Dental Implants Essex

Dental implants,also known as teeth implants, are fixtures made of Titanium that are fixed to a patients jawbone and are used to support false teeth. There are several types of dental implants available in an average cosmetic dentistry clinic in Essex. Some of the teeth implants in any dental practice,Essex include root form implants,plate form implants and subperiosteal implants. Your cosmetic dentists will look at several factors before deciding on the type of dental implant to use. One of these is the amount of jaw bone that is available. He will also look at the depth of the jawbone. In some case,he might decide to do a bone graft before fixing the teeth implants. This is especially so in case where there jawbone lacks sufficient depth to it.

Root Form Implants

This types of dental implants are shaped in the form of a tooth root. These types of teeth implants are the most commonly used in an average dental practice,Essex,and are ideal where the jawbone has got sufficient depth and width .In cases where the jawbone is too narrow or too short, your cosmetic dentist might decide to perform a bone graft first before placing these implants. The placing of these implants first ,involves the making of several incisions on your gums to expose the jawbone. The implants are then fixed to the jawbone and the incisions closed by stitches. A period of several months(up to six months) is then allowed for the implant to completely fuse with the jawbone ,before the false teeth are fixed to the implants.

Plate Form Implants

A plate form implant is flat and long and therefore ideal for narrow jaws. Several plate form implants can be placed at the same time. A certain amount of time is used to allow for complete fusing of the jawbone and the implant before the false teeth are fixed. This time is normally up to six months. In some case,the process of restoration(fixing the false teeth on the implants)can be done immediately after the implant is fixed. An average cosmetic dentistry clinic in Essex offers these implants.

Subperiostel Implants

These types of teeth implants are used in cases where the jaw lacks sufficient height or width for either the plate form of root form implants to be fixed. Two methods are used to place these implants. In the first method, an impression of your jaw is used to create a custom-fit dental implant for you in the lab. In the second method,the patient's jawbone undergoes a CAT scan .Computer modeling techniques are used to create a perfect implant from the information gathered during the scan.

For dental implants give our dentist a call on 01708-442-114. Perfect Smile Spa is a leading cosmetic dentistry clinic situated in Hornchurch Essex.