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Dental implants are surgically placed in the jawbone typically
in the same places that once supported the natural teeth.
The implant surgeon creates a “hole”
in the jawbone that is specifically designed to resemble a
socket as it appears shortly after a natural tooth is extracted.
Each surgically created “hole” is an exact approximation
of the shape and size of the artificial tooth root to be implanted.
Upon insertion of the implant, the surgeon
then closes the gum tissue over the top of the embedded implant
and the artificial root is allowed to heal, protected from
the fluid and debris present in the mouth.
For approximately four months, the artificial
root (implant) lies in the jawbone beneath the gum tissue
while the new bone grows and matures over it’s surface,
firmly anchoring the implant in it’s bony crypt. When
this process of cellular integration of bone tissue to
the
tooth implant is complete, the implant surgeon removes a
small area of the gum tissue covering the top of the implant
and
the process of attaching a denture to the buried
tooth implant, begins.
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Simple
Implant Overdenture |
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Starting Points |
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The simplest solution to the problems that are encountered
with mandibular dentures is the two implant overdenture |
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The placement of dental implants starts
with the careful location of entry site for the implant. A
sharply pointed twist drill or a round bur, are used to locate
the start points by piercing the cortical bone at the crest
of the ridge. |
Abutments |
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Attachments in Denture |
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Pre-Treatment Ridge
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Appropriate attachments are inserted into the lower denture
to be fitted snuggly to the implant attachment in the gum. |
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Anterior Mandible before placing
the two implants. |
Implant Placement |
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Anterior Mandible after placing the
two implants in the area of the cuspids. Notice the Mid-crestal
incision with no vertical releasing incision (Surgical procedures
are performed at the Oral Surgeons Office).
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