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Dental Implants - Benefits and Types

12.28.2007 by Dr John Anne in Health Care

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Artificial tooth root is called dental implant. When we lose a tooth we lose the root and if we leave the gap there, the surrounding teeth will gradually move to fill. A shrunken jawbone will give your face a more aged look. It will change your jawline and profile. Dental implants are the way to prevent this. Traditionally people have used dentures or bridges to replace missing teeth. But these options don’t also replace that missing root.

Dental implant types

1. Root form implants. If your jawbone is of average size and bone density, you will do best with this type. It’s a little round rod made of titanium. Its outer surface is grooved to help the bone tissue attach itself to the implant. After it’s been positioned in your jawbone, several months of healing time must go by, while the bone grows up against the implant to make it part of the bone.

2. Plate form implants. If your jawbone is more narrow than usual, but has good bone density, this would be the best option. It is flat and is positioned in the bone similarly to the root form implant. The bone grows around it and in both cases you now have a strong anchor for a new tooth. These two types are known as endosteal implants because they are placed inside the bone.

3. Subperiosteal implants. If your jawbone is more narrow and shorter than usual, and the bone is less dense than average, you would need this type of implant. It is not positioned inside the bone, but on top of it, under the gum tissue. If a trauma or accident has damaged the jawbone, or if extensive gum disease has decayed it, this option allows your cosmetic dentist to anchor missing teeth. First the gum disease treatment would be taken.

The procedural steps

1. The implant is positioned, whether in or above the bone. Three to six months of healing time allow the bone to grow in closely around it (in the case of endosteal implants). Less time is needed for subperiosteal implants to heal.

2. Your implant dentist will attach a small abutment to the top of the implant. You might need more than one abutment if your implant will be supporting more than one tooth. About two weeks are required for the gums to heal around this abutment.

3. The new tooth is permanently attached to the abutment.

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