Dental Implants
If you happen to be missing one or more teeth, this procedure is
perfect for you. Once you have procured a dental implant, you
will be able to enhance your chewing abilities, eat your favorite
foods and augment your appearance. Your teeth are an important
part of your facial traits and play an intrinsic part in the
impressions you make. Most of the time, a person’s smile
is their business card and by submitting yourself to a dental
implant, this can help you boost your self-esteem and confidence,
changing the way you relate to others.
A dental implant can be used to replace a single
missing tooth, restore and entire smile and provide a more
permanent solution to replace other solutions to missing teeth
like dentures or dental bridges. Periodontal disease can cause
tooth loss and with tooth loss your self esteem is affected
and your confidence is lost.
Dental implants are a great alternative
for people who are in generally good oral health that have
lost their teeth due to an accident or have lost a single tooth
or teeth due to peridontal disease. Single tooth implants actually
rely on your other teeth for support so they can be a tooth
saving solution in many ways.
Dental implants have improved drastically over the past decade with improvements
to implant technology.
Materials have improved and implant education is better than ever.
What are dental implants? They are artificial teeth that are an
alternative
to dentures or dental bridges.
They are a more permanent solution and have many benefits that far exceed the
advantages of dentures or bridges.
Do you experience some of the following issues with your dentures
or bridges?
When eating foods do your dentures shift and click
so that it is uncomfortable?
Have you ever been public speaking and had issues
where your bridge or denture was shifting and making it uncomfortable
to speak?
Do you wish you could eat more steak
and comfortably bite into an apple without fear of your denture
becoming loose.
Are you embarassed to smile?
Have you been experiencing bone loss or gum recession
since wearing dentures or having a dental bridge?
Have your dentures ever cracked or made it uncomfortable
to fit.
Do you feel like you've lost the smile
you had when you had your natural teeth?
Dental Implants are
advantageous because…
They are the best
choice for replacing missing teeth without affecting bordering
teeth. As the jawbone shrinks,
your chewing
efficiency is reduced even more, making it difficult to eat certain
foods. Dental implants, on the other hand, can restore chewing
efficiency comparable to that of natural teeth. This allows you
to eat your favorite foods with confidence and without pain.
They preserve the jawbone and prevent bone loss.
They fuse with the jawbone and therefore, do not harm adjacent
teeth. Fixed bridges, even for the replacement of a single
tooth, may require the cutting down or shaping of adjacent,
healthy teeth in order to give the bridge something to adhere
to.
They improve the quality of life for adults of all ages,
allowing patients to talk, eat, smile and live confidently
and comfortably.
They are so natural-looking and feeling; you may forget
you ever lost a tooth since they are anchored securely to
your jawbone. Gum irritation and the pain of exposed nerves
associated with conventional full or partial dentures are
eliminated.
Benefits of Dental Implants
Appearance - dental implants look far more esthetic as they
are situated in to the structure of your bone and will prevent
bone loss and further gum recession. The implants look and act
more like your natural teeth as compared to loose fitting dentures
and ill fitting bridgework.
Increased Confidence and Self Esteem- Lets face it those pastes
and denture powders can be a pain to have to use on a daily basis.
Think about it, have you ever been somewhere where you forgot
your denture paste and had to make a last minute trip to the
pharmacy. With dental implants you no longer have to worry about
your dentures slipping and cracking while eating or speaking.
The look and act like your natural teeth and are secure.
Reliabilty - success rates for dental implants are very high
and the longevity of a implant restoration can be a lifetime.
Of course good oral health, healthy gum tissue and good bone
structure help increase the effectiveness.
Who Places Dental Implants?
Placing the titanium implant screws into your jawbone are often
done by an oral surgoen, periodontist or prosthodontist however,
some general dentists have taken extensive dental implant courses
and perform there own surgeries. Other dentists choose to restore
the implants that have already been placed by a specialist. Common
sense prevails, make sure you choose a dentist that performs
dental implant cases on a regular basis. Ask to see their before
and after cases and check credentials. One of the leading dental
implant schools is the Misch Institute started by Carl Misch,
DDS. He runs a leading implant dentistry training school that
has trained well over 2000 dentists how to utilize dental implants
in their practices.
Dental Implants
Before dental implants emerged, dentures and removable bridges
revealed problems such as instability.
Dental implants — metal screws placed below the gums and
infused to the jaw bone— serve as a foundation for dentures
or removable bridges. The titanium posts anchor to the jawbone.
Replacement teeth are then cemented into the posts.
When dental implants surfaced in dentistry, general construction
time for the new dental prosthesis consisted of three months
for the lower jaw and six months in the upper jaw. After the
designated times, the implants would be able to support the new
dental prosthesis. Now, with better tools, some patients can
receive implants at a much quicker pace.
Initially, dental implant surgery involves placing the anchor.
Dental implant surgery may take up to several hours. Patients
can expect to wait up to six months for the bone to grow around
the placed anchor and secure it. In some cases, a second surgery
takes place in which a post is placed to connect the anchor to
the replacement teeth. Other dental implant surgeries place the
anchor and the post simultaneously. When the gums heal, artificial
natural looking teeth are created and constructed to the post
section of the anchor. This step in the surgical procedure may
require a couple months to complete since the patient can expect
several fittings.
Patients receive anesthesia before the surgical placement of
dental implants. When the anesthesia deteriorates, about three
or four hours later, some patients experience pain and discomfort
such as swelling. Pain intensity varies from patient to patient.
Prolonged pain should be reported, as the improper placement
of dental implants requires removal.
Dental implants require proper maintenance including regular
brushing, flossing and dental visits.
Who is a Candidate for Dental Implants?
The ideal candidate for dental implant surgery possesses good
general and oral health. Candidates should also have sufficient
bone in the jaw in order to support the implant.
Some medical factors limit a person’s chance of being a
good candidate for dental implants. These factors include:
1) Diabetes 2) Chemotherapy or radiation therapy 3) Parathyroid disorders 4) Blood disorders 5) Bone marrow cancer
One of the most common reasons why people consider dental implants
stems from difficulty chewing and talking due to a sliding denture.
Those who are able to receive regular dental care can successfully
use dental implants.
Those who fail to possess sufficient bone may receive bone grafting
procedures. Grafting procedures consist of substituting missing
bone in the jaw with bone material from the patient’s body
or an artificial or synthetic replacement. This grafting procedure
may also aid the body to re-grow lost bone.
The ideal site for the extra bone material stems from the patient’s
own body, with the hip as the most common area. In severe cases,
however, bone material can come from the patient’s mouth.
In some cases, factors from the patient’s blood can encourage
bone formation in the grafted areas.
When a tooth is cracked, decayed,
or damaged, a crown may need to be fitted onto the tooth.
Crowns can whiten, reshape, and realign existing teeth,
adding to a healthy and vibrant smile.
Pattaya
Beach is some 4 km long and faces
Pattaya Bay, the major venue from which boats
visit Pattaya’s offshore islands. The
beach is paralleled by a tree-lined promenade,
hotels and restaurants. The northern section
of the beach is largely tranquil, while the
central and southern parts become increasingly
lively, due to the shops, bars, discotheques,
and restaurants lining the streets.
