All You Need To Know About Los Angeles Dental Implants

By Audrey McGuire


If you have missing teeth and have gaps in your smile then it is more than likely that you could be suffering from clicking and slipping when talking, pain and irritation while chewing, as well as looking older that just about everybody around you. This makes you a perfect candidate for Los Angeles dental implants as alternatives to the missing teeth. Installation of an implant results in you having natural looking teeth that work and feel as your very own.

Healthy teeth are taken for granted by many individuals to the point where they do not take proper care of them. When a tooth or two goes missing, the person's smile and confidence take a heavy beating. An implant is simply a technology that seeks to replace the teeth and is a permanent feature that is secure.

The installation of an implant involves several steps that will enable you to continue with your regular and social routines. The dentist will first carry out a thorough evaluation of the current condition of your jaw, teeth and mouth. This examination is done to help him find out if you are a good candidate for the procedure as well as choose the perfect implant for you.

Two surgical procedures are carried out on most patients when it comes to the placing of an implant in the mouth. The first, involves the insertion by the dentist atop or into a jawbone and allowing the anchor to bond to bone. The second is having the new teeth attached to the dental implant and look natural.

The current state of your general will also play a huge role on whether you are good candidate to receive implant installation. Conditions such as those dealing with heart issues and diabetes have been known to have a major effect on the healing process once you have had an implant installed. The dentist will prefer working on a jawbone that is strong and healthy before they can recommend any type of installation.

Three types of installations are available, the root form implant is shaped to look like the tooth of a root and is the most common when there is plenty of space in the jawbone with a narrow jawbone requiring bone grafting. The Plate form implant is for those with a jawbone that is too narrow to support bone grafting making use of incisions to make the bone ready for implantation and closed with a number of stitches. When there is little space, the subperiosteal implant is highly recommended and it rests on the jawbone.

There are also different classifications that you need to be aware of and they include those based on implant design, attachment design, macroscopic body design, surface of implant and type of material. For example, those based on attachment mechanism include fibro integration and osseointegration. While those based on body design are the cylindrical, threaded, plateaus, perforated, solid, vented and hollow.

Once you have had your Los Angeles dental implants installed, it is vital that you take good care of them by following a strict and healthy oral hygiene regime. Make regular visits to your dentist to ensure that they are functioning as expected and to identify potential problems early. Although implant installation is much more expensive when compared to other forms of teeth replacement methods, many insurance policies are willing to cover up to 10 percent of the cost.




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