Dental implants

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Stages Inclusions  To remove damaged tooth

 Jawbone is prepared for surgery and bone grafting might be included  Your oral surgeon will place the dental implant metal after your

jawbone heals  Healing period might take for many months  Abutment will be placed by your oral surgeon  Your dentist will make molds of your teeth and jawbone and later place the final teeth.


Bone Grafting  You might need bone grafting if your jawbone isn’t thick enough or too

soft  A piece of bone is detached from another part of your jaw or your body and transplanted to your jawbone. Alternatively, use artificial bone (bone commercially available) to place in these areas.  It might take many months for the transplanted bone to produce new bone to support a dental implant.  You might need only minor bone grafting sometimes, which can be done at the same time as the implant surgery.


Dental Implant Placement  Your oral surgeon will make incisions to open your gum and expose the

bone.  Before the dental implant metal post will be placed, holes are drilled into the bone.  It’s deeply implanted into the bone, since the post will serve as the tooth root.


Bone Progress ď‚— Osseointegration will begin once the metal implant post is placed in

your jawbone. ď‚— The jawbone grows into and unites with the surface of the dental implant. ď‚— This process might take several months to produce a solid base for your new artificial tooth, same with roots do for your natural teeth.


Abutment Placement  You might need additional surgery to place the abutment, after

osseointegration was completed.  This minor surgery is usually done with local anesthesia in an outpatient setting.  Your oral surgeon reopens your gum to expose the dental implant.  Dental implant will be connected to abutment.


New Artificial Teeth  Your gums must recover for one or two weeks before the temporary

tooth can be attached.  Once your gums heal, you’ll have more representations made of your mouth and remaining teeth.  The crown can't be placed until your jawbone is strong enough to support use of the new tooth.  Artificial teeth could either be removable, fixed or a combination of both.


After the Procedure  You might encounter some of the typical discomforts associated with

any type of dental surgery like:  Bruising of your skin and gums  Swelling of your gums and face  Pain at the implant site  Minor bleeding


After the Procedure ď‚— Contact your dentist specialist if swelling, discomfort or any other

problem gets worse after surgery. ď‚— You might need to eat soft foods while recovering from each stage of surgery. To get more details for dental implants, visit https://www.aacsh.com/dental-implants.html



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