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Dental Implants For a Healthy Smile

Dental implants are a permanent cosmetic dentistry solution to replacing missing teeth that are most like your natural teeth. The implant technology restores your bite force enabling you to eat and speak easily and naturally. These cosmetic restorations look and feel the most like natural teeth.

Implant Alternatives

Dental dentures and bridges offer a more affordable cosmetic dentistry solution to replacing missing teeth. However, implants are the most like your natural teeth and provide the most stable and durable solution of all restorations.

Psychological Impact of Dental Implants

Getting back your healthy smile where you can feel confident to smile again is known to have positive psychological effects in general. Implants are durable and their stability provides normal oral function, making them a preferable alternative to dentures. A study showed that patients experienced significant improvements with regards to their teeth, mouth, face and overall body image after having implant dentistry.

Benefits of Dental Implants

Boost your confidence with a stable healthy smile
Durable enough to last a lifetime
Eat naturally with ease
Improve oral function permanently
Improve oral health with easy brushing and flossing
Maintain integrity of jawbone and facial bone structure
Restore bite force
Speaking naturally without impediment
Stabilise a denture or bridge

Full mouth dental implant reconstruction can be used in cases where all the teeth need replacing. Alternatively, one or a few implants can be used to help stabilise the function and comfort of a denture or bridge. The titanium posts that are anchored into your jaw enable the necessary stimulation required to prevent bone loss and maintain your facial structure.

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Book a 15 minute cosmetic dental consultation with Micheal or Amanda to get a professional assessment of your dental needs. We are based in Mt Albert Road, Mt Roskill, Auckland.

What are Dental Implants?

A dental implant is a surgical fixture that is placed into the jawbone. These implant posts fuse with the bone over a few months. The implant acts as a replacement for the root of a missing tooth and serves to hold a replacement tooth or bridge. The implant posts are made of titanium, which allows them to integrate with bone without being recognised as a foreign object in our body.

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What are the dental implant procedure steps?

Preparation

Your dentist will first need to remove any damaged teeth.

Implant placement

Dental implant surgery involves an incision in the gums in the location of the missing tooth followed by the placement of a titanium screw into the jawbone.

Healing and osseointegration

Your gums will take a few weeks to heal and the titanium post will take a few months to fuse with the bone, this process is called osseointegration. The process of osseointegration allows dental implants to become a permanent part of your jaw, forming a secure connection to hold the tooth for life.

Placing the abutment

When the dental implant and surrounding bone have sufficiently healed to form a secure connection, the gum will be reopened and a small metal connector called an abutment will be attached to the implant post to hold the artificial tooth. The gum will need around 14 days to health before the dentist can secure the prosthetic teeth. Impressions will be taken at this stage and sent to a specialised dental technician who will design dental prosthetics that are matched to the colour, shape and size of your existing teeth.

Replacement teeth

Implant teeth that provide extremely natural looking replacement teeth will be attached to the abutment. A single tooth will be replaced with a dental crown and larger sections of missing teeth may either be replaced with multiple crowns or a single dental bridge.

How to care for dental implants?

Dental implants will not develop cavities, however dental implant care and maintenance is essential to protecting the gums and jawbone that are equally susceptible to gum infections as your natural teeth. Practicing both dental implant home care maintenance and regular visits to the dentist and hygienist will keep your teeth free of destructive bacteria and plaque and preserve the integrity of your smile.

Brush twice a day with a soft-bristle toothbrush and low-abrasive toothpaste
Clean under and around the implant crown
Floss daily with unwaxed tape or implant-specific floss
Oral irrigators are more effective at preventing gingivitis than flossing
Use an interdental brush to clean hard-to-reach places
Visit the dentist every 6 months routine check-ups
Visit the oral hygienist every 6 months for a deeper cleaning of dental implants

Cost of Dental Implants

Implant dentistry offers the most durable and stable dental solution to replacing one or a few missing teeth. In addition, just a few implants can be used to secure removable dentures or dental bridges that contain between one to five teeth. The lifelong benefits you experience having secure oral function will positively affect your self-confidence and quality of life. We aim to ensure the best solution that provides optimal oral function within your budget. Thompson Dental provides quality cosmetic dentistry at reasonable prices.

Finance for Dental Implants

Make implant dentistry affordable with a Q-card interest-free loan. Our practice is also WINZ, and ACC approved. Find out more about the finance solutions that can help make stable cosmetic dental restorations an affordable reality for you to get back your confident smile.

Strong, Stable Dental Implants For Life