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Dental Tooth Implants
Long-term solutions for missing teeth - Dental Implant Clinic in Phoenix AZ
When a tooth is lost, or several, dental implants offer a safe and permanent solution to get your teeth back. when there is adequate bone, a small titanium metal post is placed in a size-specific hole. If there is not enough bone for the post, a second procedure called a bone graft may be performed to help the body generate a better platform for the implant. Giving the implant a few months for the bone to grow and attach to it, a specialized crown is made and screwed or cemented. Call Biltmore Innovative Dentistry in Arcadia and Phoenix for your consultation. Let us show you what we can do for you!
Tooth Loss
One of the great innovations in dentistry in the past 20 years has been the dental implant to replace missing teeth. A titanium screw is placed in healthy bone. Over time, the bone grows into the screw and provides a firm post for a tooth-shaped restoration. With the proper home care, check-ups by your Phoenix dentist and dental hygienist to clean, dental implants can last 10 to 20 years. It has been promoted that dental tooth implants can last a lifetime. Current research shows this isn’t true, especially considering modern metal dental implants started becoming commonplace 20 years ago. Metal-free dental tooth implants are a trend that is available. Zirconia dental implants are placed when white implants are preferred. In Phoenix dental offices, placing dental tooth implants is popular and affordable.
What are the benefits of dental tooth implants to replace extracted teeth?
Dr. Ebner has advanced fellowship training in dental implantology.
She is an active member of the AAID.
Who Can Get Dental Tooth Implants in Phoenix, AZ?
There are factors our dentist considers when placing implants in our Phoenix dental office. Not every person is a candidate for a successful dental implant. Not all implants are successful in ideal situations. Some of the problems that will make implants fail or not be possible are smoking, chewing tobacco products and vaping- before, during and after implant surgery. Gum disease damages the bone, causing bone that is unhealthy, too thin, and important anatomical structures to interfere with where the implant will be put in the bone. If you have unhealthy gums and periodontal disease, not treating this bone damage and health-damaging disease can lower the success rate for dental tooth implants. Regular dental checkups and tooth cleanings will increase the success rate of metal dental tooth implants vs metal-free zirconia dental tooth implants. Maintaining healthy gums and treating periodontal gum disease will affect the success of dental implants in your mouth.
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Your oral environment is hostile to healthy healing from the aggressive bacteria periodontal disease harbors. Much scientific research has been done that shows that the excessive and aggressive bacteria involved in gum disease get into the GI tract and the blood, stressing the immune system, damaging organs such as the heart, brain, and liver. Research shows that the amount of bone loss after dental extractions from broken teeth, failed root canals, and infections that are not treated with bone grafts is significantly higher. This makes it a challenge to place a dental implant. Just as placing a signpost in the ground, there needs to be sufficient length integrated into the bone to support the chewing forces of a porcelain crown attached to an implant. Many studies show that bone quality and size are maintained and can even be improved with a bone graft, improving the success of a dental implant. Our dentist regularly recommends bone grafts after she removes teeth. She has been placing bone grafts for over four years and is pleased with the benefits it offers her patients.
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Consultation
In our Phoenix dental office, our dentist evaluates each client interested in replacing missing teeth with dental implants. First, she reviews medical history to discover any systemic or metabolic issues that may interfere with the placement and healing of dental implants. We use our top of the line CBCT 3D imaging machine to take a 3-dimensional x-ray of the patient’s jaws for evaluation and later mapping the important anatomy to avoid and virtually plan the safe surgical placement of the implant and replacement tooth to be attached. This will show her and you exactly where the implant will go and an estimate of the size and shape of the crown to fill the space of the missing tooth. This information is used to design a 3D printed template to guide the surgery to make the surgery as error-free as possible. If this sounds like the kind of precision planning your desire for your surgery to place a dental implant, you will like experiencing the technology we’ve invested in at our Phoenix dental office.
Our treatment coordinator will give you an honest price for your whole implant tooth package, from the placement of the dental implant in our phoenix dental office or with one of our talented surgeons to the placement of your final permanent tooth by Dr. Ebner. If you have dental insurance, often part of the cost of your dental implant and crown is covered. Our insurance specialist will contact your insurance and include an estimate of your benefits for the implant surgery and dental crown placement.
Before The Dental Implant Surgery
Our dentist will go over the whole procedure with you before your day of surgery so you know what to expect. She may recommend supplements to boost your immunity and help to heal. You will get a persona call from her the evening of your surgery, if performed by her, from her cell number so you have a direct line of communication for questions and concerns as you heal.
Recovery and Follow Up
Healing from implant surgery can take from 3 to 6 months, on average. Until the implant is solidly healed in the bone, you may be fitted with a tooth-colored temporary tooth, a clear retainer with a tooth to fit over the area or a metal cap to cover the healing surgical site. The type of healing piece will depend on what is appropriate for the type and place of the implant as well as your desires. When the implant is tested and has healed solidly in the bone, our dentist uses a digital scanner to make a 3d scan of the implant site, the opposite teeth, how your teeth come together, and the color and shape of the surrounding teeth. This is sent and received the same day by our talented digital dental lab and your tooth is computer designed and precisions created to fit perfectly and feel comfortable and look natural.
Final Thoughts
While dental implants are costly, the lifetime cost of removing a compromised, damaged tooth and replacing it with a modern, high-quality dental implant and custom computer-assisted design ( CAD CAM) and fabricated crown is far less. There are no root canal treatments that need to be done and retreated. There are no crowns that get damaging cavities under them. Over time, these costly repairs of root canals and crowns on teeth with compromised structures will need replacing. The result will eventually be extraction and replacement with a dental implant. Second, price shopping for the least expensive price when the surgery is complex, technique sensitive, and time-consuming may get you results you don’t like, don’t last, or that damage the bone you have by infection or implant failure. That will cost double because you may have to repeat the process. Also, not all implant companies provide the same purity of titanium. Companies vary the amounts of nickel, copper, and other additions in their titanium implants. This is a factor for patients with metal allergies. ( www.FDA.gov/media/131150/download) We use implant companies with a long history of high-quality materials and success rates in our dental office in Phoenix. Our implant surgeon specialist uses the same companies.
Our dentist also offers metal-free dental implants made of ceramic for certain limited cases. Zirconia dental implants and zirconia dental crowns offer many benefits to patients. There are also limitations to Zirconia dental implants. Please read Dr. Ebner’s blog post on the subject for details.
We strive to provide the safest options for replacing missing teeth in our patient’s mouths in our Phoenix dental office. Our dental office has the cutting-edge technology to assist our dentist in the ideal positioning of the dental implants and our implant surgeons have advanced surgical training. If you would like a consultation to restore your smile and put teeth where they are missing, contact Biltmore Innovative Dentistry. Dr. Ebner will be happy to discuss your options.
Schedule a Consultation For Dental Tooth Implants in Phoenix, AZ
There was a time when regular plastic dentures or hard-to-clean dental bridges were the only options available for people who were missing teeth. With decades of advances in research and technology behind dental implants, people missing some or all of their teeth have much better alternatives. Getting a dental implant and tooth crown is as close to replacing a natural tooth and root as surgically possible.
Dentists and patients alike widely considered dental implants the gold standard tooth replacement option. The benefits include:
Dental implants feel and look natural because they mimic the natural shape of a tooth
Dental implants are stable and securely fixed in the mouth. This gives you a wider variety of foods to enjoy than a denture allows.
Implants can last decades with regular professional cleanings and good oral care at home.
Unlike regular dentures and dental bridges, dental implants help maintain strong bone in a person’s jaws.
Dental implants provide a variety of customizable solutions for replacing one, two, or all of a person's missing teeth. This allows for options within different budgets.
Our Biltmore, Phoenix dental office has the cutting-edge technology to assist our dentists in the ideal positioning of metal tooth implants and non metal, white dental implants. Our Phoenix, AZ implant surgeons have advanced surgical training in placing dental implants. If you would like a consultation to restore your smile and put teeth where they are missing, contact Biltmore Innovative Dentistry. Dr. Ebner will be happy to discuss your options.