A dental implant is a replacement for a missing tooth, the implant is a pin made from titanium; this pin will eventually be fitted with a crown which will be indistinguishable from a real tooth. If the tooth is lost from an accident, the process of implantation can start right away before any degeneration of the jaw bone. If the process begins some time after the loss of the tooth, it may be necessary to do a bone graft first. A Dentist In Valley, AL is experienced in the procedure.
Dentures and bridge work bring with them several problems, this is not the case with implants as they are designed as a long term; often life long, tooth replacement. Dentures which are designed to be removable can cause embarrassing clicking and other sounds while speaking or eating. Fixed bridges over time often cause problems with the teeth they are anchored to, causing decay.
This is not the case with dental implants. The titanium “root” fuses with the jaw bone, once completed the tooth is as sound as the lost tooth once was. There is no chance of bone loss with implants; this is not the case when one wears dentures.
When the dentist in Valley, AL sets out to replace one tooth with an implant, it consists of three components; the implant itself which fuses with the bone; an abutment which sits on the top of the implant, and a crown which fits on the abutment. The result is a perfectly natural looking tooth. Even when a tooth implant is attempted years after the loss of the original tooth, it is often successful. It is possible for the dentist to harvest bone from a cadaver which is grafted to the jaw bone. Once the grafted bone takes hold, the process is the same as the jaw bone is now rebuilt.
Dentists keep very close tabs on their patients and statistically, 95 percent of the implants attempted are still firmly in place five years after the procedure. When a tooth is implanted, the stability and strength is equal to the natural tooth; the patient can eat, speak and chew normally and usually forgets that he or she even has an implanted tooth.
Hamilton Family Dentistry offers his patients a complete menu of dental services including cosmetic procedures and tooth implants. Visit them online for more information.
