Dental Implants

Are you missing teeth or a good portion of your tooth? If so, you might want to consider dental implants. As the name suggests, dental implants are built to look, feel and act like a real tooth, but they are artificial representation of what a real tooth looks like. These implants can boost your self-confidence and help you chew your food more effectively. Also, dental implants can help with bone atrophy, which is when the jawbone shrinks over time. They have also been known to improve your speech if it is currently impaired by a poor tooth.

Dental implants are made with titanium and the bottom of the implant is shaped like a screw or a nail. This is done to mimic what a root of a tooth looks like and the screw or nail portion is surgically inserted into the jawbone. The jawbone receives an incision deep and wide enough to fit the implant and it is inserted into the bone.

The process of osseointegration starts next, which is when the bone surrounding the titanium implant starts to grow around the implant. This process can take months, but it will ensure that the implant stays in place.

Titanium is the best material for dental implants for its range of benefits, including durability, non-magnetic and non-corrosive properties. Titanium resists acid, salt solutions and oxygen well and the body does not reject titanium. Once the implant is finished, the dentist will need to put on the dentures, crown or bridge.

The root-form implant is a very popular implant. If the individual have plenty of bone quantity in the jaw, this is typically the procedure used. If the individual has lost a large amount of jawbone, however, a different method will be used. This method is called the Ramus-Frame implant. In this way, there are only two implants put in and they are embedded into the jawbone by the wisdom teeth. Then, a wire bracket will run along the gums and the dentures will be placed atop of that.

Another version of the dental implant is the Blade form. This is similar to the Root form, but there are two blades that will protrude above the gum line. The crown or the bridge will be attached to the two blades. Another option is the Transosseous implant, but this is an infrequent choice due to the high amount of surgery it requires.

Dental implants cost quite a bit more than crowns, bridges or dentures, but they are designed to last for the rest of the individual’s life. When you look at the cost of the surgery in the long-run, it becomes more reasonable. There are a number of patients who will choose implants over dentures because they don’t have to deal with the uncomfortable drawbacks of dentures like denture glue, which can distort the taste of your meals.

Dentures also make certain foods impossible like apples and popcorn, but implants give you free reign to eat what you would like. The denture glue adhesive can be troublesome to work with as well.

         

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