What Is a Dental Implant?
A dental implant is a metal screw placed in the jawbone and has a prosthetic tooth capped over the screw. This restoration resembles and feels just like a natural tooth. Moreover, dental implants deliver a permanent solution and are a viable alternative for cost and durability.
What Are the Services Included in Dental Implants?
All-On-4 Dental Implants
All-on-4 is an advanced dental implant solution that allows us to replace an entire arch of missing teeth (upper or lower) using just four strategically placed implants. This technique provides natural-looking full set of teeth in a single day, making it an excellent option for patients who have lost most or all of their teeth.
Full-Mouth Reconstruction
When you have several missing teeth or have large-scale dental damage, the best way to repair your smile is through full mouth reconstruction. In this reconstruction, several customized procedures are conducted to fix all your restorative and aesthetic concerns.
Benefits of Dental Implants
- Complete Tooth Replacement: Conventional restorations rest on top of the gum line or need the support of the adjacent teeth. But the dental implants are firmly rooted within the jawbone. And this means a patient does not have to worry about their new teeth shifting around or breaking despite external factors.
- Natural Appearance: Dental implants are characteristically covered with tailor-made restorations, and they blend seamlessly into any smile.
- Jawbone Preservation: A missing tooth can cause the jawbone in the area to start shrinking naturally and change shape. In due course, the degradation of the jawbone may lead to the instability of the remaining teeth. Dental Implants can help stop and even reverse this process.
- Durability: With committed oral hygiene practices and routine dental visits, an implant can quickly be expected to last for thirty years or more.
Who Is Suitable for Dental Implants?
A patient who wants to have dental implants should meet the following requirements:
- Has one or more missing teeth
- A fully developed jawbone
- Adequate bone mass to keep implants secure
- Good oral health
- Has no ailments that could interfere with bone healing
What Is the Dental Implant Process?
Dental implant surgery is an outpatient procedure and is done in multiple stages:
- 1
The impaired tooth is extracted.
- 2
The jawbone is readied for surgery, which may include a bone grafting procedure.
- 3
After the jawbone heals, the implant metal posts are inserted into the bone.
- 4
A healing period of a few months is required.
- 5
The rest of the implant, namely the abutment, is attached to the metal posts.
- 6
After the abutment is secured, the gums must heal for another few days before attaching the false teeth. After healing the gums, impressions are taken of the mouth, and the false teeth are fabricated and fitted over the abutment.
If you are interested in learning more about dental implants, call Beautiful Dentistry in Tempe, AZ 85284 at 480-831-1700 and schedule an appointment with Dr. Martin Sobieraj.