| Dental implants are generally used to replace missing | | | | being inserted into your jaw bone, to be a candidate |
| teeth. This can be one tooth, a couple of teeth or | | | | you must have a good bone structure and disease |
| the complete mouthful of teeth. However, for each | | | | free gums. As you lose your teeth your jaw bone is |
| of those it is a slightly different procedure. The basis | | | | slowly reabsorbed into the body. One of the benefits |
| for each is the same. What are dental implants? | | | | of dental tooth implants is the stability that it brings |
| Good question. | | | | to jaw bones. It is also important to keep your |
| There are several ways to replace a missing tooth. | | | | mouth germ free after surgery - any surgery |
| You can use a bridge, a partial denture, or you can | | | | involving bones is always going to be a risk when it |
| use a more permanent solution called a dental tooth | | | | comes to bacteria. |
| implant. As the name suggests, something is | | | | Dental teeth implants are not pain free as some |
| implanted. However, it is not a tooth that is | | | | people suggest. The slightest bacteria in the mouth |
| implanted, it is a metal rod. This rod is surgically | | | | can lead to problems with the jaw and the implant. |
| placed into the jaw bone. Once the implantation has | | | | This can be painful for a short period but with regular |
| healed, a tooth is attached to the steel implant. | | | | and thorough dental hygiene can avoided. Once you |
| That's fine for one tooth. When a couple of teeth | | | | have been through the procedures and come out |
| need replacing, it is quite common to have one more | | | | unscathed you will find that having a dental implant |
| dental implants with the space between filled using a | | | | was not that big an issue after all. What you will |
| bridge. A bridge, as the name suggests, bridges a | | | | notice is that dental teeth implants are much more |
| gap. This is a permanent fixture. Dental implants are | | | | comfortable than dentures, even partial dentures. |
| placed into the jaw followed by tooth attachments. | | | | Whilst dental teeth implants are expensive, they |
| A bridge is then glued across the gap The third | | | | actually work out less expensive over time. Dentures |
| method used utilizes two different procedures. When | | | | need to be replaced, relined or repaired on a regular |
| replacing all the teeth in the mouth, you can either | | | | basis. This ongoing cost will exceed the cost of |
| opt for a series of implants and bridges, or you can | | | | dental implant, more so the younger you are. If you |
| opt for approximately six implants with a denture | | | | have choice, and you can afford the upfront |
| then attached to those implants. | | | | payment, go for the dental implant. If you lose bone |
| A dental tooth implant is a surgical procedure that is | | | | over time, the option may not be available in later life. |
| carried out by a periodontists. Because a steel rod is | | | | |