Dental implants are the permanent tooth replacements in the mouth. Implants provide a strong foundation for fixed or removable bridges or dentures. Dental implants, which are placed in the jawbone, are small posts made of a metal called titanium. The anchors start to fuse with the jawbone over a few months. After the fusing process, known as osseointegration, implant abutments are inserted into the anchors to allow for the permanent attachment of the implant prosthesis.
Types of Dental Implants:Implant-Supported Over Dentures
Implant-supported dentures can be fixed or removable. This prosthetic requires the placement of two or more dental implants. If a removable denture is selected, the denture will snap onto the implant rather than the use of denture adhesives. Removable dentures must be taken out for cleaning at night.
This option offers many advantages over regular dentures.
Easy to maintain, this solution can simulate the look and feel of natural teeth and stay fixed in place with the help of implants acting as anchors. Patients will not experience the typical rocking and movement or gum irritation they usually have with dentures.
Dental implant placement can also help alleviate the sunken look that can happen 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 fixed partial denture is a prosthetic solution for spaces where three or more adjacent teeth are missing. The bridge usually replaces three or more adjacent missing teeth as an alternative to a denture. This restoration usually requires two dental implants to support the porcelain bridge. The bridge provides an aesthetic and functional replacement for the patient’s natural teeth.
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All-on-4 Implant Denture
This denture, often called an all-on-4 is a unique implant denture that allows patients who are missing all of their teeth to restore an entire arch of teeth using 4 dental implants only.
This technique offers many advantages over conventional dentures.
Easy to maintain, this fixed denture can imitate the look and feel of natural teeth and stay in place with the implants as anchors. Patients will not feel the typical rocking and movement or gum irritation they experience with dentures. Patients can often have a full arch of teeth in one day, reducing both overall cost and healing time for the patient.
Just like implant-supported dentures, Full arch implant prosthetics help prevent the sunken look that can come with jawbone loss by stimulating bone retention in the area surrounding the implant. This process is known as osseointegration.
With this type of fixed full denture, there is no plate covering the palate, so eating and talking are more natural and comfortable than with a conventional denture.
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Guided Dental Implant Placement
With CBCT scans and restorative virtual treatment planning, guided implant surgery is possible.
Using a physical or a computerized 3-D model, implant surgery and the following prosthetic work can be simulated to create the ideal treatment plan. These virtual plans allow the doctor to take multiple aspects of implant placement and restoration into consideration, resulting in predictable aesthetic outcomes and function for the patient’s restoration. Using a 3D model also lets the patient picture the procedures and visualize the end result.
When planning is done, specialized computer applications can be used to fabricate a surgical guide for use during implant placement. The guide helps with the exact location, depth, and angulation of the implant. The use of the guide improves the safety and accuracy of the procedure.
Does Insurance Cover Dental Implants?
Unfortunately, only some dental insurance plans cover the cost of implants, and even then, only partially. 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 offices who offers surgical placement of tooth implants, such as 1st Impression Dental in Brooklyn, NY managed by Dr. Pooria Shahin DDS. This office in partnership with Doctors Network offers dental plans to reduce the cost of dental implants. Now you can get dental implants for only $1000. Please visit Doctors Network for more information.
