Dental Implant Recovery
If you have to replace missing teeth and need an implant, then you should know that there is a new revolutionary dental implant technique which reduces treatment time and pain dramatically.
The ‘Teeth-in-an-Hour’ program of Nobel Biocare gives you a new tooth within just one treatment and a short surgery.
The traditional ways to do implants is by implanting an anchor into the jawbone first. Then, after a healing period of several weeks or months, the bone has grown around the anchor and the implant can be set. This usually takes another surgery and another healing period. Then the denture is fixed to the implant and your tooth or bridge is ready.
Such implants are usually made of titanium but can also be made of porcelain. Titanium is a very long lasting, durable material and ideal for implant surgery to replace missing teeth. The anchor works as an artificial root for a new tooth. This can be a beautiful porcelain crown for example which looks very natural.
A missing tooth should always be replaced because the gap destabilizes the surrounding teeth. The gap is not only an aesthetical issue. With time, the bone weakens at this area and grows back, together with the muscles attached to this bone. The faster you replace the tooth the better.
There have been great advances in dental implant surgery recently. One invention from Biocare has changed the implant technology quite a bit. The secret lies in finding the best and strongest point for the implant in the jawbone. This reduces the required drilling to a minimum. To achieve this, a CT Scan is done which is then analyzed by a sophisticated software. The perfect points are marked and a custom made prothesis is manufactured. The dentist then uses this prothesis together with a detailed drill guide to make a perfect, clean little surgery. There is no more waiting until the artificial tooth can be attached to the implant.
With very little pain, muss less time and minimal trauma, the patient leaves the chair with a new functional tooth in place. This method was FDA approved in 2004 , which means it has been clinically documented. The costs for this dental implant surgery are not much higher than for the traditional surgery. Cosmetic dentists get trainings from Biocare so that more and more dentists offering these new implant technique worldwide.
The costs for dental implants are about $1200 to $3000 per tooth.
How To Choose Dental Implant Surgery
Although most adults are canditates for the procedure, dental implant surgery is expensive and often not covered by insurance.
Sparkling white teeth are the most important aspect of a perfect smile. However, many of us are not fortunate to have those two sets of healthy teeth.
While cosmetic dentistry is best known as an elective procedure used to improve aesthetics it can be a vital surgery for dental implants.
Frank Denber
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If you presently do not have any kind of dental insurance, bear in mind that once you sign a policy with a company many plans clearly state that you must wait a year before you go ahead with any dental work. An option is to look to a dental HMO as many do not have any waiting periods whatsoever (or some do but it might be only a matter of months as opposed to a year). If you have an insurance policy that covers dental work then congratulations, but look at your policy very closely and carefully as many policies cover such procedures as regular check ups, cleanings, fillings and extractions but not cosmetic procedures such as orthodontics and dental implants. Don’t find yourself in a no-win situation by not doing your homework ahead of time.
The dental implant requires the latest dental equipment and technology. The disinfection and sterilization procedures have to be perfect so that there is no infection for the patient. The affordable dental implants are available all over the world and in countries like India the dental implants treatment is catching up.