Surely you know that your teeth have roots that are tucked inside the gum. Beneath your gums, you may have also noticed that it is hard, very hard. You’ve probably figured out that this is bone. The maxillary part of your face is actually part of the skeleton. And of course, the skeleton consists of bones. The maxillary bone and jaw bone are the bones that hold your face together, and without them, you have no face.
Now, on the edge of these bones, teeth emerge through the gum and are seen as dental enamel crowns. Those teeth are what make your smile beautiful. If you lose those teeth, you do not lose your face, but rather your smile. You can smile the same, but it will be a toothless smile. When your teeth lose its roots, you lose your teeth. Dental Implants in Lincoln Square are artificial roots that are placed in the maxilla or mandible, allowing dentists to insert a new tooth in the missing slot.
In what cases can implants be placed?
In almost all. Single tooth, partial absence of teeth or molars, or the entire mouth. If one or more parts are missing, you can replace them with porcelain fixed bridges, but this requires lowering the adjoining neighboring pieces to hold the bridge. If those neighboring teeth are healthy, all the better, but if they are damaged, it may be better to cover them. This allows restoring and strengthening of the damaged parts.
Missing natural teeth is unhealthy, so dentists suggest it is best to replace them with Dental Implants in Lincoln Square. If you have no natural teeth to hold the fixed bridge, dentists will put in implants. The other option is a removable prosthesis. This is a 0.5mm thick insert resting on the palate or lingual bar. They are fastened with hooks or internal mechanisms called attachments. For the edentulous, dentists may resort to full prosthesis resin, which is also a removable prosthesis.
To place a fixed prosthesis properly in people with no teeth, it takes about 7-8 implants in the maxilla and at least 5 in the mandible. The more, the better. To add over-dentures on implants (removable) in a total toothless person, at least 5 implants in the maxilla and 2 in the mandible 2 are needed. Again, the more, the better. To learn more about implants, contact Business Name today.
