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DENTAL IMPLANTS
Implants - A dental implant is a titanium screws
that is placed into the jawbone to support a replacement
tooth or bridge. Dental implants can be utilized to
replace individual teeth or multiple teeth. They can
also be used to stabilize loose full dentures. Dental
implants can support natural looking replacement crowns
that look an feel like real teeth. Although nothing
can completely replace a natural tooth, dental implants
are as close as you can get to what nature gave us.

Implants
are one of the more significant recent advances in
dentistry. These state of the art medical devices
can restore the function and appearance of missing
teeth giving the feel and look of real teeth again.
Implant Bridge: Implants can be used
to replace mulitple teeth in the arch and thus can
eliminate the need for a partial denture.

Dental
Implants are placed into the jaw where teeth have
been lost by a surgical procedure. A porcelain bridge
is made and fitted for the implant and produces a
natural appearance, which is almost impossible to
spot against natural teeth.
Implant Supported Denture:

Because
of bone loss resulting fom tooth extractions and periodontal
disease or irregularties in the dental arch anatomy
regular dentures are quite often uncomfortable for
many people to wear. Implant Supported Dentures provide
a firm fit of the denture to the jaw an thus offer
a viable alternative to conventional dentures
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How
are dental implants placed?
Step
one: An incision is made to expose the bone over the
implant site. The site is prepared to accept the implant
which is then inserted into the jawbone
Step
two: In some cases, the gum tissue is closed over the
implant. In many cases, this step may not be necessary
eliminating the need for a second procedure after the
healing period is complete.
Step
three: After the healing period (3-9 months), the implants
are exposed and connectors attached to the implants,
which are used to secure the teeth to the implants.
Step
four: The replacement teeth are lab fabricated and permanently
attached to the implants. Normal function and stability
is restored.