| A dental Implant is a tooth root replacement | | | | of tooth loss, are associated with a host of |
| usually made of titanium used to replace one or | | | | anatomic and clinical problems, ranging from |
| more missin teeth. What are the benefits of | | | | increased tongue size, to looseness of remaining |
| dental implant treatment? | | | | teeth, to loss of sensation, to severely painful |
| First of all, you will be able to smile. A big, healthy, | | | | conditions. These conditions may only be avoided |
| happy smile. And you will have a lot to smile | | | | through use of dental implants, because implants |
| about, too. Dental implants allow you to speak, | | | | may halt and even reverse the bone loss that |
| eat, sing, kiss - in other words, do everything you | | | | results from losing teeth. |
| want - with total self assurance.United States | | | | Can I still eat my favorite foods with implants? |
| denture wearers spend over $150 million a year | | | | Yes. Implants are remarkably strong, and |
| on adhesives in the futile effort to hold their | | | | remember - they stay put, unlike removable |
| dentures in place. With implants, you will not have | | | | dentures. So you can eat and enjoy whatever |
| to worry about loose dentures, an inconsistent fit, | | | | you wish. Everything from apples to deep-fried |
| or other embarrassments such as unpleasant | | | | anything. Want the details? |
| taste, bad breath, or poor appearance. | | | | Do implant procedures cause much pain? |
| Besides my mental health, do implants have other | | | | Relax. In most cases these procedures produce |
| effects on my health, that differ from the overall | | | | very little, if any, discomfort. In fact, many |
| health care provided by other treatments for | | | | patients do not have to use any pain pills. Your |
| tooth loss? | | | | decision to use implants will help you to avoid |
| In addition to improving your self-esteem, dental | | | | much pain and discomfort in the long term. |
| implants will also make a big difference in your | | | | Besides, given the overall health care benefits, |
| overall physical health and appearance. | | | | you should not deny yourself proper treatment |
| As a result of losing one or more teeth, you | | | | out of fear of pain. As with any medical or dental |
| inevitably lose mass in your jaw. This affects the | | | | procedure, your attending doctor, the dentist, is |
| overall skeletal structure of your face which not | | | | equipped to provide you with appropriate |
| only changes your profile, but also may result in | | | | treatment, including any pain medicines you need. |
| thin lips, drooping muscles, jowls or witch's chin. | | | | At Carvalho's dental Clinics we use 3 different |
| Spreading bone loss in the jaw affects the gums | | | | implant systems: 1.Nobel Biocare 2.Biohorizons |
| and ridges in your mouth, as well as the muscles | | | | 3.Oraltronics |
| and nerves in and around the mouth. These | | | | All the above mentioned implant systems are FDI |
| conditions, which are the inevitable consequence | | | | approved. |