Dentalimplantprocedureprovoutareawaytoreplaceamissingtooth.They canalsobeused toreplacemultipleteeth.Theprocedureinvolvesplacinga titaniumimplantintothejawbone.
Thisisalongprocess,anditrequiresseveralvisits.Theremaybeaperiodof bruisingandswellinginthearea.Youwillneedtotakeprecautionstoprotect theimplantesdentalesprovoutandyourmouth.
Thedentistwillexamineyourgums,teeth andjawtodetermineifyouarea goodcandidate fortheprocedure.Ifyouhavecertainmedicalconditionsor ifyouarepronetoinfection,youmaybereferredtoadentalspecialist.
Thefirststepintheprocedureistodetermineiftheboneinyourjawisstrong enoughtoholdtheimplant.Sometimesyoumayneedabonegraftbeforethe implantcanbeplaced.
During thisphase, thedoctorwill makean incision inyour gumsto expose the bone. He or she will then place a healing cap on the implant. This will preventanytissuefromgrowingovertheimplant.
Depending on the type of surgery, some patients may be given localized anesthesia.Usually,youwillbeabletogohomethedayafterthesurgery.A driverwillbeneededtodriveyouhome.
Depending on the case, you may have to wait up to three months for the implant procedure provo ut to fuse with the bone. It is important to follow instructionsafterthesurgery,whichvarybysurgerytype.