Implants

Implants are the modern way to replace missing teeth. From experimental procedures in the 1970’s, implants have come a long way, and are now accepted as the state of the art for tooth replacement. The great advantage that an implant has over a bridge is that it does not involve other teeth in the replacement process. A traditional bridge joins three teeth together, meaning that any problem in the future that involves one of the three teeth, affects all three. An implant is a separate entity, and does not negatively affect its neighbour teeth. In addition, a bridge by definition removes the strongest and most protective part of the neighbouring teeth, which is the enamel.
An implant can be thought of as a replacement root, anchored into the bone to allow a crown to be placed on top. Most implants today are made of titanium, a material that fools your body into believing that it is not a foreign object, and thus avoiding your body’s natural rejection response. After an implant is surgically implanted into the bone of your upper or lower jaw, the implant will structurally and functionally connect to the bone, in a process called “Osseointegration”.

This process takes about 3 months to occur, and after that healing period, we can go ahead and place a crown on top of the implant. This will make it appear as if you never lost your tooth!

Implants can also be used for a number of other dental procedures. If you have 3 or more teeth missing in one area, two implants can be placed with a space between them, and then a bridge can be constructed to replace the 3 or 4 missing teeth. In some cases, multiple implants can be used to anchor a bridge that replaces all of the teeth in your upper or lower jaw. Implants can also be used in conjunction with dentures, stabilizing the denture and making it easier to chew like normal.

If you are missing a tooth or several teeth, you have replacement options. Come in today for a consultation.

Implants

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Implants are the modern way to replace missing teeth. From experimental procedures in the 1970’s, implants have come a long way, and are now accepted as the state of the art for tooth replacement. The great advantage that an implant has over a bridge is that it does not involve other teeth in the replacement process. A traditional bridge joins three teeth together, meaning that any problem in the future that involves one of the three teeth, affects all three. An implant is a separate entity, and does not negatively affect its neighbour teeth. In addition, a bridge by definition removes the strongest and most protective part of the neighbouring teeth, which is the enamel.

An implant can be thought of as a replacement root, anchored into the bone to allow a crown to be placed on top. Most implants today are made of titanium, a material that fools your body into believing that it is not a foreign object, and thus avoiding your body’s natural rejection response. After an implant is surgically implanted into the bone of your upper or lower jaw, the implant will structurally and functionally connect to the bone, in a process called “Osseointegration”.
This process takes about 3 months to occur, and after that healing period, we can go ahead and place a crown on top of the implant. This will make it appear as if you never lost your tooth!

Implants can also be used for a number of other dental procedures. If you have 3 or more teeth missing in one area, two implants can be placed with a space between them, and then a bridge can be constructed to replace the 3 or 4 missing teeth. In some cases, multiple implants can be used to anchor a bridge that replaces all of the teeth in your upper or lower jaw. Implants can also be used in conjunction with dentures, stabilizing the denture and making it easier to chew like normal.

If you are missing a tooth or several teeth, you have replacement options. Come in today for a consultation.

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