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Gaps created by missing teeth may not only a person feel unattractive, it can also affect the operation and ability to eat. There are many different causes of tooth loss, including:
Dental caries, also known as caries, dental caries is a disease in which the hard tooth structure is damaged by bacteria. If left untreated, can cause pain and tooth loss.
Periodontal Disease: This is the name given to infection of the tissues and bones that support teeth. It is often caused by a generation up of plaque, which can damage the gum. If not treated early, it can cause loose teeth and eventually fall.
Endodontic failure: root canal is performed to save a decayed tooth. However, in cases where treatment fails, often requires that you remove the tooth.
Accidents: tooth injuries from accidents are another common cause of tooth loss. If an accident, a sports-related injury or a fall, the force caused by the impact could lead to teeth falling.
Age: Receding gums and diseases such as diabetes, along with negligence, can lead to missing teeth in older patients.
Fortunately, today, cosmetic dentists have a number of teeth restoration options available, one of which is dental implants. Commonly known as dental implants, small titanium roots that are embedded in the jaw, anchor artificial teeth are dental implants. Teeth implants are known to have a success rate of over 95 percent. Read the rest of this entry »
The purpose of an implant is to support the restoration of one or more missing teeth. Implantology has become one of the most advanced cosmetic techniques in the field of dentistry.
A dental implant is nothing more than the replacement of the tooth root, a small root-shaped device that is placed into the jawbone to support a prosthetic tooth (crown). As Dr. Ivan Flores Apaza, dentist, specialist in implant aesthetics, “implants are made of titanium material compatible with living tissues.
One of the most important advantages of the implant is that it does alter the structure of adjacent teeth to lock in the new “crown to support the entire life.”
Dental caries, trauma or severe periodontitis (gum disease) are some of the situations that can cause tooth loss and affect the maxillary bone support. In these cases a lasting, healthy option is to place an implant to replace the missing tooth (or in the alternative, to replace a bridge).
Removable or fixed prosthesis
Each implant is designed to hold a tooth. In cases where the patient has lost some or all teeth, placement of the number of implants to determine if the prosthesis is placed movable or not. As Dr. Flores, with eight to six implants in the respective jaw to hold can be reached in a fixed and permanent a full arch of teeth (12 to 14 teeth). Read the rest of this entry »
Dental implants are substitutes for teeth that are inserted into the jawbone or mandible by surgery. They are made of titanium metal owned integrated into the bone was discovered by accident in the 60s.
Implants as we know them today emerged from the investigations of a Swedish orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Branemark Irmag during their studies of blood circulation in bones.
He discovered how the optical fiber coated with titanium, which introduced into the bone of rabbits to look under a microscope the changes occurring in the same could not be removed from the bone after a few weeks of being in contact with him. From this developed the concept of “osseointegration,” which is the intimate union of the bone material after long-term stay in touch.