What are dental implants like?

What if you don't have enough bone to support them?

What are dental implants like?
Many doctors will attempt a bone graft procedure if you don't have enough. From what I understand, it usually works. The implant is basically a screw that fits down into your jaw. The good thing is that the jaw bone actually grows into the implant, which makes them more stable. It also prevents bone loss. After the surgery, the put a healing cap over it %26amp; you have to wait for a certain period of time ( I believe it's 4-6 months) to make sure your body accepts the implant. After that, they make a fake tooth, which is a lot like a porcelain crown, %26amp; that screws onto the implant screw. The implants are more expensive, but they are the best course of action to replace a missing tooth.
Reply:WELL IF YOU DONT ITS GOING TO HURT LIKE A ******
Reply:I have one on the top towards the back (2nd bicuspid). I got it when I was 24 and it was AWFUL. I was under twilight sedation, which is to say I was aware enough to realize the dentist was about to drive the titanium post for the implant into my jaw bone with a mallet, but out of it enough to be unable to stop him. 10 years later and I have had nothing but trouble with it, everything from sinus problems (including surgery to remove a bone fragment from the sinus cavity above that implant) to the implant post being unstable. I have an appointment to have it removed and I fear that almost as much as the original surgery. Good luck... I would advise against it, but to each his own.
Reply:looks fine but some people experience headaches .Please look for a dental specialist who has had proven sucess in this type of procedure, also post a public question directed at people who may have had dental transplants. A dental implant is an artifical tooth placed into your jaw to hold a replacement tooth.the implant prevents bone loss and gum recession and an older person has same results as a young person. try perio.org/consumer/smileforlife.htm
Reply:I'm a dentist and my wife recently got 2 dental implants. My brother got 1 about 2 years ago. I wouldn't let them go through the procedure if it was horrendous or anything.





A dental implant is like one of those threaded inserts that you find in some assemble-it-yourself furniture. The implant is a cylinder that is placed in the bone where the root of the missing tooth used to be. It has threads on the inside to receive a post which will then receive a crown. It's actually kind of simple mechanically, except that it is _extremely_ precise and the technique is demanding. It's not difficult for you, but it may be tedious while the dentist checks and double-checks everything along the way. You want it to come out right, though, so this is what you want them to do.





Getting the implant actually placed may take 60 to 90 minutes for one and maybe 2 hours for two in the same area. After that, the restorative treatment will take a few visits of about half an hour to one hour each. By a few, I mean three visits in most cases.





More info:





http://www.nobelbiocare.com/global/en/ne...





http://www.3i-online.com/English/USA/ptE...





http://dentalimplants-usa.com/overvw.htm...