The Implant Dentist in Pasadena
Teeth will become displaced from the mouth, either knock-out by
injury or more gradual loss by age, decay or gum disease. In these cases,
it's important to repair the damage. There are two ways to do it: dentures
or implants. Dentures are removeable devices that go in the mouth, with an appropriately
placed tooth substitute that fills the gap left by the lost tooth. The
implant dentist in Pasadena takes another approach by inserting a metal
pin into the gap left by the lost tooth. A false tooth is then fitted onto
the pin. The metal used is titanium, making up the so-called osteointegrated
implant because of how bone and titanium will integrate with each other.
The implant is superior for many reasons, one of which is that the placement of
an object into the bone stimulates the cells of the jaw to maintain bone density
in that region. Otherwise, a gap will usually lead to slow, permanent and irreversible
bone loss making future implantation impossible. However, an implant is also
far more time-consuming, as the metal pin will have to take hold in the bone
over a period of many months.
The Pasadena implant dentist will know the best course of treatment for you.
Some people will have insufficient bone material to take on the implant, whereas
others can be supplemented with bone powder to strengthen the remaining bone
for the graft to take hold.
Most implant surgery patients may go home the same day. Pain relieving
methods include general or local anesthesia.
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