During a tooth extraction, the implant dentist replaces the tooth. In terms of dental implants, patients can choose from different types of products, which more or less adapt to their needs. To help you make a choice, Dentego, an expert in implantology, has drawn up a portrait of each dental implant for you.
What is called a "dental implant" is an artificial root of a tooth, made entirely of titanium. After having installed it in place of an extracted tooth, the dentist specialist in implantology comes to fix a permanent crown. Implantologist dentists very often use dental implants as a replacement for a lost tooth. And for good reason. The dental implant has various advantages for the patient:
The dental bridge, which is better known as a dental "bridge", is another implantology solution offered to patients. It relies on the teeth that are on either side of the missing tooth and it attaches permanently. It is therefore comfortable. This solution is more expensive than braces, but also more aesthetic and pleasant. On the other hand, it has some significant disadvantages:
The implant dentist sometimes uses the dental crown to repair a tooth when there is still the root and possibly part of the tooth. This is an alternative solution to the complete extraction of the tooth, even if this crown generally only lasts about ten years (compared to twenty, for the complete implant).
The placement of a crown by an implantologist dentist makes it possible to maintain the bone mass of the gums, while preserving the natural root of the tooth. If necessary, it is then possible to extract the root of the tooth and place a complete dental implant. In addition, you should know that dental extraction is preferred when the root has a cavity or in case of infection.
This fourth solution proposed in implantology is an alternative that is less and less sought after by dentists specializing in implantology. If it is the least expensive solution, it is also the least comfortable of all.
The prosthesis rests on the palate and the gums, and can have harmful effects:flattening of the gums, swallowing reflexes, gastric reflux, loss of taste... In addition, the removable dental prosthesis is not fixed and can lose of its adhesion over time.
It is often preferable to pay the price of the dental implant, and to take advantage of its many advantages over the long term. Unsuitable prostheses have significant drawbacks in terms of comfort, durability and treatment (devitalization of teeth).
