Cosmetic Dentistry

Dental Implants - Next to Nature

Dental Implants - Next to Nature

Dental Implants provide the most natural solution for replacing missing teeth. Dental implants offer a permanent and naturally beautiful smile. Besides, compared with other dental restoration treatments, dental implants achieve the highest rate of success and satisfaction.

Dental Implants - the Procedure

The procedure is simple and consists of two stages:

1. Surgical stage: the implants are inserted into the jawbone, in order to replace the natural root. They are placed below the gums, as a base. The implants will provide stability, because they fuse to the jawbone. 
2. Replacement crown stage: adding a pin into the implant and inserting the crown over the pin.

Following surgery, it takes from 3 to 6 months so the final replacement crown can be placed. This is the period required for the implant to be fused to the jawbone. During this period, the patient uses a temporary replacement crown.
Dental Implants might be used to fix single crowns, multiple crowns or even dentures. The replacement crowns are usually long-lasting; however, sometimes a replacement is needed.

Advantages of Dental Implants

DA missing tooth influences on your self-confidence and your bite. A gap between your teeth makes the other teeth move and more vulnerable to crack.
In addition, dental implants will help with issues such as speech difficulties and they have no risk to decay. Dental implants also prevent sunken cheeks.
Following a dental implant restoration, the patient will have its full strength bite back, equally like natural teeth.
Once implant and crown are inserted, they will provide firm and reliable results, making the patient feel much more comfortable with their new smile.
Implants look so natural that it is in most cases almost impossible to distinguish the implant from the natural teeth
Dental implants are also used to support dental bridges and to secure dentures.
Unlike other dental restorations such as bridges, dental implants do not require the grinding down of the teeth on each side of the gap.

Who can have a dental implant?

For a dental implant, the patient should have healthy gums and adequate bone to support the implant. Some people do not have enough bone structure to support the implants. However, there is a technique called bone grafting which increases bone height and width. Bone grafting technique usually solves most of weak bone structure cases.