subject: Dental Implants-bring Your Natural Smile Back [print this page] There are so many valid reasons to get dental implants for lost teeth. An empty space between teeth causes aesthetic worries. Lost teeooth can be a problem while speaking. And worsttop of all, because of gaps between teeth, eeth it creates pressure on other teeth while eating is problematic. This can be harmful to other healthy teeth. There are better chances of getting noxious bacteria, plaque in the space between lost teeth.
Dental implants areis the best procedure to replace teeth lost due to any injury, decay or any other reason. There are many other options available for replacement, such as bridgework and denture. But these are not as durable and effective as implants.
Bridgework and dentures require adjacent teeth to be altered to make place for new teeth.
Whereas in tooth implants a bolt or metal screw is fixed in the jawbone by drilling a socket(hole) to make the new root for the lost teeth and hold the new crowns or teeth, keeping other natural teeth healthy without altering them.
Dental implants areis actually an artificial teeooth roots which areis made of Titanium that is highly compatible to human body without decrementing the health.
It has a whopping success rate of 95%. And if you take proper care of your implants then it can last for a lifetime.
It is really hard to differentiate between natural teeth and the implanted teeth. Teeth implants areis as solid and strong as real teeth. And it also maintains the beauty of teeth.
There are many types of dental implant as per the requirement of the replacement.For one tooth, an implant and a crown are replaced. The dental implant acts as the root and the Crown is the visible part of the teeth outside the root.
For all or many lost teeth, implant-supported bridges or implant supported full dentures can be used as an option to replace the teeth. Tooth implants will be used to replace all lost natural teeth and the roots that are required.
Dental implants areis a multi stage process. Initially, a metal implant or root made from Titanium, which resembles a screw, is placed into the jawbone by drilling a hole.
There after it is to needed to wait for two or a few more months forto the implant and bone to affix together to make a strong foundation for a scientific(artificial) tooth. Meanwhile, an alternative replacement option can be put on the implant site. After the joining of bone and implant, a small surgery is done to reveal the implant and attach an auxiliary part.This process again takes some time to heal normally about a couple of weeks.After which an abutment is used to create the base for new tooth to be placed.
At last, A scientific tooth or crown is made that matches exactly the same as real tooths size and color and fixed to the abutment.
This may seem likelook a time consuming process for some of you at first glance,. bBut when it comes to quality and durability it is worth giving this much time to the implant process.Moreover, it is an affordable one time investment which gives you a natural smile for rest of your life.
