Dental Implants

By : Garabed Tashian
What is a dental implant?
 Dental implants are artificial teeth used to
replace and support restorations to
resemble real teeth.
 They fall under both prosthetic dentistry
and cosmetic dentistry.
 Most common and most logical solution
for fixing teeth damaged due to injury.
Why do people need dental
implants ?
Tooth decay
- usually occurs when person doesn’t care for
teeth
Gum diseases
- people who don’t take care of their gums, most
likely having periodontitis.
-Periodontitis is inflammation and infection of
the ligaments and bones that support the teeth
Root canal failure
◦ Those who did not have a successful root canals
Tooth loss
◦ Due to injuries or bad care of teeth
What are the implants made of?
 Made of a titanium screw either having a
rough or smooth surface
 Usually made of titanium from grade 1-4,
but sometimes 5
 Titanium is used because it is a lot
stronger than material used in dentures
 The need for a strong metal is necessary
to support the restoration after the
procedure
Titanium grades
 Titanium grades 1-4 are commercially
pure, meaning made of just titanium unlike
grade 5
 As the grade goes up, the stronger the
titanium
 Grade 5 contains aluminum and vanadium
along with titanium, making it stronger
than grades 1-4
Osseointegrated implant
 Most common form of dental implants
used
 Just simply when you connect the
titanium screw to the person’s actual
bone
Surgery
 Before surgery the surgeon/doctor will
have a consulting session with you
 They will take a better look at the
restoration sight in the mouth and
determine various things such as, incision
points, type of operation, etc.
 Most of the time doctors use ct scans to
take a better look at the person’s tooth
 Sometimes a “stent” is placed on tooth to
show where the incisions will be made
Success and failure
 This operation has a 95% success rate
 Though the success rate is high, this
doesn’t mean it doesn’t fail sometimes
 Post-surgery patients must continue to
properly take care of their teeth
 The person’s jaw must be strong enough
to support the new artificial tooth
 Those with type 2 diabetes might not be
able to undertake this surgery because of
the lack of blood quality near the jaw
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 "Dental Implant - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia."
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 "Osseointegrated Implant (dental) - Wikipedia, the
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