All About Dental Implants
After (up to six months of healing) your dentist will uncover the implant and attach an abutment (which holds the crown or tooth-like replacement) to the implant. In some cases, the abutment may be attached during the initial procedure. When the abutment is in place, your dentist then will create a temporary crown. The temporary crown serves as a template around which the gum grows and shapes itself in a natural way. The process is completed when the temporary crown is replaced with a permanent crown. In order for your dental implant to look natural, a mold must be taken, and a crown must be fabricated.
Your teeth were designed to last a lifetime, but sometimes they don't! Replacing missing teeth is important to your general health and to the health of your other teeth. Not only do you lose chewing ability when a tooth is lost, but unreplaced teeth can cause other teeth to be lost, tipped or crowded and create subsequent problems.
Also, there are the obvious problems of poor appearance and loss of self-esteem caused by one or more missing teeth.Dental implants should always be considered as an option to replace a failing or missing tooth. Replacement of lost teeth with dental implants has been used for treating missing teeth for more than 50 years and is recognized as an effective treatment choice. Treatment is considered more predictable than bridgework, resin bonded bridges and endodontic treatment.
Posted by: Las Vegas periodontic | 05/20/2011 at 02:01 AM
Very true! Missing teeth or failing teeth often affect a person's self esteem. Dental implants allow a person to not only feel better about their appearance, but can also return their ability to chew and keep their natural teeth in alignment.
Posted by: Brenna Hamrick-Stotts | 05/23/2011 at 12:32 PM
As you said, dental implants are there to help a person regain his self-esteem by returning his perfect smile. So it's really important to follow your dentist's recommendation while still recovering from it.
Posted by: Tabatha Aikins | 06/21/2011 at 01:07 PM
Dental implants are so natural-looking and feeling, you may forget you ever lost a tooth.You know that your confidence about your teeth affects how you feel about yourself, both personally and professionally.
Posted by: Las vegas dental implant | 07/17/2011 at 11:09 PM
Tabitha, it is very important to follow your dentist's recommendations. Continuing good oral hygiene and completing treatment is essential.
Thank you those at Las Vegas Dental Implant. Dental implants are very natural-looking and can give a person the ability to enjoy life with confidence, not to mention maintain their nutrition.
Posted by: Rebecca Autobee | 08/05/2011 at 10:00 AM