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Dental Implants: Replacement teeth that look and feel like your own
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Will this take a long time?
Treatment time can vary greatly depending on your needs. Each situation needs a separate evaluation; your dentist will be able to give you an approximate timetable.
Whom should I consult for my implant treatment?
Your general dentist is your first resource for this service. The key is the implant dentist's training, experience and credentials.
Dental Implants for Tooth Replacement
Your teeth were designed to last a lifetime, but sometimes they don't! Replacing missing teeth is important to your general health and to the health of your other teeth. Not only do you lose chewing ability when a tooth is lost, but unreplaced teeth can cause other teeth to be lost, tipped or crowded and create subsequent problems. Also, there are the obvious problems of poor appearance and loss of self-esteem caused by one or more missing teeth.
Dental implants should always be considered as an option to replace a failing or missing tooth. Replacement of lost teeth with dental implants has been used for treating missing teeth for more than 50 years and is recognized as an effective treatment choice. Treatment is considered more predictable than bridgework, resin bonded bridges and endodontic treatment.
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What is involved in placing implants
To summarize, the operation is carried out in three stages
- The practitioner makes an incision in the gingiva and prepares the bone cavity bone to insert the implant (artificial titanium root). He closes up the gingiva to allow bone healing to occur.
This waiting phrase is called the" nursing period” and aims to enable bone healing around the implant to occur. This healing is called osseointegration.
- After this waiting period, the practitioner inserts a titanium abutment to which the temporary prosthesis or temporary crown will be attached to.
- Finally, a metal-ceramic prosthesis or crown is attached to the implants by dental cement or screws fixed into the abutments previously put in place.
Advantages of Dental Implants Over Dentures or a Bridge
Every way you look at it, dental implants are a better solution to the problem of missing teeth.
- Esthetic Dental implants look and feel like your own teeth! Since dental implants integrate into the structure of your bone, they prevent the bone loss and gum recession that often accompany bridgework and dentures.
No one will ever know that you have a replacement tooth.
- Tooth-saving Dental implants don't sacrifice the quality of your adjacent teeth like a bridge does because neighbouring teeth are not altered to support the implant. More of your own teeth are left untouched, a significant long-term benefit to your oral health!
- Confidence Dental implants will allow you to once again speak and eat with comfort and confidence! They are secure and offer freedom from the irksome clicks and wobbles of dentures. They'll allow you to say goodbye to worries about misplaced dentures and messy pastes and glues.
- Reliable The success rate of dental implants is highly predictable.
They are considered an excellent option for tooth replacement.
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Colchester Dental Referral Centre
841 The Crescent
Colchester Business Park
Colchester
CO4 9YQ
Tel: 01206 756 813
Fax: 01206 854 767