What Are Dental Implants?

Dental implants are the most advanced therapy available to replace missing teeth. Dental implants are root replacements for missing teeth. Replacement teeth are created by your dentist and placed on the foundation provided by dental implants. Dental implant restorations generally look, feel and act like natural teeth.

How Do Dental Implants Work?

Dental implants are made with materials well accepted by the body. Bone forms a natural mechanical bond with the dental implants. Dental implants provide a base for your dentist to build your replacement tooth or teeth.

What Are The Benefits Of Dental Implants?

Did you know that oral health is a major factor of good general health?¹ Replacing your missing teeth with dental implants and dental implant crowns should allow you to live your life as if you had never suffered from missing teeth. When your dental implants treatment is complete, you should be able to chew, speak and socialize without experiencing the negative emotions that having missing teeth can sometimes cause.

Dental implants with dental implant crowns will help minimize the amount of bone that will be lost in the areas of missing teeth. Preserving oral bone may help maintain your remaining natural teeth and natural facial contours. Replacing your missing teeth with dental implants may also reduce your risk of having poorer nutritional habits often found in patients who do not replace missing teeth.¹

How Can Dental Implants Improve My Health?

People with missing teeth or non-dental implant-supported options have problems eating certain foods such as fresh vegetables and fruits, which can compromise their nutrition. Denture-wearing patients often lose some of their ability to taste foods. In addition, chewing can be difficult and painful so digestion is often compromised. Because dental implants function more like teeth, these offer the benefit of better health due to improved nutrition and taste, as well as proper digestion.

Are Dental Implants Difficult To Take Care Of?

Dental implants are designed to be a long lasting solution for tooth loss and are cared for with brushing and flossing, just like natural teeth. Caring for non-dental implant tooth replacements can be much less convenient compared to dental implants-supported teeth. Dental implants also eliminate the need to use messy dental adhesives.

Are Dental Implants Expensive?

Although dental implants may sometimes have a higher initial cost, when all the ongoing expenses of other treatment options are added up, most people would agree that dental implants are more than worth it!

When you contrast the time investment that dental implants therapy requires versus the repeated office visits required for adjustments, special cleanings and replacements for partials, bridges and dentures, it is easy to imagine how much better life can be with dental implants.

Am I A Candidate For Dental Implants And Dental Implant-Retained Teeth?

Only your dentist can say for sure, but most patients can be treated with dental implants. Your dentist will want to evaluate you carefully with an examination and x-rays and will make specific recommendations to you about the best treatment to replace your missing teeth. Ask your dentist today for more information on how you might benefit from dental dental implants and dental implant-retained teeth.

The implant replaces the function of the missing tooth root and transmits the chewing force from the crown to the jaw bone. This natural stress helps to keep the jaw bone vital so that it does not deteriorate. The new tooth should not only fulfill its intended function but should appear indistinguishable from the neighboring teeth, especially those teeth that are most visible in the front of the mouth. Implant-retained teeth not only look like your own teeth, they also feel like them. The implant, crown and gums form a harmonious unit. The dental implant replaces the lost tooth root and acts as a post for the implant crown. Grinding down the neighboring teeth is not necessary so healthy teeth are preserved.   Several missing teeth In order to prevent bone loss and poor positioning of the teeth and jaw, a gap involving several teeth should be filled as soon as possible for functional and medical reasons. A major advantage of implant-retained bridges is that the healthy neighboring teeth do not have to be ground down. From the esthetic aspect, too, implant-retained bridges are a better alternative than conventional crown and bridge as they transition seamlessly to the gums. Replacement of several teeth in front with an implant-retained bridge. Replacement of several teeth in back with an implant-retained bridge.   Completely toothless jaw Implant dentistry offers removable prostheses and non-removable rows of teeth to restore completely toothless jaws. The advantages of the two solutions compared to traditional adhesive dentures speak for themselves: Prostheses on implants provide a secure hold The chewing forces are transmitted to the bone. This may help prevent bone atrophy and ensure long-term fit Can eliminate painful pressure points The palate remains free from adhesives so that sense of taste and eating habits are not impaired. A very attractive and natural-looking solution for toothless jaws is a row of teeth fixed with screws. This row of artificial teeth is fixed directly to implants and usually ends seamlessly at the gums. Replacement of all teeth with a non-removable prosthesis fixed to several implants. Replacement of all teeth with a removable prosthesis fixed to bars. Replacement of all teeth with a removable prosthesis fixed to retentive anchors. The retentive anchors work like snap fasteners. For removable dentures there are other methods of fixation such as magnets. Ask your dentist so that you can learn about all your options.