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Dental Implant
Dental ImplantsModern dentistry provides an alternative to dentures or partials with implants. Dental implants offer patients that have lost teeth a "second chance". There have been tremendous advances in implant dentistry. And, also a tremendous amount of misinformation. So let's talk about contemporary implants.
Dental implants are designed to provide a foundation for replacement teeth that look, feel, and function like natural teeth. The person who has lost teeth regains the ability to eat virtually anything and can smile with confidence, knowing that teeth appear natural and that facial contours will be preserved. The implants themselves are tiny titanium posts that are placed into the jawbone where teeth are missing. The bone bonds with the titanium, creating a strong foundation for artificial teeth. In addition, implants can help preserve facial structure, preventing the bone deterioration that occurs when teeth are missing.
Dental implants are changing the way people live! People can actually "Speak with their Smile today". At *Akasaka Park Bldg. Dental Office*, thousand of patients have reported that Implants have changed their lives. Former denture wearers who had previously been forced to limit their diets to soft, mushy foods that didn't interfere with their dentures are thrilled to be eating steak, corn on the cob and other foods that they had missed. Other implant patients report that they can laugh and smile with confidence again.
Dental Implant surgery has proved to be successful for hundreds of thousands of people over the years. Negative effects such bleeding, infection, injury to the nerve or sinus cavity or incomplete healing of the bone around the implant or implant failure are very rare.
Because dental implants are patterned after the structure of your natural teeth, they provide a highly stable support system for the replacement of teeth or dentures. If regular dentures or partial dentures are worn over a period of time they slip and slide and cause painful sore spots, gum loss or oral lesions.
*Dr.Hajime and Kumiko *will be happy to meet with you to discuss with you will need to examine you to determine if you are a good candidate for dental implants. The things that we look for are:
- *General good health*
- *Healthy gums*
- *Sufficient bone*
- *A positive attitude*
What are dental implants?
Dental implants are fixtures of titanium which are surgically screwed 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 depends on where the implants are placed and their purpose. They are typically best placed in the front portion of your lower jaw. 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 removable partial dentures.
Overview of Dental Implants
Implants are surgically placed in your jaw bone while under anesthesia. It is a very time consuming procedure when having many implants placed. As this procedure is surgical, it is very important to research and find a well credited cosmetic dentist that you are comfortable with, such as *Dr. Hajime and Kumiko*. For some people there are varying degrees discomfort or pain, which subsides in a couple of days. As with similar types of surgery, bruising and minor swelling might also develop shortly after the procedure.
How are Dental Implants Attached in Your Mouth?
The implant procedure is a surgical placement of the implant or implants in your jaw bone which requires a three to six month healing period before the implant restoration to replace the missing tooth or teeth. During this healing time, the bone grows in and around the titanium implant creating a very strong support. Dental implants can be rejected. Usually they are replaced with another implant of a slightly larger size. The rejection or "failure" rate is minimal, only 1 to 2% of all implant procedures. You must go without wearing your dentures for one day to two weeks after an implant placement. After the implant has "taken" and you have sufficiently healed, a very natural crown is placed on the implant.
When missing one tooth, we may use a Flipper to fill the space. A Flipper is a false tooth to temporarily take the place of a missing tooth before the permanent crown is placed on the implant. A Flipper can be attached via either a wire or a plastic piece that fits in the roof of your mouth.
Flippers are meant to be a temporary solution while awaiting the permanent crown to be placed on your implant(s).
If you're missing one tooth or all of your teeth, implants may well be for you. So long as you have enough bone in the area of the missing tooth to facilitate the anchorage of the implants, this procedure can yield terrific results. If you don't have enough bone for this purpose, a bone graft may be necessary. A procedure of building up the bone is known as Bone Grafting.
Bone grafting is common with dental implants. The bone that is used is one of three types. The preferred bone to use is taken from other areas of your mouth or collected in a suction device as the drilling of the sites fordental implants occurs. Sometimes bone is taken from areas such as a hip (this requires an orthopedic surgeon and an operating room). The third
source for needed bone is a synthetic type. This is the least preferred type of bone to be used for this procedure.
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