With the latest developments in implant dentistry, it can offer a variety of options to help patients achieve a completely new smile. Working as a professional and expert team, a treatment plan is developed to replace missing teeth with dental implants that help support dentures, bridges, or other prosthetics.
This type of treatment can give patients back the ability to chew and laugh in ways never thought possible until recently.
Implant Supported Prosthesis
Implant-supported dentures are false teeth consisting of upper or lower teeth connected to implants. This option allows the denture to remain stable with better function and can be easily removed for cleaning. Many patients prefer this option to traditional dentures due to the better ability to chew and speak without movement of the denture. Depending on the desired results, 2 to 6 implants can be placed. Typically, this is completed in one to two sessions. After the implants have integrated for 3-6 months, the prostheses are attached to the implants.
Benefits of Implant Supported Prostheses / Prosthesis
The prosthesis has better stability
Improved aesthetics, chewing, speech and taste
Long-term treatment requiring minimal maintenance
Implant-supported dentures are for people who have lost all their upper and lower teeth but do not want to wear dentures. Compared to traditional dentures, these beautiful and functional teeth are sure to increase self-confidence and quality of life.
Advantages of Implant Supported Prosthesis
In addition to allowing entire missing teeth to be replaced in a dental arch, dental implants help prevent bone loss that occurs when teeth are missing. When there are no teeth, the jawbone is not used, causing it to deteriorate. Deterioration of the jawbone has aesthetic consequences for your face. Bone is preserved with the use of implant-supported prostheses.
This type of dentures can replace both teeth and gum tissue. It looks and moves like your natural teeth. The denture fits securely even when you chew and talk. Additionally, it does not allow opposing natural teeth to move and shift and protects your jaw joint.
How Many Parts Do Implant Prostheses Consist of?
To replace the roots of some missing teeth, multiple (usually four or more) implants made of titanium are placed in the upper or lower jawbone. This part connects the implants to the prosthesis.
A temporary prosthesis is made of aesthetic plastic material (acrylic resin) and is screwed to the implant.
The number of implants for dentures depends primarily on the jawbone being treated. There is a significant difference in bone density between the upper and lower jaw bones. By nature, the lower jaw has denser bone than that of the upper jaw. Therefore, fewer implants are required to ensure that the lower jaw adequately supports a lower fixed prosthesis.
What Does the Implant Prosthesis Process Include?
During treatment, the oral surgeon extracts all remaining teeth in the area to be treated and immediately places the implants using a surgical guide to determine the implant position.
Then, the procedure is completed with a temporary prosthesis, and after a 3-6 month healing period, artificial teeth, measured and prepared, are placed on the implants.