subject: Dental Implants Offer A Great Solution For Beautiful Teeth [print this page] If you have broken your front tooth, and you wonder how to 'fix' the problem, you might want to consider a dental implant. This procedure is as close to a real tooth as a person can expect. The dentist uses titanium, which is used as the 'root.' It is placed within the bone. Over a period of time the implant fuses with the bone.
The amount of time required for the fusion varies from patient to patient. It depends on the experience of the dentist, the bone quality, and the difficulty of the procedure. However, the industry standard requires a healing period of two to six months. The thing for the patient to remember is that if the implant is loaded too quickly then the implant might move. If this happens then this results in a failure.
The entire process, from the placement of the 'post' to the placement of the new implant, may take up to 18 months. During these 'prep' stages a crown can be placed so that the cavity is filled during the interim period. Depending on the practitioner, the timing of loading of dental implants generally has three classifications: 1) the immediate loading procedure; 2) early loading (one to 12 weeks; 3) delayed loading of more than three months.
It is important for a patient to understand that a dental implant requires that the jaw has enough bone. It must also be strong enough to support the implant. If there is not sufficient bone then a bone graft will need to be added.
It is important to have a highly skilled practitioner do the implant as the success depends on his/her skill. Success is also determined by the quantity and quality of available bone as well as the oral hygiene of the patient. It is believed that the success rate is approximately 75 percent. The success is also determined by the maintenance and achievement of implant stability. It is imperative that the patient complies with post-surgical care in order to achieve success.
Depending on each individuals situation it is possible for the patient to have an implant along with an attached prosthesis completed in the same day. This is very important to many patients who might have an empty space in their teeth which they find embarrassing. This is sometimes referred to as 'teeth in a day,' or 'fast and fixed.' It is a positive solution for many patients.
by: Dave Stringham
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