Dental implants are permanent tooth replacements. Tooth implants provide enough support for fixed or removable bridges or dentures. Dental implants, which are placed in the bone, are small anchors made of a metal named titanium. The anchors begin to fuse with the bone over a few months. After the healing process, called osseointegration, abutments are inserted into the implant fixtures to allow for the permanent attachment of the replacement teeth.
Types of Dental Implants:Implant-Supported Over Dentures
Implant-supported dentures can be fixed or removable. This solution requires the placement of two or more implants. If a removable option is selected, the denture will sit onto the implant rather than requiring the use of denture paste or adhesives. Removable dentures must be taken out and cleaned regularly.
This technique offers many advantages over regular dentures.
Easy to care for, this solution can mimic the aesthetic and function of natural teeth and stay fixed in place with the help of dental implants as anchors. Patients will not feel the typical rocking and movement or gum irritation they usually have with dentures.
Dental implant placement can also help prevent the sunken look that can occur with bone loss in the jaw by stimulating bone growth in the area around the implant. This process is called osseointegration and can help prevent future bone loss.
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Implant-supported Bridge
An implant-supported bridge is a prosthetic solution for spaces where multiple teeth in a row are missing. The bridge usually replaces three or more adjacent missing teeth as an alternative to a denture. This prosthetic usually requires two implants to support the porcelain bridge. The bridge provides an aesthetic and functional replacement for the patients’ natural teeth.
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All-on-4 Implant Denture
This procedure, often called an all-on-4 is a unique implant denture that allows patients who are missing all of their teeth to replace an entire arch of teeth using 4 implants.
This technique offers many advantages over conventional dentures.
Easy to care for, this denture can imitate the aesthetic and function of natural teeth and stay fixed in place with the implants as anchors. Patients will not feel the rocking or gingival irritation associated with traditional dentures. Patients can often have a full arch of teeth the same day, reducing both overall cost and healing time for the patient.
Just like implant-supported dentures, All-on-4 can help alleviate the sunken look that can occur with bone loss in the jaw by stimulating bone growth in the area surrounding the implant. This process is osseointegration.
With this type of fixed full denture, there is no resin or metal covering the roof of the mouth, so speaking and eating are more comfortable and more natural than with a conventional denture.
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Guided Dental Implant Placement
With CBCT scans and computerized treatment planning, guided implant placement is possible.
Using a physical model or a virtual 3D model, implant placements and the following prosthetic work can be designed virtually to create the ideal patient treatment plan. These virtual plans allow the doctor to take different aspects of implant placement into consideration, resulting in optimal aesthetics and function for the patient’s restoration. Using a 3D model also allows the patient to picture the procedures and visualize the outcome before it is finalized.
When planning is complete, specialized computer applications can be used to fabricate a surgical guide for use during implant placement. The guide directs the exact angulation, location, and depth of the implant. The use of this type of appliance increases the safety and accuracy of the procedure.
Does Insurance Cover Dental Implants?
Unfortunately, only a portion of dental insurances cover the cost of dental implants, and even if they do, only a portion of it. We realize that the cost of dental implants can be significant, so we have made it easy to find and schedule an appointment with one of our dental professionals who offers dental implants, such as 1st Impression Dental (www.1stidental.com) in Brooklyn, NY founded by Dr. Pooria Shahin DDS. This practice in partnership with Doctors Network offers dental plans to reduce the cost of dental implants. Now you can get dental implants for as little as $1000. Visit Doctors Network to learn more.
