tooth or multiple teeth. They look natural and are more comfortable than normal dentures.
Implants have been around for since the 70's, and today, patients are choosing dental implants as a replacement option for lost tooth or lost teeth. Recently, a survey had shown more than 1 million dental implants were used instead of the denture option for replacing teeth.
Dental implants are chosen because it can replace a single tooth, or several teeth where normally a denture would compensate the loss of teeth. Implants are titanium cylinders that are surgically placed in the upper or lower jawbone where their role is a durable anchor for replacement teeth.
Single Tooth Implants A single tooth implant replaces the missing tooth roots, where it is a freestanding post placed into the jawbone that is free standing. This implant does not interfere with the adjacent teeth nor does the teeth nearby need additional treatments to adjust for the implant.
There are several reasons why you may want a dental implant to correct your missing tooth problem :
Steps on Getting a Dental Implant: In many cases getting an implant involves three main steps that usually takes several months to complete. One of the main reasons why it takes several months, is we are also compensating for your jawbone to heal with the implant post that is placed into your jawbone.
Step 1: The dentist surgically places the titanium cylinder, which is the metal post of your dental implant into the jawbone. The top of dent post resides slightly above the jawbone, but will remain under the gum area for a period of three to six months. During this time, the implant will eventually fuse with your jawbone. Occasionally for the duration of this time, you may experience some swelling or tenderness after the surgery. In many cases you will have prescribed pain medicine to alleviate your dental discomfort. In addition, you dentist may suggest a certain diet involving soft food, warm soup, and cold foods during your healing process.
Step 2: After the post has completely fused with your jawbone, usually in about three to six months, the implant is then uncovered where the dentist will attach an extension, called a post to the implant. Gum tissue around the post is allowed to heal. Some dental implants require a second surgery from which a post is attached. Also, some other implants, both the post and the implant is connected together as a single unit, rather than two separate units. As with all the areas in step 2, the implant and post aid as the foundation for the securing the new tooth.
Step 3: This is the final and last step where the dentist prescribes a dental lab to make a custom artificial tooth called a dental crown to fit onto the post. Each tooth is custom made to the right size, shape and tooth color that can match the remaining teeth in your mouth. The tooth color is also made to blend in with your existing teeth color. This final step is completed when the dentist fits the tooth onto the post.
Dental implants are one of the most important advances in dental treatment over the last two decades. Those who use implants rather than regular dentures or bridges have enhanced their quality of life. For those who experience the problems linked with missing teeth, the use of a dental implant has made life more enjoyable. Dental implants are usually made with titanium and are about a centimeter long that is positioned within the jawbone which acts just like the roots of teeth. Implants have allowed dentists to make denture supports, replace a single tooth or multiple teeth. They look natural and are more comfortable than normal dentures.
Implants have been around for since the 70's, and today, patients are choosing dental implants as a replacement option for lost tooth or lost teeth. Recently, a survey had shown more than 1 million dental implants were used instead of the denture option for replacing teeth.
Dental implants are chosen because it can replace a single tooth, or several teeth where normally a denture would compensate the loss of teeth. Implants are titanium cylinders that are surgically placed in the upper or lower jawbone where their role is a durable anchor for replacement teeth.
Single Tooth Implants A single tooth implant replaces the missing tooth roots, where it is a freestanding post placed into the jawbone that is free standing. This implant does not interfere with the adjacent teeth nor does the teeth nearby need additional treatments to adjust for the implant.
There are several reasons why you may want a dental implant to correct your missing tooth problem :
- 1. Lost of a tooth can affect your speech.
- 2. The gap your lost tooth has created may affect your chewing of food, and may or may not affect your speech.
- 3. Where a tooth once was, and no longer is, your existing teeth will eventually move towards the gap in your mouth where a tooth used to be. This can create a wide range of problems such as slanted teeth.
- 4. The gap may be hard to reach when cleaning your teeth, which can lead to excess tartar and plaque build up. Over time this can lead to additional tooth decay to the adjacent teeth and periodontal disease.
- 5. Bone loss can also occur over time in the area of the missing tooth.
Steps on Getting a Dental Implant: In many cases getting an implant involves three main steps that usually takes several months to complete. One of the main reasons why it takes several months, is we are also compensating for your jawbone to heal with the implant post that is placed into your jawbone.
Step 1: The dentist surgically places the titanium cylinder, which is the metal post of your dental implant into the jawbone. The top of dent post resides slightly above the jawbone, but will remain under the gum area for a period of three to six months. During this time, the implant will eventually fuse with your jawbone. Occasionally for the duration of this time, you may experience some swelling or tenderness after the surgery. In many cases you will have prescribed pain medicine to alleviate your dental discomfort. In addition, you dentist may suggest a certain diet involving soft food, warm soup, and cold foods during your healing process.
Step 2: After the post has completely fused with your jawbone, usually in about three to six months, the implant is then uncovered where the dentist will attach an extension, called a post to the implant. Gum tissue around the post is allowed to heal. Some dental implants require a second surgery from which a post is attached. Also, some other implants, both the post and the implant is connected together as a single unit, rather than two separate units. As with all the areas in step 2, the implant and post aid as the foundation for the securing the new tooth.
Step 3: This is the final and last step where the dentist prescribes a dental lab to make a custom artificial tooth called a dental crown to fit onto the post. Each tooth is custom made to the right size, shape and tooth color that can match the remaining teeth in your mouth. The tooth color is also made to blend in with your existing teeth color. This final step is completed when the dentist fits the tooth onto the post.