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Female Focus Oral treatment using dental implants
A dental implant is a product designed to permanently replace one or more teeth. As well as the obvious benefit of replacing the missing teeth, since the dental implant is embedded directly into the bone there is the added advantage that the stimulation of the bone will further preserve the bone and encourage it to grow, thus helping to stop any further bone regression.
Dental implants are manufactured from biocompatible materials
(the
most widely used is titanium) and work by a process discovered back in the 1960s, called ‘osseointegration’. This occurs when bone cells attach themselves directly to the titanium surface, essentially locking the implant into the jaw bone. Placing dental implants into the jaw bones by controlled surgical procedures allow them to ‘osseointegrate’ with the bone around, thus acting as an artificial root onto which the crown (or crowns) can be placed.
As more and more teeth are lost, the mouth increasingly suffers from breakdown in the efficiency of chewing. The teeth that are left can tend to twist or wobble, and the forces that occur during biting and chewing are not applied evenly. On top of this, because the jaw bone where the tooth (or teeth) are missing is not receiving stimulation, the bone loss problems can exacerbate, making possible solutions more and more complex over the passage of time.
These solutions
days, to
replace lost teeth are extremely varied
and
diverse, with each solution depending on each individual case. Diagnostic tests are used to determine the most appropriate solution.
Whenever possible, the use of implants is a very satisfactory rehabilitation method, since it is a durable, long-lasting and more enjoyable solution for the patient. Especially for wearers of ‘full’ false teeth who would like a more ‘fixed’ solution … in these cases all the teeth can be replaced by fixing 2 implants in the mandible (lower jaw) and 4 implants in the maxilla (upper jaw). The osseointegrated implants are then used to support prosthetic tooth replacements of various designs and functionality, replacing anything from a single missing tooth to a full arch (all teeth in the upper and lower jaw). These replacement teeth are usually made to match the natural enamel color of each patient, which offers a completely natural appearance and a whole new smile.
Article written by Clinica Aizcor, Avda. Del Pla 36, bajo, Javea. Call 965 790 827. Email:
info@clinicaaizcor.com. Website:
www.clinicaaizcor.com.
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