dental implant

What are Dental Implants?

Dental implants are metal posts or frames that are surgically
positioned into the jawbone beneath your gums. Once in place, they
allow your dentist to mount replacement teeth onto them.

How do Dental Implants Work?
Because implants fuse to your jawbone, they provide stable support for
artificial teeth. Dentures and bridges mounted to implants won't slip
or shift in your mouth — an especially important benefit when eating
and speaking. This secure fit helps the dentures and bridges — as well
as individual crowns placed over implants — feel more natural than
conventional bridges or dentures.

For some people, ordinary bridges and dentures are simply not
comfortable or even possible, due to sore spots, poor ridges or
gagging. In addition, ordinary bridges must be attached to teeth on
either side of the space left by the missing tooth. An advantage of
implants is that no adjacent teeth need to be prepared or ground down
to hold your new replacement tooth/teeth in place.

To receive implants, you need to have healthy gums and adequate bone to
support the implant. You must also commit to keeping these structures
healthy. Meticulous oral hygiene and regular dental visits are critical
to the long-term success of dental implants.

Implants are usually more expensive than other methods of tooth
replacement, and most insurance carriers typically cover less than 10
percent of the fees.

The American Dental Association considers two types of implants to be safe. They are:

Endosteal implants — these are
surgically implanted directly into the jawbone. Once the surrounding
gum tissue has healed, a second surgery is needed to connect a post to
the original implant. Finally, an artificial tooth (or teeth) is
attached to the post-individually, or grouped on a bridge or denture.
Subperiosteal implants — these consist
of a metal frame that is fitted onto the jawbone just below the gum
tissue. As the gums heal, the frame becomes fixed to the jawbone.
Posts, which are attached to the frame, protrude through the gums. As
with endosteal implants, artificial teeth are then mounted to the
posts.



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Artificial teeth, grouped on a bridge, are mounted to the posts.

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Posts are surgically placed below the gums

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Implants offer a very stable and secure fit.
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Implants serve as a base for single replacement teeth