If you want a dental implant but you do not know if you can handle such an intervention, you should know that the ideal patient meets a few conditions. Why Highlands Ranch dental offices say implants might be right for you if:
- you lost one or more teeth and want to replace them
- you do not want to affect other teeth, as required by a dental bridge
- you do not want or tolerate the classical acrylic dentures
- you want an aesthetic and functional result, as close as possible to the natural appearance of the teeth
Stages of dental implant treatment
- Clinical consultation
- Para clinic investigations (ex RX, CT, laboratory analysis)
- Surgery for inserting implants
- Period of 4-6 months of implant integration
- Working on implants
- Post-treatment follow-up: hygiene, regular control every 6 months, for two years.
Advantages of a dental implant
- The replacement of the root of the missing tooth with an implant is done without affecting the neighboring teeth and involves a minor surgery
- The dental implant is fixed compared to classic treatment, which involves the creation of mobile dental prosthesis
- It stops bone resorption and prevents gingival retraction
- It removes the phonetic and masticatory difficulties that occur with mobile prosthesis treatment
- A dental implants is high-precision, with aesthetic and functional results far superior to classical dental prosthesis
- It offers the possibility to choose between several types of materials, according to your aesthetic preferences and budget.
