Implants
- A dental implant is a titanium screws
that is placed into the jawbone to support
a replacement tooth or bridge. Dental
implants can be utilized to replace individual
teeth or multiple teeth. They can also
be used to stabilize loose full dentures.
Dental implants can support natural looking
replacement crowns that look an feel like
real teeth. Although nothing can completely
replace a natural tooth, dental implants
are as close as you can get to what nature
gave us.
Implants
are one of the most significant advances
in dentistry. These state of the art medical
devices can restore the function and appearance
of missing teeth giving the feel and look
of real teeth again.
Implant Bridge: Implants
can be used to replace mulitple teeth
in the arch and thus can eliminate the
need for a partial denture Dental Implants
are placed into the jaw where teeth have
been lost by a surgical procedure. A porcelain
bridge is made and fitted for the implant
and produces a natural appearance, which
is almost impossible to spot against natural
teeth.
Implant Supported Denture: Because
of bone loss resulting fom tooth extractions
and periodontal disease or irregularties
in the dental arch anatomy regular dentures
are quite often uncomfortable for many
people to wear. Implant Supported Dentures
provide a firm fit of the denture to the
jaw an thus offer a viable alternative
to conventional dentures
How are dental implants placed?
Step
one: An incision is made to expose the bone
over the implant site. The site is prepared
to accept the implant which is then inserted
into the jawbone.
Step
two: In some cases, the gum tissue is closed
over the implant. In many cases, this step
may not be necessary eliminating the need
for a second procedure after the healing
period is complete.
Step
three: After the healing period (3-9 months),
the implants are exposed and connectors
attached to the implants, which are used
to secure the teeth to the implants.
Step
four: The replacement teeth are lab fabricated
and permanently attached to the implants.
Normal function and stability is restored.
Note:
In certain cases and procedures a temporary
prosthesis can be placed the
the
same day the implant placed.
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