Dental implants function as substitute tooth roots that prevent the bone
deterioration that typically occurs when teeth are lost or extracted. Implants are
the only method of tooth replacement that preserves the adjacent teeth. (Dental
bridges, for example, require neighboring teeth to be sanded down.) According to
clinical studies, dental implants have a long-term success rate of over 95%
compared to other options for tooth replacement.
With the proper care, dental implants should last a lifetime, which means there is
seldom a need for additional procedures.
Very often we can replace your extracted tooth with an implant on that same day
avoiding multiple surgeries.
A bone graft or socket preservation is usually necessary after a tooth extraction
since the bone can start to melt away. This can cause your facial features to sag,
so a bone graft can help provide needed structure and support. Bone grafting is
usually placed before or with a dental implant to add support so the implant lasts
a lifetime.
Sinus lift is necessary if there is not enough bone in your upper jaw to
accommodate a dental implant. Without adequate bone volume, an implant could
end up penetrating the sinus and lead to complications. A few reasons why you
might not have enough bone for a dental implant include:
We have a few ways to accomplish this type of bone grafting into the sinus,
depending on how much existing bone you have. Very often this can be done
with a minimally invasive vertical sinus lifting procedure.
Patients who are missing a majority or all of their teeth may be able to undergo
full-arch restoration at our office. Full-arch restoration is designed to restore
many teeth at once with the help of dental implants. It’s more cost effective than
receiving individual dental implants but still provides patients with all the same
benefits.
Full-arch restoration uses as little as four dental implants as a base for a
permanent denture. Once the denture or bridge has been attached by a dentist to
the implants, your oral function and smile will return to normal. We encourage
you to schedule a consultation appointment at our oral surgery clinic to learn
more about this revolutionary treatment.
Ridge expansion is a procedure that can be performed when the jaw is not wide
enough to support implants. In this procedure, the ridge bone is divided and the
inner and outer segments of bone are wedged apart. This creates a space
between the divided sections of bone that can be filled with bone grafting
material and implants.
PRF or platelet-rich-fibrin is a technique during which platelets in your blood are
isolated to create a concentrate that is injected (with your own plasma) into
damaged tissue to aid in faster healing and bone growth. All it takes is a small
venipuncture like a blood test to obtain some blood to spin in our office.
