Dental Implants - New Horizons in Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

The major difficulties associated with dental implant placement are related to inadequate quantity and quality of available bone at the proposed implant site. Placement of implant in sites with inadequate bone may cause complications such as impingement on vital anatomic structures such as the mandibular canal and neurovascular bundle, and perforation of cortical plates by implant threads.

In an effort to overcome such anatomic problems, a short implant may be required and could be too short to sustain the occlusal loads to which the resulting prosthesis will be subjected. Normal bone, and especially bone of poor quality, placed under such levels of functional loading mayresult in microfractures of the bone adjacent to the imnplant. This in turn can result in loss of osseointegration.

Furthermore, when implants are placed in bone of poor quality, they often lack adequate initial stability. Micromovement of the implant of as little as 100 microns causes a fibrous rather than bony union, producing an increased incidence of short- or long-term implant failure.

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Benefits of Dental Implant Treatment

We all feel that our teeth are important. But, when changes in your smile begin to affect your quality of life, the health, function, and appearance of your teeth take on a whole new meaning. Nobody should have to endure unhealthy or missing teeth, or the embarrassment of slipping dentures. Now, with dental implants, your dentist can restore your missing teeth without having to grind down adjacent teeth for fixed bridges and crowns or having to wear traditional dentures and discomfort and embarrassment associated with dental adhesives.

There are many benefits associated with implant treatment. Replacing a missing tooth with an implant virtually stops the bone deteriorations (bone collapse) process, restores natural biting and chewing capacity, and helps preserve your youthful facial appearance. A dental implant looks, feels, and functions like a natural tooth while leaving adjacent teeth uncompromised. Implants resist the attachment of plaque and calculus, and they clean like natural teeth. They improve your digestion and eliminate the pain of dentures and partials. Dental implants benefit denture-wearers because they increase comfort and stability by eliminating the need for adhesives.

Dental implant treatment:
-Preserves youthful facial appearance
-Virtually stops the bone deterioration (bone collapse) process
-Restores natural biting and chewing capacity
-Looks, feels, and functions like a natural tooth
-Does not compromise adjacent teeth
-Increases comfort and stability (eliminates need for adhesives)
-Eliminates pain of dentures and partials
-Improves digestion
-Hygienic (cleaned like a natural tooth)

Learn more about the life-changing effects of Philadelphia dental implants, by visiting Dr. Brown at The Perio Group.

Dental Implants: A secure foundation for natural tooth replacement

Dental implants form a biologic bond with the jawbone to produce a secure foundation for natural tooth replacements. This concept of oral rehabilitation was developed 40 years ago by a Swedish scientist and orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Per-Ingvar Branemark. With his pioneering research, Dr. Branemark opened the door to a lifetime of renewed comfort and self-confidence for millions of individuals facing the frustration and embarrassment of tooth loss.

Dr. Brown is uniquely qualified to provide a full range of implant dentistry procedures. He was one of the first U.S. dentists to study directly with Dr. Branemark’s colleagues, and he has been performing a full range of implant dentistry for more than 20 years. Dr. Brown is Professor of Periodontics at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of the Dental Implant Center at Albert Einstein Medical Center. He has taught dentists and dental students about dental implants for many years, and has lectured on the subject both nationally and abroad.

The hope of restoring something important that has been lost, especially in the human body, is an exciting possibility. With dental implants, it’s not just a hope. It’s a reality. To learn more about life-changing dental implants, please contact Dr. I. Stephen Brown at The Perio Group .