Multiple Dental Implants

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Attractive, healthy teeth play an important role in our general health and well-being. You look and feel comfortable when smiling and laughing with friends and family, anytime, anywhere. Strong teeth enable you to eat favorite foods: so important when maintaining a healthy diet. There are many reasons why people lose more than one tooth, such as illness, an accident or simply inheriting poor teeth. This can have a serious impact on your quality of life. And it determines how you approach your continued dental health in the future.

Your teeth do not stand alone

They are part of a complex, integrated system. That is why each individual tooth plays such an important role. Every single tooth ensures, for example, that the teeth in front and behind stay aligned. When we chew, a healthy tooth strengthens the quality of the jawbone and helps prevent bone loss. Missing teeth, on the other hand, can cause the jawbone to shrink. This is because he bone is no longer stimulated during chewing. Physical changes to the face are a frequent result. You begin to look older than you really are.

Fortunately, modern dental technology can bring your life back to normal again. By replacing missing teeth, gradual bone resorption can be stopped. As a result, further potential tooth loss can be prevented. In fact, with the right care and expertise, you can have teeth that are strong and that look and feel natural. and feel comfortable when smiling and laughing with friends and family, anytime, anywhere. Strong teeth enable you to eat favorite foods: so important when maintaining a healthy diet. There are many reasons why people lose more than one tooth, such as illness, an accident or simply inheriting poor teeth. This can have a serious impact on your quality of life. And it determines how you approach your continued dental health in the future.

Advantages of Dental Implants

• Dental implants are accepted by dental professionals for over 40 years, as a successful and trusted method of tooth replacement used today.
• Acts like your natural tooth root. You do not feel the difference.
• Are made of biocompatible materials. As a result, they are accepted by your body.
• Your implant can actually last a lifetime with proper care and good oral hygiene.
• Are minimally invasive. Your adjacent teeth are untouched. Because unlike conventional bridges, there is no need to grind down adjacent natural teeth.
• Maintain natural bone, and minimize further bone loss due to bone stimulation – one of their most important advantages.
• Provide stability and comfort, with no Adjustment necessary after placement.

Surgical Procedure Overview

Dental implants are strong, biocompatible fixtures made of titanium that acts just like natural tooth roots. Your dentist has the option to do one or two stage surgery; a flapless or flapped procedure depending which suits your case best.

Here are the basics for implant surgery:‍

• Your dentist will administer a local anesthetic. There should be no more pain than having a Cavity repaired or a tooth capped.
• Then your gums will be prepared so they will not Interfere with the preparation of the site for the implant.
• Your dentist will then drill a hole in the bone, just A little smaller than the exact shape of the dental implant, Usually by screwing it into site. THAT’S IT!
• Your dentist will then choose the healing method best suited for your case. This could mean immediately putting the implant into function, covering the implant and leaving it to heal for 3-6 months or the selection of another accepted protocol for your particular situation. After a period of time, a final prosthesis will be installed for a life-long wear.

Caution

Once you lose teeth, the immediate solution is to replace them, especially if they are front teeth. But what happens when you lose teeth that are not visible when you smile? The tendency is to ignore them. However, any missing teeth can have a negative Impact on your quality of life, as well as dental and oral health. When we chew, a healthy tooth strengthens the quality of the bone; similar to how Exercise protects against bone loss. Furthermore, when a tooth is missing, healthy teeth tend to shift Position towards the gap due to bone loss, affecting how our upper and lower teeth meet.

This may affect how we place pressure on the teeth when chewing, and have an impact on surrounding muscles and joints, resulting in pain and various other symptoms such as headaches or migraines. Hence each tooth plays an important role in ensuring that teeth in front of and behind it stay in alignment, and maintain the jaw bone. Today modern dental restorations help thousands of people improve their lives. With the latest technologies and materials, individual teeth – or even entire rows of teeth – can be replaced for a natural looking appearance and restored function. We invite you to learn more about the many options available to you. Ask your dentist about regaining a natural, self-confident smile.