Dental Implants: Recreating and restoring the teeth

Dental Implants are extensively used in the field of modern dentistry due to aesthetic reasons and even otherwise. Dental implants offer a definitive, simple and attractive solution to restoring the damaged tooth or missing teeth. The techniques and systems that are utilized now-a-days are highly advanced and use relatively superior quality materials than the ones used during the past.

Their objective is to substitute the teeth roots so that they can offer an anchor for one crown, numerous crowns, denture or a bridge is fixed in the mouth for the replacement of the deteriorated teeth that are removed.


In current times, dental implants are shaped like a screw. These dental implants are made up of 100% pure metal called as titanium. The logic that this material is selected over any other metal is its unmatched quality to fuse directly with the bone. This procedure is also called as Osseo integration. This metal is also highly resistant to corrosion.


On an average, these dental implants are around 3 and 6 millimeters in the diameter and 7-8 millimeters in length. These dental implants are made up of 3 parts. The first part is called as implant fixture and is inserted directly in the bone. The second part is the abutment and is an interconnecting part that crosses the gums. The third part is known as the crown/ denture that are made of titanium, ceramic or gold. Ceramic material is also being widely used and is very popular all because of its capability to blend in the mouth.


This dental implant procedure and clinical methods were widely used in early 1980s for the 1st time. They were developed by the Swedish professor called Per Ingar Branemark and he was the first man to discover the ability of titanium to integrate with the teeth bones approximately forty years ago. The Neoss procedure reflects the present state of art utilizing the modern, updated techniques, finest material and ideal production methods from across the globe.


There are certain contradictions or restrictions related with the dental implants. Generally, these dental implants made of any metal are not put in teenagers or children who are still in the phase of growth. When a person reaches adulthood then these dental implants are placed. In the early age of life if the dental placement is done then it may result in continued growth of bones giving an impression that the bone is submerging.


Yes, these are no restrictions to dental implants in case of elderly patients. For the elderly patients the dental implants provide support to the denture which may result in a substantial gain in eating. Patient with any kind of medical history before considering the dental implants treatments must consult the medical professionals first although there again are few contradictions. The most important factor is that a patient should have adequate amount of right quantity and quality in the correct area of the mouth in order to support implants. Persons those who have insufficient bone can still get the dental implants by means of grafts but this is relatively more expensive , time consuming and causes more discomfort.