All About Dental Implants
D e n t a l im p la n t s c a n b e t h e p e r fe c t s olu t ion for m is s in g t e e t h . No m a t t e r h ow t h e t e e t h got los t , d u e t o a n a c c id e n t or la c k of d e n t a l h ygie n e , a d e n t a l im p la n t will r e p la c e t h e t e e t h . D e n t a l im p la n t s a r e a r t ific ia l t it a n iu m r oot s t h a t a r e in s e r t e d in t o t h e ja w b on e t o h old t h e r e p la c e m e n t t oot h in p la c e . Tit a n iu m is u s e d b e c a u s e of t h e n a t u r a lly oc c u r r in g p r oc e s s c a lle d os s e oin t e gr a t ion . Th is is a p r oc e s s t h a t h a p p e n s wh e n t h e ja w b on e fu s e s wit h t h e t it a n iu m , p e r m a n e n t ly k e e p in g t h e t oot h im p la n t s a n c h or e d .
Th e r e a r e t wo t yp e s of t oot h im p la n t s - s u b p e r ios t e a l a n d e n d os p e r m . S u b p e r ios t e a l im p la n t s m a k e u p a m e t a l fr a m e t h a t is in s t a lle d on t op of t h e ja w b on e b e low t h e gu m s . Th e gu m s will h e a l a n d t h e fr a m e will b e c om e p e r m a n e n t ly a t t a c h e d t o t h e b on e . Th e s e k in d s of im p la n t s a r e le s s c om m on a n d u s e d if t h e p a t ie n t h a s a s ign ific a n t a m ou n t of b on e los s . Th e c os t for t h e s e im p la n t s is h igh e r t h a n e n d os p e r m im p la n t s . E n d os t e a l im p la n t s a r e m or e c om m on t h a n s u b p e r ios t e a l.
E n d os t e a l im p la n t s a r e in s e r t e d d ir e c t ly in t o t h e ja w. O n c e t h e os s e oin t e gr a t ion p r oc e s s is c om p le t e , t h e p a t ie n t n e e d s t o wa it u n t il t h e gu m s a r e h e a le d b e for e t h e p os t s c a n b e a t t a c h e d t o t h e im p la n t . O n c e t h e p os t s a r e a t t a c h e d , t h e c r own s will b e p la c e d on t op . Th e s e a r e m or e c om m on t h a n s u b p e r ios t e a l a n d h a ve a lowe r im p la n t c os t .
Wh e n t h e r e a r e m u lt ip le t e e t h t h a t n e e d t o b e r e p la c e d , a b r id ge is u s e d . Th e b r id ge is a s p e c ia l t yp e t h a t is on ly u s e d wh e n t e e t h im p la n t s a r e n e e d e d t o s u p p or t it . Th is is op p os e d t o n a t u r a l t e e t h wh ic h will in c r e a s e t h e t e e t h im p la n t c os t s . An im p la n t is in s e r t e d in t o e a c h ga p a n d t h e n t h e b r id ge is in s t a lle d on t op a ft e r os s e oin t e gr a t ion .
Th e r e a r e t h r e e r u le s a va ila b le for p e op le wh o a r e m is s in g a ll of t h e ir t e e t h a n d n e e d t o h a ve t h e m r e p la c e d . Th e fir s t p r oc e d u r e is a n im p la n t s u p p or t e d b r id ge wh e r e s ix t o e igh t im p la n t s a r e p u t in t h e m ou t h . Th e m ou t h is r e s t or e d wit h p or c e la in c r ow n s a n d b r id ge s . Th e s e c on d p r oc e d u r e is r e m ova b le d e n t a l im p la n t d e n t u r e s w h ic h a r e s u p p or t e d b y on e or t wo im p la n t s . Two t o fou r im p la n t s a n d a d e n t u r e s on t op a r e s u p p or t e d b y t h e im p la n t s . Th e d e n t u r e s is s t a b le t h is wa y. Th e t h ir d p r oc e d u r e is d e n t a l d e n t u r e s im p la n t s wh ic h s u p p or t a fixe d d e n t u r e s h yb r id . Th is op t ion a llow s m or e im p la n t s t o b e p la c e d t h a t c a n s u p p or t a fixe d d e n t u r e s h yb r id .
Th e r e a r e t h r e e s t e p s wh e n a t oot h im p la n t is in s t a lle d . Th e fir s t is s u r ge r y p r e p a r a t ion . B e for e im p la n t s c a n b e in s t a lle d , t h e m ou t h n e e d s t o b e e xa m in e d a n d a n a lyze d wit h x-r a ys a n d C T s c a n s . F a c t or s in volve d in t h e p r oc e d u r e will b e d e t e r m in e d a n d a n e s t im a t e of t h e c os t will b e give n . Ne xt , t oot h im p la n t s will b e in s e r t e d in t o t h e ja w b on e . O s s e oin t e gr a t ion will t a k e p la c e . Th is c a n t a k e a fe w we e k s , s o a t e m p or a r y t oot h will b e in s e r t e d u n t il t h e s e c on d a p p oin t m e n t is r e a c h e d .
La s t ly, a n a r t ific ia l c r own will b e a t t a c h e d t o t h e d e n t a l im p la n t s . Th is s t e p is ve r y q u ic k b u t it m a y n e e d r e a d ju s t m e n t s a ft e r t h e fa c t . Aft e r t h e e n t ir e p r oc e d u r e is c om p le t e , t h e im p la n t s will b e fu lly fu n c t ion a l a n d look t h e s a m e a s n a t u r a l t e e t h . Toot h im p la n t s a r e in d is t in gu is h a b le fr om n a t u r a l t e e t h a n d c a n la s t ove r a d e c a d e if t h e y a r e t a k e n c a r e of. An im p la n t c a n p r e ve n t t h e ove r c r owd in g a n d m is a lign m e n t of t e e t h . Th e m ou t h will b e p r ot e c t e d fr om p r ob le m s t h a t c ou ld oc c u r b e c a u s e of t h e ga p in t e e t h . Th e r e is n o n e e d t o r e m ove im p la n t s a t n igh t or wh e n e a t in g a n d t h e y c a n b e c le a n e d t h e s a m e wa y a s n a t u r a l t e e t h .
Te e t h im p la n t s c a n n ot b e in s e r t e d if t h e m ou t h is u n h e a lt h y. Th e r e s h ou ld b e n o p r e s e n c e of b a c t e r ia or gu m d is e a s e in t h e m ou t h . S om e c a s e s , t h e m ou t h d oe s n ot h a ve e n ou gh b on e . H owe ve r t h is c a n b e fixe d wit h b on e gr a ft in g or a n a u gm e n t a t ion p r oc e d u r e b e for e t h e im p la n t s . S p e c ia lis t D e n t a l S e r vic e s h a ve b r ou gh t t oge t h e r le a d in g NH S H os p it a l D e n t a l C on s u lt a n t s t o offe r a fir s t c la s s p r iva t e s e r vic e in c om p r e h e n s ive a n d c om p le x s p e c ia lis t t r e a t m e n t . Th e y offe r m u lt id is c ip lin a r y c a r e u n d e r on e r oof in t h e We s t -e n d of Lon d on t o t h e h igh e s t p os s ib le s t a n d a r d s a n d s a t is fa c t ion t o ou r p a t ie n t s a n d r e fe r r in g d e n t is t s .Th e y e m p h a s ize on t h e we llb e in g of t h e ir p a t ie n t s a n d give a gr e a t d e a l of a t t e n t ion t o a e s t h e t ic s wh ic h is a c h ie ve d b y a h a r m on y b e t we e n h e a lt h y t e e t h , gu m s , a n d t h e fa c e .
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