Full Mouth Dental Implants

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What Are Full Mouth Dental Implants?

Full Mouth Dental Implants AnatomyFull mouth dental implants are designed to restore a complete arch of upper or lower teeth or both. With full mouth dental implants, around six optimally placed implants support a full arch bridge of 10 or 12 teeth. These dental implants are placed evenly across the upper or lower arch and provide excellent support for the new bridge of teeth. It is a great treatment for people who have lost all of their teeth and who are interested in a long-term solution that provides them with teeth firmly fixed in place.

Who Is Suitable for Full Mouth Dental Implants?

As with any implant treatment, you will need a thorough dental examination and be prepared to disclose your medical history, including a complete list of all medical conditions and medications currently used. It is important to be completely open about your medical history just in case there is something that could mean implant treatment is not the best option. While dental implants are a great solution for most people, a few factors can suggest an alternative treatment may be more suitable, including:

• Having a systemic disease that could affect implant healing
• Taking certain medications that can affect implant treatment

However, gender isn’t a factor, and neither is age, provided you are over age 18.

Planning and Placing Full Mouth Dental Implants

The entire process of receiving full mouth dental implants can be broken down into several steps:

• Consultation and initial evaluation. Initially, you will need to see the periodontist for a full dental evaluation so they can discuss your medical history to make sure this treatment is suitable. Your periodontist can answer all your questions about this treatment and explain exactly what is involved, the time needed, and the potential costs.
• Diagnostic imaging. If you decide to go ahead, you will need to have a cone beam CT scan of your jaws. A cone beam CT scan is very safe, emitting much lower radiation levels than a regular CT scan because the beam is concentrated into a cone shape. It is an extremely useful scan that is essential for successful implant treatment. The scan provides your periodontist with clear 3-D images of your jawbone so they can assess how much bone is available for implant placement. The CT scan shows your implant dentist exactly where to place each implant, using the available bone to its best advantage.
• Creating a surgical guide. Ideally, your implant treatment should be computer-guided, meaning your implant dentist uses the CT scan to plan each stage of implant placement digitally. It ensures that once the implants are inserted, they can be restored successfully to provide good aesthetic and functional results. Once your implant dentist is happy with the treatment plan, it is used to create a surgical guide which is a custom-made template that guides the placement of your implants during the actual surgery. The templated ensures each implant is inserted in the same place identified in your treatment plan and to the same depth and angulation.
• Implant placement. Because treatment is planned digitally, you can expect your computer-guided surgery to be smoother and quicker as only tiny incisions are needed to insert the dental implants. Your implant dentist will make sure you cannot feel anything, but you can always request additional sedation if you are nervous. There is no need for you to feel any pain or anxiety during this treatment. After inserting the dental implants, they are covered with healing caps to protect them, and the implants begin to bond with the bone around them.

Full mouth dental implants can completely restore both the appearance and function of your teeth, and you can care for them just like you would your natural teeth. Schedule your consultation with a skilled restorative dentist and expert periodontist in Queens, NY, today and gain renewed confidence in your smile.

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