What are dental implants?
Dental implants are removal of old and broken natural tooth and replacing it with stronger and newer tooth roots. Dental implants give a solid foundation for either permanent or temporary (removable) teeth. The implants always match the natural tooth.
What are the types of dental implants?
There are at least two types of dental implants: endosteal and subperiosteal. Endosteal simply means in the bone. This type of implant is extremely common and several types of cylinders, blades and screws are placed into the jaw. Prosthetic teeth are held in one or more implants. Patients with removal dentures and bridges usually use this type of dental implant. Subperiosteal means on the bone where implants are placed on the jaw where …show more content…
There are various advantages of dental implants and just some of them are: Improved speech, improved appearance, better comfort all leading to better self-esteem, improved oral health, convenience with non-removable dentures and long lasting withstanding high levels of wear and tear.
Who can undergo dental implants?
Dental implants can be done for patients who have single or multiple missing teeth. Every missing tooth can lead to disproportionate alignment of the rest of the teeth leading to faster erosion and deterioration of jaw movements. This also has an adverse impact on the mastification of food.
There are no age bars for dental implants. All that is required is enough bone capacity to place the implants.
Patients with medical conditions like thyroid dysfunctions, uncontrolled diabetes, blood disorders, patients with rare and permanent bone disorders, and patients with fragile bone density, redundant sinuses, and patients undergoing radiation or chemotherapy are poor candidates of dental implants. It is always imperative that they pre-opinionated by their primary care physician before undergoing cosmetic dental implants.
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