Dental Implant Treatment Plan

A dental implant consists of a titanium root post embedded into your jawbone and an attached, porcelain crown. This implant is permanent and looks, feels, and functions exactly like your own natural teeth. A dental implant can be placed in your mouth by an oral surgeon, a periodontist, a prosthodontist, or a general dentist with advanced training in implant surgery. A dental implant is an ideal solution for anyone who has a missing or lost tooth. The procedure to get a dental implant is as follows:

Examination and X-rays - Your dentist will thoroughly examine your teeth and gums and take full-mouth x-rays. These x-rays are needed to view the underlying bone structure of your jaw and determine if you are a good candidate for a dental implant. …show more content…
Your dentist will discuss your treatment plan completely with you and explain all your available options.

Impressions - Your dentist will take impressions of all of your teeth in order to make a cast model of your teeth and bite pattern. This model will duplicate all of your teeth, their type, shape, and arrangement. This is done in order to help your dentist design the exact shape and size of your new implant crown and how it will fit into your mouth.

Implant Root Post - Your dentist will surgically place a titanium root post into the bone socket of your jaw where you have a missing tooth. This root post will permanently integrate into your jaw. Periodontal ligaments will grow around it and fuse it to your jawbone. This root post is the basic structure that will hold your new implant crown.

Cast Abutment - Your dentist will attach a cast abutment to the implanted root post. This metal abutment screws directly into the root post and will hold the implant