Implant Restoration
Implant Restoration
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Dental Implants
Properly placed and cared for, implants let you confidently eat, smile, laugh, talk, kiss, and enjoy all the other everyday activities associated with a functioning mouth and a full set of teeth.
Dental implants can be used to restore a single missing tooth or secure complete dentures. When used to secure dentures, these can be used to permanently secure the dentures or allow them to be removed.
Understand How an Implant Works
A dental implant is basically an artificial tooth root. Similar to a screw, it is inserted in your jawbone, where it bonds with your natural bone tissue. Once set, it creates a sturdy base on which an artificial tooth - called a crown - can be built.
Before the crown is or denture placed, however, a connector (known as an abutment) is placed on top of the implant, and it is that connector that holds the crown or denture.
Here at Stewart Family Dental, we custom-create each crown to match the color and shape of your natural teeth and to fit your mouth.
Read Five Interesting Facts About Dental Implants
- Ancient dental implants have been traced back to around 600 AD when tooth-like pieces of shell were hammered into the jaw of a Mayan woman.
- Dental implants are the only dental restoration option that preserves natural bone, actually helping to stimulate bone growth.
- In 1951, a small group of dentists who were successfully placing dental implants formed the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) to share their knowledge on the practice of implantology. AAID is the first professional organization in the world dedicated to advancing implant dentistry.
- In 1952, Swedish orthopedic surgeon P.I. Branemark discovered that titanium naturally fuses with the bone, eventually switching his research focus to the mouth from the knee and hip.
- 3 million people in the United States have implants, a number that is growing by 500,000 annually.
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