What Is A Dental Implant? A dental implant is an artificial tooth root that an oral surgeon places into your jaw to hold a replacement tooth or bridge.
Virtually all dental implants placed today are root-form endosseous implants. In other words, they appear similar to an actual tooth root and are placed within the jaw bone. The bone of the jaw accepts and osseointegrates with the titanium post. Osseointegration refers to the fusion of the implant surface with the surrounding bone. When Are Dental Implants Used? Alternatives to dental implants have historically included dental bridges and dentures. Typically, conventional and cantilever bridges require shaping/grinding of the healthy teeth surrounding a missing tooth. Crowns
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How Do I Choose the right dentist For Dental Implants? Choosing the right dentist to perform your dental implant surgery is essential. Improperly placed implants can cause the final restorations to look unnatural, possibly necessitating the surgery be done a 2nd time at added cost and expense.
What Is Your Experience With Dental Implants? Over the last 20 years CCOMFS has played an integral role in surgically placing
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These implants then had crowns and dentures placed on them by a wide variety of excellent restorative dentists in the Washington and national dental community. The 20 Most Common Dental Implant Questions Answered
These results are reflected in many other publications worldwide and are further evidence of the predictability of dental implants.
What Does The Consultation Consist Of? The consultation is a meeting where we will decide together if dental implants are the right treatment option for you. Typically you will come in to our office and fill out the patient history paperwork. Then you will meet with our highly trained nurses to go over your history and any other medical questions they may have. This is the time when we take X-Rays, or we may require a 3 dimensional scan. What Else Is In This Process? The dental surgeon will talk you through the procedure, answer any questions you may have and actually start to create your custom treatment plan. Finally, you will meet with our practice manager to set up your appointments and discuss financial arrangements as appropriate. Our mission is to provide you with the highest level of care available in a warm