| Dental Implant | | | | implant is long and thin, unlike the root implant, and |
| Dental implants have revolutionized dentistry, making it | | | | anchors into thin jawbones. The insertion process is |
| possible to replace a single tooth or all teeth. Implants | | | | the same as for a root implant, but in certain cases, |
| are inserted into the jawbone and aremade of titanium | | | | plate dental implants are immediately fitted with the |
| (this metal does well in the body and rarely causes | | | | restoration without waiting for the Osseo integration |
| any reaction in patients).Dental implants provide greater | | | | period. |
| structural support and last longer than either dental | | | | Subperiosteal implant :- This dental implant method is |
| bridges or dentures. They serve as the artificial root to | | | | utilized when the jawbone has receded to the point |
| which new teeth are bonded. | | | | where it no longer supports a permanent implant. |
| | | | These implants are placed on top of the bone and |
| Root implant :-In implant dentistry, this is the most | | | | embedded in the gums, but not in the jawbone as with |
| popular form of dental implant. This type of dental | | | | the other types of dental implants. The dentist applies |
| implant is very effective and mirrors the size and | | | | a local anesthesia, and makes a mold of the mouth |
| shape of a patient's natural tooth. Once the dentist | | | | and jawbone. From this impression, a dental lab |
| applies the local anesthesia, he or she makes an | | | | constructs implants to custom fit the patient's jaw. |
| incision in the gum in order to gain access to the | | | | The dentist exposes the jawbone and inserts the |
| jawbone. The bone is then prepared, and the dental | | | | dental implant on top of it. Over the next month the |
| implant is inserted into the jawbone with care and | | | | gums grow up and around the implant. This same type |
| precision. Finally, the dentist stitches the gums and, if | | | | of implant can sometimes be performed in a single |
| necessary, prescribes an appropriate medication. | | | | procedure with the use of an initial CAT scan of the |
| During the Osseo integration step, which lasts | | | | gum line and jawbone. |
| anywhere from three to eight months, the jawbone | | | | Preservation Required |
| firmly attaches itself to the dental implant. Once Osseo | | | | Although patients should always practice proper dental |
| integration is complete the dental implant is fitted with | | | | hygiene, this is especially true once a dental implant has |
| the new tooth. | | | | been put into place. When teeth and gums are not |
| Plate form implant :-Another form of implant dentistry is | | | | properly cleaned, bacteria can attack sensitive areas, |
| the Plate form implant. This dental implant is ideal in | | | | causing the gums to swell and the jawbone to |
| situations where the jawbone is not wide enough to | | | | gradually recede. |
| properly support a root implant. The plate form dental | | | | |