Dental Implants

Say good-bye to your dentures and eat what you want

Change how you feel about your smile for life with dental implants

Atlanta dental implants by Dr. Flax, a leading Atlanta implant dentist, can replace one tooth or many. Dental implants keep your jaw strong and youthful looking. In most cases, dental implants can restore complete functionality.

If you rely on dentures to replace missing teeth and enable you to eat, dental implants can make them obsolete. Imagine never having to fuss with dentures again or think about what you can and can’t eat.

After the dental implant is placed, Dr. Flax creates an aesthetic restoration on the implant to finish off the look of your new natural smile.

Want to know more about dental implants? Contact Flax Dental for a personal consultation today.

Information on Dental Implants

Artificial tooth replacements are used to counter tooth loss, this procedure is called dental implants. It is categorized as a form of prosthetic (artificial replacement) dentistry, though it also falls into the category of cosmetic dentistry.

There is a number of restorative options for the treatment of missing teeth, however none have proven to be as functionally effective and durable as implants. In many cases, dental implants may be the best choice for the restoration of all necessary functionality of the teeth and supporting structures.

Losing teeth might make people feel too self-conscious to smile or talk. Also, tooth loss can cause biting irregularities that can have a negative effect on eating. Regardless of the nature of problems related to tooth loss, dental implants are a simple procedure with proven results.

Implant Dentistry Advantages

Dental implants are stronger and more durable than bridges and dentures. Dental implants offer a permanent solution to tooth loss and may be used in conjunction with other restorative procedures for maximum effectiveness. Dental implants can be used to support dental bridges for the replacement of missing teeth and can also be used with dentures to increase stability and reduce gum tissue irritation.

The Dental Implant Procedure

With improving technology, today's dental implants are often virtually indistinguishable from other teeth. The natural dental implant appearance is aided in part by the structural and functional connection between the implant and the original bone. Implants are sometimes placed in a single sitting but they require a period of osseointegration.

Success Rates of Dental Implants

Dental implants are some of the most successful procedures in dentistry. There is no guarantee that an implant procedure will be successful, however studies have shown a five-year success rate of 95% for lower jaw implants and 90% for upper jaw implants. The success rate for upper jaw implants is slightly lower because the upper jaw (especially the posterior section) is less dense than the lower jaw, making successful implantation and osseointegration potentially more difficult to achieve. Lower posterior implantation has the highest success rate for all dental implants.

Implant Dentistry: New Procedural Strategies

Dentists trained to perform dental implants, crowns and/or surgery have begun to use a new strategy for the replacement of missing teeth. Dental implants are placed into locations where teeth have recently been extracted. When successful, this new strategy can shed months off of the treatment time associated with dental implants because osseointegration is sped up. Candidacy for this type of early intervention is dependent upon anatomical factors of the extracted tooth site. For example, in many cases the extracted tooth site is wider than the implant, making it impossible to place the implant into the site immediately after extraction. Dental work would have to be performed first in order to create a perfect fit for the implant.