Dental Implants: Procedure & Benefits

Dental implants makes the current trend making an option for people with missing teeth usually caused by gingivitis, tooth decay etc thus replacing the use of dentures and bridges. These are the replacements tooth roots providing a strong foundation either with fixed or removable teeth that made according to the natural teeth.

Procedure involved in getting a dental implant
Dental implant procedure includes the following phases:

• In the initial or first phase local anesthesia is given to the entire mouth which is followed by making incision in the gums where the implant needs to be fixed.
• Drill is made in the jaw bone for making space.
• Implants are then screwed in the space made either with the implant drill or manually.
• A second component is screwed down into the implant and left there during the period for healing.
• The gums are made to close by putting on stitches.
• In the second phase, a cleavage is made exposing the implant and then an extension is made to the already present implant for making the new crown sit on it.
• The dentist then takes the impression for a crown and places it finally.

Advantages of dental implants
There are many advantages for dental implants given as follows:

• Improved talking: poor fitting dentures can make the teeth slip within the mouth causing to mumble your words. Dental implants allows to speak properly without being worried about the slippage of teeth.

• Eating apparently: dentures which slide make chewing the food bit difficult. Dental implants function similarly like your own teeth.

• Enhanced appearance: they are designed in such a way that they make feel like your own teeth fusing with bone permanently.

• Improved oral health: generally tooth supported tooth requires the other teeth to be reduced where the need for reduction is not needed in dental implants. Due to that the surrounding teeth are not reduced or altered for supporting the implant, ,most of the teeth remain intact which promote long term oral health thus improving oral hygiene.

• More convenient: dental implants eliminates the inconvenience provided by removable dentures where in case adhesives are used for keeping them in place.

• Durability: dental implants are highly durable and last for years by maintaining them properly and taking efficient care.

• Removable dentures provide some discomfort in managing them but dental implants makes the issues over come efficiently.

Brushing and flossing have to be done regularly similar to that done to natural teeth. After successful implantation they have to be taken care regularly.

By looking at the above information one can easily make out the advantages provided by dental implants compared to dentures and bridges along with the procedure in brief.