Implant Dentistry

1 00:00:06.080 --> 00:00:10.658 Dental implants are probably one of the greatest innovations 2 00:00:10.733 --> 00:00:13.017 in the history of medicine and dentistry. 3 00:00:13.600 --> 00:00:18.675 What they allow us to do is to restore or replace 4 00:00:18.725 --> 00:00:21.020 a lost or missing tooth on a patient. 5 00:00:21.050 --> 00:00:26.083 Dental implant is the closest that we have to actually restoring and replacing 6 00:00:26.084 --> 00:00:30.540 a lost part of the human body and to restore it, in many cases, 7 00:00:30.570 --> 00:00:33.460 condition that's stronger than the original tooth. 8 00:00:33.480 --> 00:00:36.100 A dental implant could be needed for multiple reasons. 9 00:00:36.130 --> 00:00:39.780 There could be a traumatic effect where a patient loses a tooth to trauma. 10 00:00:39.810 --> 00:00:42.875 Most commonly, they're lost because of either dental decay 11 00:00:42.876 --> 00:00:48.200 or because of what we call periodontal or gum disease, or a combination of both. 12 00:00:48.450 --> 00:00:52.492 The dental implants are extremely versatile in the way that they can replace 13 00:00:52.770 --> 00:00:56.917 either partially lost teeth or an entire arch or an entire mouth of lost teeth 14 00:00:57.042 --> 00:01:02.133 and restore the patient to confidence, function, smile, and ability. 15 00:01:02.370 --> 00:01:05.975 The treatment process with dental implants is after our examination, 16 00:01:06.080 --> 00:01:10.067 we can assess the quality of the bone where we want to place the dental implant. 17 00:01:10.383 --> 00:01:12.908 If the quality of the bone is good, we have a green light. 18 00:01:13.533 --> 00:01:17.490 The dental implant can be placed, and in many cases, 19 00:01:17.520 --> 00:01:21.975 we can place a tooth or teeth immediately over those implants, 20 00:01:21.983 --> 00:01:26.333 what we call immediately loading, almost on the same day or within 24 hours. 21 00:01:26.650 --> 00:01:29.058 In some cases, the bone quality is not as good. 22 00:01:29.625 --> 00:01:31.620 That doesn't mean that you can't have dental implants. 23 00:01:31.640 --> 00:01:35.100 It just means that perhaps we'd have to use something removable as a temporary 24 00:01:35.130 --> 00:01:38.490 measure, like a denture, until the implants are completely 25 00:01:38.520 --> 00:01:41.850 solidified in the bone, which could take about three to four months. 26 00:01:41.880 --> 00:01:43.660 Many patients that have had experiences 27 00:01:43.690 --> 00:01:47.925 with teeth extracted for what you would say, the tooth being pulled have said 28 00:01:47.926 --> 00:01:52.290 after the fact that they had more discomfort after having a tooth 29 00:01:52.320 --> 00:01:54.570 extracted than actually having an implant placed. 30 00:01:54.600 --> 00:01:57.633 The best way to find out if a patient's a candidate for dental implants 31 00:01:57.933 --> 00:02:00.508 is to see us for a full consultation. 32 00:02:00.690 --> 00:02:05.433 At the consultation, we can do x-rays and clinical exam and examine the patient. 33 00:02:05.858 --> 00:02:09.158 We can tell very quickly whether they're a candidate or not.