What Does The Procedure Involve?

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Dental implants

Dental implants are designed to replace natural teeth that have been lost from trauma or disease. Because the implant is fixed firmly to the bone, implants offer superior strength and durability. Better yet, dental implants look and function just like natural teeth. They can also be used to support a single crown or as anchors for fixed bridges. Rowen Dentistry can also restore your existing dental implants.

Health risks and dental implants

According to the American Academy of Implant Prosthodontists, implants are made of biologically compatible materials which have undergone extensive testing over a period of several years. Since these materials are largely metals, such as titanium, and have never been living tissue, there is no likelihood of causing an antigen-antibody response which could cause rejection similar to that which sometimes occurs with heart and kidney transplants.

The need for tooth replacement

Teeth confer quality of life. They enable you to eat, speak clearly and smile. Your teeth are an important part of your personal charisma and appearance. Teeth also give you security and selfconfidence but most people take this for granted until they lose or severely damage a tooth. Despite the improvement and progress in oral health in the United States for example, 7% percent of young Americans have lost at least one permanent tooth by age 17, Among adults aged 35 to 44, 69% have lost at least one permanent tooth. As many as 26% of adults aged 65 to 74 have lost all their natural teeth1. More recent estimates indicate that 33% of the US population over 65 years of age currently suffer from a lack of teeth2. The percentage has dropped considerably over the past five decades but the baby-boomer generation is reaching age 60. Although the percentage has been falling, the absolute number has remained the same or has increased slightly, both in the US and in Europe. Edentulism therefore poses a substantial problem and is even classified as a disability in the US.

The loss or absence of teeth, be it through dental disease, accident or congenital defect, not only affects a person’s appearance, it also detracts from the ability to eat and enjoy food.

Loosing teeth also affects a person’s speech and, perhaps most importantly, the inability to eat properly can have significant further health consequences. Fortunately there are replacement solutions. For almost 30 years, dental implants have offered a scientifically proven means of replacing teeth fully. Implants can be used to replace one or more missing teeth or to anchor dentures securely and make an important contribution to improving patients’ quality of life.

Why are dental implants the right choice?

Single-tooth gap

Conventional tooth replacement methods rely on using available to teeth to support a bridge. In a single-tooth restoration, for example, the healthy neighboring teeth on each side of the gap have to be ground down to carry crowns, which are bridged together with one or more false teeth. The crown-and-bridge unit is subsequently cemented onto the ground tooth stumps.

Conventional crown-and-bridge treatment

The dental substance removed by grinding is lost permanently. With implant solutions, however, it is not necessary to grind the neighboring teeth because the implant replaces the root of the missing tooth and acts as a support for the tooth replacement. Implants thus provide dental replacement solutions that are widely regarded as the closest thing to natural teeth.

Implant-based treatment