Dental implants are the replacement of tooth roots in the mouth. Implants provide a strong foundation for fixed or removable bridges or dentures. Dental implants, which are placed in the bone, are small anchors made of a metal called titanium. The posts start to fuse with the jawbone over the course of a few months. After the healing process, called osseointegration, implant abutments are inserted into the implant fixtures to allow for the permanent attachment of the replacement teeth.
Types of Dental Implants:
Implant-Supported Dentures
Implant-supported dentures can be fixed or removable. This prosthetic requires the placement of two or more implants. If a removable option is selected, the denture will sit onto the implant rather than the use of denture adhesives. Removable dentures can be taken out for cleaning at night.
This option provides more advantages over traditional dentures.
Easy to care for, this solution can simulate the look and feel of natural teeth and stay in place with the implants acting as anchors. Patients will not experience the typical gum irritation and rocking they usually have with dentures.
Dental implant placement can also help prevent the sunken look that can happen with jawbone loss by stimulating bone growth in the area around the implant. This process is known as osseointegration and can help prevent future bone loss.
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Dental Implant-Supported Bridge
An implant-supported fixed partial denture is a prosthetic solution for spaces where multiple teeth in a row are missing. The bridge replaces multiple adjacent missing teeth as an alternative to a denture. This restoration typically requires two implants to support the porcelain bridge. The bridge provides an aesthetic and functional replacement for the patient’s natural teeth.
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Full Arch with Four Implants
This procedure, often called an all-on-4 is a modern implant denture that allows patients who are missing all of their teeth in one or both arches to replace a full arch of teeth using only 4 implants as anchors.
This technique offers many advantages over traditional dentures.
Easy to care for, this solution can imitate the function and aesthetic of natural teeth and stay immovable with the implants acting as anchors. Patients will not experience the typical rocking and movement or gum irritation they experience with dentures. Patients can often leave the same day with a full arch of teeth, reducing overall healing time and cost for the patient.
Just like other types of implant restorations, All-on-4 can help alleviate the sunken look that can come with jawbone loss by stimulating bone growth in the area around the implant. This process is osseointegration.
With all-on-4, there is no plate covering the roof of the mouth, so speaking and eating are more natural and comfortable than with a traditional denture.
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Guided Dental Implant Placement
With CBCT scans and virtual treatment planning, and with specialized training, guided implant placement is possible.
Using a physical or a computerized 3-D model, implant placements and the following restorative work can be planned virtually to create the ideal treatment plan. These simulations allow the doctor to take multiple aspects of implant placement and restoration into consideration, resulting in predictable aesthetic outcomes, function, and longevity for the patient’s restoration. Working with a 3-D model also allows the patient to better understand the process and visualize the outcome.
When treatment planning is complete, specialized software can be used to fabricate a surgical guide for use during implant placement. This guide directs the exact location, depth, and angulation of the implant. The use of the surgical guide increases the safety, accuracy, and predictability of the procedure.
Does Insurance Cover Dental Implants?
Unfortunately, only a portion of dental insurance plans cover the dental implant cost, and even then, only partially. We understand that the cost of tooth implants can be significant, so we have made it easy to schedule an appointment with one of our dental professionals who offers tooth surgery in Brooklyn, such as 1st Impression Dental managed by Dr. Pooria Shahin DDS. This office in partnership with Doctors Network offers dental plans to reduce the cost of tooth implants. Now you can get tooth implants for $1000. Visit Doctors Network for more information.