What are Dental Implants?
What is the candidacy for Dental Implants?
If you want to get a dental implant, the oral surgeon will examine you to determine if you can get a dental implant. Some of the points considered are as follows:
- If you are someone who needs new replacement teeth
- If you have a healthy jawbone structure to hold the implant in place firmly
- If you have good oral health
- If you are fit to undergo the procedure
- If you are aged above 18
What are the Benefits of Implants?
There are many benefits of getting dental implants, such as:
- They support your artificial as well as adjacent natural teeth.
- Implants are easy to look after and maintain.
- They are a better permanent treatment option over other alternatives like bridges and dentures.
- The dental implant procedure is the only tooth replacement option that replaces jaw bone stimulation, thus preventing bone loss and restoring bite force.
- They match your existing natural teeth to perfection. No one except you and your dentist will know that you have implants!
- You can bite and chew your food with the same amount of force as you used to with your natural teeth.
- You can prevent any change to your facial structure. A missing teeth gap may, over time, change the shape of your face making you look older. But with dental implants, you can avoid that from happening.
- You can finally regain your ability to pronounce words properly and naturally.
- The oral surgeon places the dental implant securely in the desired position, which will never give it a chance of falling off embarrassing you.
How is the Procedure Performed?
Your oral surgeon will conduct a dental examination using a digital X-ray and 3D imaging to assess your dental health and bone that will support the implant. They will proceed by removing the teeth that are to be replaced. If you have insufficient jawbone strength for the implants, then a bone grafting surgery is performed before the procedure.
The surgeon will securely place an implant in the missing tooth gap and give it enough time to heal. The few months taken as the healing time is also known as osseointegration, which allows the implant to fuse to your natural bone. In the meantime, they will place a temporary, removable crown to cover the gap.
After that, visit us at Scripps Family Dental to get your final restoration placed. This will make the implant look and feel similar to your natural teeth. We will instruct you to follow proper oral hygiene practices.
