Dental Implants
Dental implants are structure or artificial tooth roots that replace a missing tooth and prevent loss of jawbone. With devices like screws, the dentist puts an implant into the jawbone, and it works as an artificial tooth, called crown. A device known as abutment connects the artificial tooth to the dental implant.
Dental implants provide an individual with the strength and stability required to eat all the foods. They help to restore and maintain jaw bones.
Types of Dental implants
There are two types of dental implant.• Endosteal implants: A dental surgeon fixes them in the jawbone, and each can hold one or more artificial teeth.
• Subperiosteal implants: This implant affixes on the jawbone top. Dental surgeons choose this for an individual who does not have much to their jawbone height.
What are the benefits of Dental implants?
Every individual has a different experience of dental implant surgery. Factors that may influence are:
● Number of teeth requiring replacement● Implants location within the jaw
● Quality and quantity of bone
● Person’s underlying oral and systemic health
Depending on these factors, other procedures may be necessary. They include:
Sinus augmentation: To place an implant in the upper jawbone is difficult because of the sinuses location.
Ridge modification: Few individuals have an abnormality of jawbone that prevents enough bone for an implant from developing. In such cases, a surgeon may need to do ridge modification.
How should I take care of my Implants?
Any person undergoing dental implant surgery, they must regularly brush and floss their teeth. You should take care of artificial teeth the same and maintain them as regular teeth.
The surgeon will also schedule follow-up visits to check the implants and make sure that the teeth and gums are healthy.
