Implants
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Implants are essentially artificial tooth roots. They can be used to replace a single missing tooth, multiple missing teeth, support a denture or restore an entire mouth.
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Implants come in many different shapes and sizes. Implants are made of titanium. To be a candidate for a dental implant two criteria must be met. First, your gum tissue should be healthy overall and second, there must be enough bone present to support the implant.
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Following the extraction of a tooth, the supporting bone begins to shrink both in height and width. Even if the bone shrinkage has been excessive, an implant may still be an option. Depending on the situation, a specialist or dentist may be able to grow back the lost bone using regenerative grafting procedures so that an implant can be placed.
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Implants can be used to support a bridge, a removable denture or a fixed denture. Your dentist will discuss the available options and benefits of each.
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