Dental Implants Lakewood Dental Smile

What is a dental implant?

Dental implants are artificial teeth used to replace and support restorations to resemble real teeth.

They fall under both prosthetic dentistry and cosmetic dentistry.

Most common and most logical solution for fixing teeth damaged due to injury.

Why do people need dental implants ? Tooth decay - usually occurs when person doesn’t care for

teeth Gum diseases - people who don’t take care of their gums,

most likely having periodontitis. -Periodontitis is inflammation and infection

of the ligaments and bones that support the teeth

Root canal failure ◦ Those who did not have a successful root canals

Tooth loss ◦ Due to injuries or bad care of teeth

What are the implants made of?

Made of a titanium screw either having a rough or smooth surface

Usually made of titanium from grade 1-4, but sometimes 5

Titanium is used because it is a lot stronger than material used in dentures

The need for a strong metal is necessary to support the restoration after the procedure

Titanium grades

Titanium grades 1-4 are commercially pure, meaning made of just titanium unlike grade 5

As the grade goes up, the stronger the titanium

Grade 5 contains aluminum and vanadium along with titanium, making it stronger than grades 1-4

Osseointegrated implant Most common form of dental implants

used

Just simply when you connect the titanium screw to the person’s actual bone

Surgery

Before surgery the surgeon/doctor will have a consulting session with you

They will take a better look at the restoration sight in the mouth and determine various things such as, incision points, type of operation, etc.

Most of the time doctors use ct scans to take a better look at the person’s tooth

Sometimes a “stent” is placed on tooth to show where the incisions will be made

Success and failure

This operation has a 95% success rate Though the success rate is high, this

doesn’t mean it doesn’t fail sometimes Post-surgery patients must continue to

properly take care of their teeth The person’s jaw must be strong enough

to support the new artificial tooth Those with type 2 diabetes might not be

able to undertake this surgery because of the lack of blood quality near the jaw

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Lakewood Dental Smile Ltd

15846 Michigan Ave,

Dearborn, MI 48126,

United States

We are specialist in Implants Dentistry