Has anyone had dental implants? please give me the step by step.?

can you give me reasons why someone couldn't have them?

Has anyone had dental implants? please give me the step by step.?
I dont personally have a dental implant, however I assist a dentist who places them.


These are the steps we go through.





The implant is placed in the area of the jaw, either upper or lower, with the best amount of bone. The goal is to make sure that the implant is stable, and not moving. Basically a series of drills is used to make the appropriate size hole. They look like normal drill bits, just a smaller version. The implant is screwed into this hole, like a wood screw.





We allow the implant to heal for about 6 weeks. I know that many dentists allow them to heal for much longer, even up to 6 months, but if you get good stabilization, there is no reason to make a patient wait that long for the final crown or restoration.


During that time we place either a cover screw which is flat or a healing abutment which is sorta like a cone and allows the gums to heal in a nice shape.





After the 6 weeks, we check for proper healing. I take an x-ray and then try to remove the healing abutment. If the patient has any painful sensations, I stop. It means they have not healed completely and I allow them to heal about 2-4 more weeks. This hardly ever happens in my office. I exchange the healing abutment for a normal abutment and take an impression. I either replace the healing abutment or just leave the real abutment in place. I sent the impression to a lab and they make the crown. In about 3 weeks, I cement the crown on the abutment and its done.





The only real problems with healing, have come from patients with uncontrolled bloodsugar. And we will not place an implant on someone who has been on Fosamax, because it can cause their jaw bone to die. Otherwise, most people can have one done.





The answer above was pretty accurate as well, however we don't go through exactly the same steps as her office does. We put the part that extends through the gums on immediatly in most cases. It saves one more step for the patient. Also it saves us work, cause the gums are usually healed in exactly the shape we want when we take the final impression. Very rarely do we need to place sutures, unless we have to lay a flap in order to ensure the proper placement. But thats just a gross description, so I won't go through that with you. LOL





Prices in my office are : Implant $1650.00


Crown $1250.00, Locator for a denture $800.00, and if we have to do a temporary tooth on an implant we charge an additional $250.00.


Good luck
Reply:First, the area is examined to make sure there's enough bone in place. If there isn't enough bone, you may have artificial bone grafted first, or even a scraping of bone from the back of your jaw.





Then, a post is implanted and the gums are stitched over this post. It takes awhile for this post to integrate into your bone.





Once integration has occurred, the area is opened up, and a post is screwed in that will show through the gums. Once this area has healed, a crown is screwed on top. This'll serve as your fake tooth.





The main reason an implant can't be done is due to a lack of bone in the area into which it can be osseointegrated. Poor oral hygiene habits or smoking may make dentists less likely to recommend an implant.