Dental Implants
Dental implants are changing the way people live. They are designed to provide a foundation for replacement teeth that look, feel, and function like natural teeth. The person who has lost teeth regains the ability to eat virtually anything, knowing that teeth appear natural and that facial contours will be preserved. Patients with dental implants can smile with confidence.
What is a Dental Implant?
Dental implants are tiny titanium posts that are surgically placed into the jawbone where teeth are missing. These metal anchors act as tooth a root substitutes. The bone bonds with the titanium, creating a strong foundation for artificial teeth. Small posts that protrude through the gums are then attached to the implant. These posts provide stable anchors for artificial replacement teeth. Please see the animation video below for a better understanding of what an implant is.
Implants also help preserve facial structure, preventing bone deterioration that occurs when teeth are missing.
Traditionally, the placement of dental implants involves two surgical procedures. First, implants are placed within your jawbone. For the first three to six months following surgery, the implants are beneath the surface of the gums gradually bonding with the jawbone. You should be able to wear temporary dentures and eat a soft diet during this time. At the same time, your dentist is forming new replacement teeth.
After the implant has bonded to the jawbone, the second phase begins. The oral surgeon will uncover the implants and attach small posts that protrude through the gums and will act as anchors for the artificial teeth. When the artificial teeth are placed, these posts will not be seen. The entire procedure usually takes six to eight months. Most patients experience minimal disruption in their daily life.
Dental implants are changing the way people live. They are designed to provide a foundation for replacement teeth that look, feel, and function like natural teeth. The person who has lost teeth regains the ability to eat virtually anything, knowing that teeth appear natural and that facial contours will be preserved. Patients with dental implants can smile with confidence.
What is a Dental Implant?
Dental implants are tiny titanium posts that are surgically placed into the jawbone where teeth are missing. These metal anchors act as tooth a root substitutes. The bone bonds with the titanium, creating a strong foundation for artificial teeth. Small posts that protrude through the gums are then attached to the implant. These posts provide stable anchors for artificial replacement teeth. Please see the animation video below for a better understanding of what an implant is.
Implants also help preserve facial structure, preventing bone deterioration that occurs when teeth are missing.
Traditionally, the placement of dental implants involves two surgical procedures. First, implants are placed within your jawbone. For the first three to six months following surgery, the implants are beneath the surface of the gums gradually bonding with the jawbone. You should be able to wear temporary dentures and eat a soft diet during this time. At the same time, your dentist is forming new replacement teeth.
After the implant has bonded to the jawbone, the second phase begins. The oral surgeon will uncover the implants and attach small posts that protrude through the gums and will act as anchors for the artificial teeth. When the artificial teeth are placed, these posts will not be seen. The entire procedure usually takes six to eight months. Most patients experience minimal disruption in their daily life.
Which Implant company do we use? Is it a significant factor?
We only use Nobel Biocare Implant system in our practice, and here's why,
Nobel Biocare is a world leader in the field of innovative implant-based dental restorations – from single-tooth to fully edentulous indications. Their headquarters is in Zurich, Switzerland. Nobel products and services are available in over 80 countries through subsidiaries and distributors.
All Nobel Biocare dental implants and final Nobel Biocare restorative components are covered by a lifetime warranty.
The success of Nobel Biocare is built on a long heritage of scientific leadership. Their products and solutions have proven themselves in all types of clinical studies – many of them following the more demanding one-stage protocol with immediate loading. At our practice, using latest Nobel technology, Dr. Nikhil Mehrotra can provide immediate placement with Immediate Function, which can give a patient a fully-functional new set of teeth with the same or better result than conventional implant placement – but much faster
Please feel free to visit the Nobel Biocare website to get further details about the implant system
Surgical Advances
Using the most recent advances in dental implant technology, Dr. Nikhil Mehrotra is able to place single stage implants. These implants do not require a second procedure to uncover them, but do require a minimum of six weeks of healing time before artificial teeth are placed. There are even situations where the implants can be placed at the same time as a tooth extraction – further minimizing the number of surgical procedures. Advances in dental implant technology have made it possible, in select cases, to extract teeth and place implants with crowns at one visit. This procedure, called “immediate loading”, is the latest in implant dentistry.
Please watch another animated video about implants below
Using the most recent advances in dental implant technology, Dr. Nikhil Mehrotra is able to place single stage implants. These implants do not require a second procedure to uncover them, but do require a minimum of six weeks of healing time before artificial teeth are placed. There are even situations where the implants can be placed at the same time as a tooth extraction – further minimizing the number of surgical procedures. Advances in dental implant technology have made it possible, in select cases, to extract teeth and place implants with crowns at one visit. This procedure, called “immediate loading”, is the latest in implant dentistry.
Please watch another animated video about implants below
F.A.Q's about dental implants
What are the different types of implant supported dental prosthesis?
A single prosthesis (crown) is used to replace one missing tooth – each prosthetic tooth attaches to its own implant. A partial prosthesis (fixed bridge) can replace two or more teeth and may require only two or three implants. A complete dental prosthesis (fixed bridge) replaces all the teeth in your upper or lower jaw. The number of implants varies depending upon which type of complete prosthesis (removable or fixed) is recommended. A removable prosthesis (over denture) attaches to a bar or ball in socket attachments, whereas a fixed prosthesis is permanent and removable only by the dentist.
Dr. Mehrotra perform in-office implant surgery in a hospital-style operating suite, thus optimizing the level of sterility.
Why choose dental Implants?
Once you learn about dental implants, you finally realize there is a way to improve you life. When you lose several teeth – whether it’s a new situation or something you have lived with for years – chances are you have never become fully accustomed to losing such a vital part of yourself.
Dental implants can be your doorway to renewed self-confidence and peace of mind.
A Swedish scientist and orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Per-Ingvar Branemark, developed this concept for oral rehabilitation more than 35 years ago. 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.
Why Select Dental Implants Over More Traditional Types Of Restorations?
There are several reasons: Why sacrifice the structure of surrounding good teeth to bridge a space? In addition, removing a denture or a “partial” at night may be inconvenient, not to mention that dentures that slip can be uncomfortable and rather embarrassing.
Are You A Candidate For Implants?
If you are considering implants, your mouth must be examined thoroughly and your medical and dental history reviewed. If you mouth is not ideal for implants, ways of improving outcome, such as bone grafting, may be recommended. At Dr. Mehrotra's dental clinic and implant center, we will do comprehensive work up and come up with an ideal plan of treatment which is highly individualized for each patient.
What Type Of Anesthesia Is Used?
The majority of dental implants and bone graft can be performed in the office under local anesthesia.
Do Implants Need Special Care?
Once the implants are in place, they will serve you well for many years if you take care of them and keep your mouth healthy. This means taking the time for good oral hygiene (brushing and flossing) and keeping regular appointments with your dental specialists.
"The All on 4 concept"
The technique for total rehabilitation of the edentulous, known as the All-on-4 treatment concept, is a surgical and prosthetic medical procedure. The concept was developed, institutionalized and systematically analyzed in the 1990s through studies funded by Nobel Biocare in collaboration with a Portuguese dentist Paulo Maló. It consists of the rehabilitation of the edentulous maxilla and mandible with fixed prosthesis by placing four implants in the anterior maxilla, where bone density is higher, allowing the highest success rate. The four implants support a fixed prosthesis with 12 to 14 teeth and it is placed immediately on the day of surgery. All-on-4 is a registered trademark of Nobel Biocare.
Dr. Nikhil Mehrotra performed the first "All on four" case in the city of Lucknow in 2017 and is the most experienced provider at this time to be offering the treatment in the entire state of Uttar Pradesh.
The technique for total rehabilitation of the edentulous, known as the All-on-4 treatment concept, is a surgical and prosthetic medical procedure. The concept was developed, institutionalized and systematically analyzed in the 1990s through studies funded by Nobel Biocare in collaboration with a Portuguese dentist Paulo Maló. It consists of the rehabilitation of the edentulous maxilla and mandible with fixed prosthesis by placing four implants in the anterior maxilla, where bone density is higher, allowing the highest success rate. The four implants support a fixed prosthesis with 12 to 14 teeth and it is placed immediately on the day of surgery. All-on-4 is a registered trademark of Nobel Biocare.
Dr. Nikhil Mehrotra performed the first "All on four" case in the city of Lucknow in 2017 and is the most experienced provider at this time to be offering the treatment in the entire state of Uttar Pradesh.
"TREFOIL CONCEPT"
WHAT IS TREFOIL?
The Trefoil system is a breakthrough in efficiency for treating the edentulous mandible with a fixed and definitive prosthesis on the day of surgery. Using a pre-manufactured titanium bar with a unique™ retention mechanism, it can adjust to compensate for inherent deviations from the ideal implant position and enable the passive fit of the definitive prosthesis.
Dr. Mehrotra is a certified Trefoil Implant Provider. Please click below for further details.