Dental Implants
What Are Dental Implants And When Are They Used
A dental implant is an artificial tooth. This includes a complete artificial tooth root and used in a wide range of replacement procedures. This form of dentistry are known as dental prosthetics. Like a prosthetics arm or leg amputation can replace a tooth can be replaced using a dental implant. While there are several types of the most common and most successful is called Osseo integrated implant. This type of implant was based on the discovery that titanium could be successfully incorporated into bone, causing a connection to grow between titanium and bone. It formed both a structural and functional connection between living bone and implant. This can also be done through a bridge or denture to support the implant.
A titanium screw, with a rough surface, the typical implant. The surface is first treated either by plasma spraying, etching or sand blasting machines to increase the potential of the implant to integrate with the surrounding bone. In places without teeth in the jaw of a pilot hole is bored into the recipient bone, taking care to avoid vital structures. This hole is then gradually increased. Extreme care tasks is not to damage the site with over heating. A cooling saline spray keeps the temperature of the bone to approximately 117 degrees Fahrenheit. The implant screw is screwed into place at a precise torque so as not to overload the surrounding bone. Once the implant is placed on the bone a cover screw is placed, and this site is permitted to healthier for a few months. This allows for full integration to occur.
After a few months the implant is uncovered. The temporary crown is placed on the implant. It encourages eyetooth to grow in the right direction and shape. This should result in an approximation of a natural tooth's gums and allow for a final pleasnt aesthetic. When this happened, then a permanent crown replaces the temporary one.
The decisions to use dental implants usually takes place after every other recovery measures procedure has been tried. This decision is usually made as a last resort for the patient. Patients who use this procedure had almost catastrophic problems that were unsolvable. Dentist usually work with peridontist in determining patients who will benefit most from this type of procedure. There are certain considerations to be determined before they start to use dental implants. There must be enough bone in the jaw and it must be strong enough to hold and support the implants. This is essential if implants will work. If there is not enough bone for a procedure known as bone augmentation can be done to a degree. In addition the health of the surrounding teeth and supporting tissues of the implant will be placed should be investigated and judged to be healthy before the implants are used. The force placed on the implant must be determined to see whether the procedure can be sucessful for the patient.
The success of dental implants do not vary. This overall success is directly related to the dental needs of medical skill to place the implant, the quality and quantity of bone available at the site and also to the patient's oral hygiene. Various studies have found the 5 year success rate of implants to be between 75-95%. Patients who smoke experience significantly poorer success rates.
Failure of dental implants is usually due to failure of the implant to integrate with the bone properly. It is also imperative that the patient follow Dili Gentvilas oral hygiene in the treatment of all implants. Even those patients with uncontrolled type II diabetes may find the procedure involves a significantly lower rate sucessful too.
Although there are over 100 dental implant companies in the U.S., which this procedure is not longer than a regular dentist. Many dentists work together with oral or maxillofacial surgeons peridontitist or sometimes in the implant procedure. The typical cost of dental implants is approximately $ $ 4,000 with full arch implants begin around $ 12,000 per arc and approaching $ 50,000 per arch depending on complexity.
About the Author
Dr. Joseph Wilbanks, DDS, is a leading dentist in Toccoa, Georgia. Visit us for more information on Dr. Wilbanks and the http://www.toccoasmilecenter.com/Northeast Georgia Smile Center, or call (706) 886-9439.
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