implants

00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.971 Dental implants are one of the more predictable free meds that we can provide 00:00:04.037 --> 00:00:05.906 for a patient if they are missing a tooth. 00:00:05.973 --> 00:00:09.610 The success rate is 95% plus, 00:00:09.676 --> 00:00:12.846 and so it can really be a huge benefit to patients. 00:00:13.046 --> 00:00:14.715 They're not removable. They are in your mouth. 00:00:14.915 --> 00:00:17.050 You treat it just like you would any other tooth. 00:00:17.117 --> 00:00:19.786 You floss. You brush. You do everything just like you would 00:00:19.853 --> 00:00:21.321 as if they were a natural tooth. 00:00:21.388 --> 00:00:24.892 It's more conservative, and more predictable, frankly, 00:00:24.958 --> 00:00:26.560 to do dental implant. 00:00:26.827 --> 00:00:30.264 As long as we have good solid bone structure, 00:00:30.497 --> 00:00:32.232 dental implants are very successful. 00:00:32.566 --> 00:00:34.201 They can last you a long time. 00:00:34.468 --> 00:00:37.538 It does require a little bit of healing, but nowadays, 00:00:37.604 --> 00:00:41.675 we can have space filled in within just a matter of couple of months 00:00:42.042 --> 00:00:43.744 after placing a dental implant. 00:00:43.911 --> 00:00:47.881 You come in to our office, we evaluate the area, 00:00:47.948 --> 00:00:52.219 we evaluate the amount of bone available to place a dental implant. 00:00:52.986 --> 00:00:57.457 If it looks as if you're a good candidate, we just take a couple different scans. 00:00:57.524 --> 00:01:00.727 The scans are used then to make a very precise, 00:01:00.794 --> 00:01:03.297 what we call surgical guide, which gives us exact placement 00:01:03.363 --> 00:01:04.831 of the dental implant. 00:01:04.965 --> 00:01:06.400 Approximately, two or three months later 00:01:06.466 --> 00:01:09.136 we place what we call a dental crown. 00:01:09.603 --> 00:01:12.105 It attaches directly into the implant. 00:01:12.172 --> 00:01:14.808 It doesn't require any numbing or anything of those appointments. 00:01:15.008 --> 00:01:19.112 So, from start to finish it takes approximately three to four months 00:01:19.179 --> 00:01:20.714 for the process to happen. 00:01:20.914 --> 00:01:23.584 Most cases, they will last you the rest of your life. 00:01:24.017 --> 00:01:25.519 We certainly can't promise that. 00:01:25.886 --> 00:01:28.422 There's certainly are things that can negatively affect 00:01:28.488 --> 00:01:30.324 the longevity of an implant. 00:01:30.524 --> 00:01:34.127 Dental implants are one of the most successful types of procedures 00:01:34.194 --> 00:01:35.596 that we do in our dental office.