Dental implants are especially designed devices made of titanium which are surgically placed into your jaw bone. The implant is an anchor for a naturally-appearing false tooth or a set of false teeth. The success rate of dental implants nowadays has increase tremendously and our latest technologies allow us to bring this to our patients. Implants are great for replacing missing teeth. It is important that you have enough bone in the area of the missing teeth for the implants to be attached to. Implants are not only used to replace one tooth, but rather people missing most, if not all, of their teeth benefit greatly as well. Implants are increasingly being used to replace certain types of bridges and to retain removable partial dentures as well as complete dentures.
How Dental Implants Work
Dental implants are the artificial roots that are used as a foundation for false teeth. Today’s implants are inserted inside the bone of the jaw so that they support artificial inserts such as bridges, dentures, or crowns. This procedure is always better achieved when implants are placed by a specialist dentist, a Periodontist. We do count with a Periodontist in our office for better comfort and confidence in obtaining the best results for our patients.
Before the surgery can be completed, the nerves and the sinus need to be located and the shape of the jaw needs to determined so that the implants can be inserted appropriately without having a negative effect on the already existing structures. This is often done using CT or CAT scans. We are proud to offer this service to our patient to obtain the best results in restorative treatment.
For more detailed information about Dental Implants, their placement, time of healing, phases and benefits please do not hesitate to contact our office and schedule a consultation.