Dental Implants
Not All Dental Implants Are Created Equal ~ Discover Why Using A Periodontist With Micro Techniques From the Start Will Make the Difference of a Lifetime. Book a Consultation today.
Dental Implants
Dental implants are substitute tooth roots creating a solid foundation for replacement teeth which look, feel and function like natural teeth. Missing teeth significantly affect esthetics and oral function including misaligned bite, muscle distress, restricted chewing as well as excessive forces and shifting of remaining teeth. Implants can be placed either at the time of tooth removal through our Smile Technique or after the tooth has been missing for a period of time.
Advantages of Dental Implants
- Safe & compatible ~ Made from titanium that integrates easily with bone & tissue
- Strong & durable ~ Done correctly, implants will last a life time
- Enhanced function ~ Implants function as your natural teeth with a secure infrastructure
- Improved dental hygiene ~ Just brush & floss as with natural teeth
- Healthier tooth structure ~ No support or destruction of adjacent teeth required
- Allows the ability to eat virtually anything ~ No irritation or inflammation
- Complete confidence when smiling & speaking ~ No shifting or metal clasps
- Preserves facial structure by preventing bone loss & can stimulate bone growth
- Eliminates the need for removable dentures & bridges
- Can replace one or many missing or failed natural teeth
- Can replace single fractured roots or roots with failing endodontic treatment
Dental Implants With Micro Surgery vs. Non-Micro Surgery
Dental Implants through Microsurgery comfortably replaces teeth without the trauma of major incisions, pain and recovery that accompany traditional methods. Highly customized micro-tools are utilized to produce very small openings, just large enough to admit the implant as well as a microscope to view the entire jaw anatomy including gingiva, bone and sockets for optimum visibility. Without the microscope, visual access is obtained through large incisions that require pulling back and holding open gingival tissue, muscle and nerves for considerable periods increasing levels of pain, infection and complications.
Advantages of Dental Implant Micro Surgery
- Optimum visibility & precise positioning
- Better fit & more esthetically pleasing
- Smaller surgical incisions & openings
- Less pulling of tissue flaps & stitches
- Reduced pain, trauma, swelling & bleeding
- Faster recovery & less complication risks
- Safer with a proven approach using local anesthesia
Before Dental Implant
Dental Implant with Microsurgery ~ No Stitches or Excess Gum Removal
Healing Abutment ~ Dental Implant
Dental Implant with Final Crown
Advantages of Using a Periodontist for Dental Implants
- Recognized by the ADA as Dental Implant specialists (General Dentistry is not)
- Dedicated solely to surgery, continued surgical education & hands-on training
- Expertise in the finite structures of sinus lift procedures as well as soft & hard tissue grafting
- Extensive experience reconstructing ailing implants & maintaining implants
- Highly equipped & experienced to handle any serious complications that may arise
About the Surgery
The implant site is prepared using highly-customized & drills to enhance implant position. Using microsurgical or minimally invasive approach a small circular incision is made at the exact implant site (not extended to the adjacent teeth) creating a visual of the entire jaw bone anatomy through a microscope. The implant is placed without stitches and very fast healing occurs without discomfort or swelling. The surrounding gum tissue will appear normal after the surgery because it is not surgerized. After surgery one must limit exercise and eat slightly softer food on the opposite side for a couple of days.
Using traditional techniques an incision is often made over the site for the implant and extended to the adjacent teeth for access. The gum tissue is lifted off the bone extending through the entire surgical site. Then the implant is inserted and stitches are placed to close the gum tissues together often creating gaps between the tissues leaving exposed bone. Over the next few days the gum tissue will creep over the bone to protect it from the oral environment. The stitches are removed in 1-2 weeks, taking a few weeks for the gum tissue to appear normal. A soft food diet is required for about 2 weeks . No exercise for 1 week.
