How Dental Implants Work

Are you missing a tooth? Is a tooth significantly damaged? Have you lost a missing tooth or multiple teeth?

Dental implants will give you the most outstanding value out of all our tooth replacement options. You’ll be able to chew the foods you like. Your smile will look natural. And your artificial tooth root will last a lifetime.

What is Implant Dental?

Each dental implant works like a natural tooth root. Our dentist uses an implant to replace a missing tooth by attaching a new tooth directly to a new bone in your jaw—as a natural tooth is attached.

The anatomy of a tooth is as follows:

• The visible part of the tooth is the tip of the iceberg.
• The tooth root gives stability to a tooth.
• The inside of the tooth is also called “pulp.”

About 60% or more of the tooth is under the gum tissue, gums, and jaw bone. A dental transplant replaces that root.

Through implant surgery, an artificial tooth, the tooth insert becomes a permanent part of the mouth, as solid and stable as a natural tooth root. Your jawbone fuses with it in a natural healing process.

Understanding the Dental Implants Process

How do you get a new tooth? Later in the dental implant process, if you need a replacement or a new tooth, we’ll attach it to your transplant through an implant abutment.

That’s called a tooth crown transplant dental part.

If you need multiple new teeth, we may use a dental bridge, which often holds two or more artificial teeth or transplant-supported dentures.

Dental implants in Calgary are an effective solution for replacing missing teeth. They provide a natural look and are a long-lasting, natural-looking alternative to traditional dentures and bridges.

Before we reach that point at the dentist’s office, we’ll take you through several steps, starting with a FREE consultation. At this first meeting with a dental implant dentist, we’ll make sure inserts are suitable for you through these steps:

 

• Site Assessment: Your dentist will evaluate your tooth loss site or the extent of damage to a tooth or teeth.
• Dental Scans: We’ll use digital dental X-rays to see if you have enough jawbone to hold an insert.
• Health Check: You’ll receive a dental exam to ensure that your gums and teeth are free of infection and disease. If needed, we may recommend general dentistry services.
• Records Check: Your dentist will look over your dental and health records.

During your consultation, ask your family dentist any questions you have. East Village Dental can discuss the tooth insert process, schedule, dental implant cost, treatment plan, and more.

Preparing For Dental Implant Placement

Before we can schedule you for your dental graft procedures and placement, we’ll need to help you get your oral health in a good position. This means:

• No smoking: You should stop smoking and use any tobacco process for at least a few months before you plan to get surgery, as well as at least six months afterward, to keep your gums and teeth as healthy as possible during the whole process.
• Good gum health: Your gums must also be free of gum disease or periodontitis. This can weaken your bones, put you at serious risk of infection, and hurt your recovery period. We can help you with a gum disease treatment procedure beforehand to speed up this process.
• Consulting an oral and maxillofacial surgeon: For certain conditions, such as bone augmentation, it is essential to consult an oral and maxillofacial surgeon.

Directly Before the Placement

We’ll give you more specific information on the days leading up to your appointment on foods and drinks to avoid before your treatment. In most cases, we’ll require you to fast for several hours before your surgery to prevent complications with the anesthesia and sedation.

Dental Implant Surgery

Our dental specialist will place each implant in a well-practiced, safe procedure. Dental Grafts are historically among the most successful dental surgeries.

1. Impressions: At the dental clinic, we thoroughly prepare for your graft using 3D scans and models, planning exactly where and how the implant will rest.
2. Anesthesia: We use sedation dentistry to ensure comfort before, during, and after the tooth insert procedure.
3. Implantation: We’ll then place the insert into your jaw. How long does a dental implant procedure take? Each insert usually takes about an hour.
4. Healing: Afterward, we’ll send you instructions on how to rest and recover. The insert takes about 2–4 months to integrate with the jaw and become the stable base for a new tooth.

Abutment and Crown Placement

After your recovery time, we’ll meet with you again and place an insert abutment on your implant. This creates a small platform to the bone graft to which we’ll attach your dental crown, which is your new tooth.

You’ll be able to brush and floss all your teeth as usual. You won’t notice a difference between natural and replacement teeth when an insert succeeds.

How Long Do Dental Implants Last?

You can continue using the implant for a very long time, either replacing missing teeth with the crown on top or moving on to a bridge or denture. Each dental graft is made of solid titanium, which has many advantages, including:

• Compatibility with the human body.
• Strength to support chewing.
• It can last the rest of your life.

Remember, the implant is the metal post or tooth root that joins missing teeth naturally to your jawbone. The visible dental crown may be made of other materials, including porcelain, which can wear out eventually, but the metal insert can never wear out.

What Kind of Dentist Places Dental Implants?

Any dentist can become trained and experienced with dental implants. Of course, every individual dentist decides whether to practice insert or refer patients to others.

We have chosen to make graft more convenient for our patients by keeping the process in-house at our dentist’s office in Calgary. You’ll have the security and convenience of meeting with just your one local dentist throughout.

For Quality Dental Implant Placement, Contact Our Office Today!

Remember, the first step to a beautiful smile is a FREE implant consultation, which will include the following:

• A meeting with our dentist at our comfortable practice.
• All the information you need to make an intelligent decision for your health.
• No risk to you, financial or otherwise.
• Valuable scans and feedback from your local dentist.

If you proceed with your tooth implants now, you’ll have a durable investment in a new tooth that will last a lifetime.

Contact East Village Dental now to get your free, no-risk consultation in a caring office in Calgary.