Dental implants are the permanent tooth replacements in the mouth. Dental implants provide a strong foundation for fixed or removable bridges or dentures. Dental implants, which are placed in the jawbone, are anchors made of a metal named titanium. The anchors start to fuse with the jawbone over the course of a few months. After the healing process, called osseointegration, abutments are inserted into the posts to allow for the permanent attachment of the implant crowns.
Types of Dental Implants:
Implant-Supported Dentures
Implant-supported dentures can be removable or fixed. This prosthetic requires the placement of two to eight dental implants. If a removable option is selected, the denture will snap onto the implant rather than the use of denture adhesives. Removable dentures must be taken out for cleaning regularly.
This option provides many advantages over traditional dentures. Easy to care for, this solution can simulate the function and aesthetics of natural teeth and stay in place with the help of implants acting as anchors. Patients will not experience the typical gum irritation and rocking they usually have with dentures.
Dental implant placement can also help alleviate the sunken look that can occur with jawbone loss by stimulating bone growth in the area surrounding the implant. This process is called osseointegration and can also help prevent future jawbone loss.
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Dental 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 prosthetic usually requires at least two dental implants to support the porcelain bridge. The bridge provides an aesthetic and functional replacement for the patients’ natural teeth.
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Full Arch with Four Implants
This procedure, often called an all-on-4 is a modern implant denture that allows patients who are missing all of their upper or lower teeth to restore a full arch of teeth using 4 dental implants only.
This solution offers multiple advantages over traditional dentures. Easy to care for, this fixed denture can imitate the aesthetic and function of natural teeth and stay immovable with the implants as permanent anchors. Patients will not experience the rocking or gum irritation associated with dentures. Patients can often have a full arch of teeth the same day, reducing overall cost and healing time for the patient.
Very much like implant-supported dentures, Full arch implant prosthetics help prevent the sunken look that can occur with bone loss in the jaw by stimulating bone retention in the area surrounding the implant. This process is 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 traditional denture.
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Guided Dental Implant Surgery
Using Cone Beam CT scans and computerized treatment planning, guided implant placement is the standard of care.
Using a physical or a computerized 3-D model, implant placements and the following prosthetic work can be designed virtually to create the ideal patient treatment plan. These simulations allow the doctor to take multiple aspects of implant placement and restoration into consideration, resulting in optimal aesthetic outcome, function, and longevity for the patient’s final restoration. Working with a 3-D model also allows the patient to understand the process and visualize the outcome before it is finalized.
When planning is done, specialized software can be used to create a surgical guide for use during implant placement surgery. This guide directs the exact angulation and depth of the implant. The use of this type of appliance improves the accuracy, predictability, safety, and efficiency of the surgery.
How Much Do Dental Implants Cost?
Unfortunately, only a portion of dental insurance plans cover the cost of tooth implants, and even then, only a portion of it. We understand that the cost of dental implants can be a deterrent, so we have made it easy to find and schedule an appointment with one of our dental offices that offer tooth implants. Doctors Network offers dental plans to reduce the cost of dental implants. Now you can get tooth implants for only $1000. Please visit www.doctorsnetwork.com/dentists-manhattan-ny to learn more.