Dental implants are used to replace one or more missing teeth or can replace complete set of teeth. If dental implants are well looked after, they can last for many years. A dental implant is used to replace a tooth root. It is a titanium screw surgically inserted into the jaw bone beneath your gums. Once the dental implant fuses with the bone, dental crown or cap is placed over the implant with the help of an abutment.

What are the benefits of dental implants?

When a tooth is lost, there is a rapid bone loss in that area affecting a person’s operational and cosmetic functionality. A missing tooth if not replaced soon can eventually affect entire oral health. Missing teeth can be replaced with dentures, crown and bridge or dental implants. Dental implants are permanent teeth replacement and they have become the best alternative to dentures and bridges over the past few years.

Dental implants are near natural replacements for your missing teeth. They help restore the chewing ability and speech, restores cosmetic appearance and preserves the health of surrounding bone and gums.

Are dental implants suitable for everyone?

Most of the candidates are suitable for dental implants. Any individual who is healthy enough to undergo a dental extraction or oral surgery can be considered for a dental implant. Person with healthy jaw bone and gums are ideal for dental implants. However the individual must be committed to good oral hygiene and regular dental visits for the long term success of dental implants.

After a thorough evaluation of your oral cavity and by investigations like x ray and CBCT scan, the implantologist gives you the best treatment options suitable for you.

Types of dental implants:

Single tooth dental implant:

Dental implant is the foremost and permanent solution for replacement of single tooth. Unlike dental bridge (bridge is placed taking the support of adjacent healthy teeth), dental implant replaces your missing tooth from root to crown without disturbing the surrounding teeth.

Replacing multiple teeth with dental implants:

When you have multiple missing teeth adjacent to each other, an implant supported bridge is the best option. An implant supported bridge has crowns that connect to dental implants.

Replacing all your teeth:

Replacing entire missing teeth with traditional dentures is the conventional approach of full mouth rehabilitation. The problems with dentures are they can slip, slide, and fall out making eating and talking uncomfortable. Implant supported dentures can fix this problem permanently. Implant supported dentures provide denture stability and bite function, improves comfort and overall health.