Dental Implants
Dental implants have become one of modern dentistry’s most impressive developments.
Used as a means of effectively replacing lost teeth, dental implants serve to reinstate a level of core strength and function that previous replacement treatments have failed to achieve.
Through surgical placement of a titanium root into the underlying jawbone, the functionality and security of a dental implant can be almost as fundamental in nature as your original teeth.
Suitable for those patients that have enough core bone remaining within the jaw, dental implants can be used as a means of replacing teeth and can also be used in conjunction with other oral treatments such as dentures and crowns or bridges.
A dental implant involves the root, once placed within the jawbone, fusing to the bone over a period of time. This process is known as osseointegration and is the combination of biocompatible metal fusing with the natural bone, creating a highly mproved degree of strength and support.
Once this process has been allowed to complete, usually over a period of several months, the next stage of the process is undertaken.
This involves the reopening of the healed gum tissue, around the implant, and the insertion of an abutment onto the root. This acts as a ‘post’ for the placement of the artificial tooth or ‘crown’. Once this stage has been completed and suitable time allowed for the gum to re-heal, the crown is then positioned.
