How Do Dental Implants Work?

Dental implants are the gold standard for replacing missing teeth, acting as artificial tooth roots made from titanium. They permanently fuse to your jawbone through osseointegration - creating a foundation as strong as your natural teeth.

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What are Dental Implants?

Generally, dental implants are small posts fixed into someone’s jawbone through surgery. The posts are fixed deep enough into the jawbone to provide adequate support for a crow fixed to replace a missing tooth. The dental implants feel like natural teeth without bringing any discomfort, and they also provide a permanent solution for missing teeth. Additionally, it is an excellent solution for restoring your smile after losing your teeth by accident or a necessary dental procedure.

Types of Dental Implants

There are two main types of dental implants.

1. Endosteal. Endosteal is the most commonly used type of implant. It is made from titanium, and it has the shape of a screw. Our periodontists at Omega Dental Specialist place the Endosteal deep into the jawbone to offer firm support for a fixable crown.

2. Subperiosteal. It is a type of implant placed under the jawbone. As such, we will place it on the jawbone, or above it. The subperiosteal implant is normally placed in patients that do not have a healthy jawbone due to some underlying medical conditions.

However, if the patient wants to use the endosteal instead of the subperiosteal implant, they can undergo several procedures to rebuild their weak jawbone.

Bone augmentation. Suppose your jawbones are not able to support implants. In that case, you can undergo a bone augmentation procedure to regenerate the jawbone, and give it enough strength to support and enhance your implant. Moreover, you can also use bone additives to facilitate the process and enhance your jawbone strength.

Ridge expansion. Some patient’s jaws may not be wide enough to support the implants. Thus, a ridge expansion procedure may be done to correct the defect. During the procedure, a bone graft is added to a ridge created somewhere on your jaw. See: [Bone Graft Cost for Dental Implants ]

Sinus lift. It is a procedure that involves elevating the sinus by adding bone to it. Primarily, the procedure is done in situations where the natural bone is affected because of missing teeth.