May 20, 2008

A Wilkes-Barre Dental Implant Protects the Jaw Bones

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A Wilkes-Barre dental implant crown will work like any ordinary crown installed on a tooth, which itself has to be primed to accommodate the crown. The only difference in this case is that when the dental crown goes on to your implant, we don't have to cut away any of your natural tooth. We just have to attach an abutment. An abutment is a type of support that dentists use to join an implant with a crown. The abutment will replace the cylindrical prepped tooth. Wilkes-Barre dentist Fotolia_7063199_XS.jpg

You won't regret having a Wilkes-Barre dental implant. It offers a good defense against jaw erosion by preventing erosion from the jaw bone. It doesn't take an expert to understand why. Gradually, that part of bone would simply die.

The addition of bridges and dentures is also not without risk to the bone. This is because, we need to replace teeth that are damaged or missing. To do this, we have to say goodbye to bone cells that are around the root area of where the tooth used to be.

With our Wilkes-Barre dental implant, you can rest assured that your bone cells are pretty much safe. The implant we put in your jaw will keep it safe by imitating a genuine tooth. You will receive a titanium root, shaped cylindrically, which is inserted into your jaw bone. After a few months, the bone will reproduce and surround the titanium root and ensure it becomes part of your being.

Some people worry they can't have implants. But they can. Even if you've been wearing dentures for as long as you can remember or a bridge, we can still install a dental implant. Even injured jaw bone can be fixed to receive a dental implant. It takes a bit of work but it can be done. We strengthen the jaw by taking bone from other parts of your body and then waiting for it to heal. We can use bone matter either from your own jaw or your hips.

When the new bone has set, the implant is ready to go in. And, finally, the dental crown. Your new dental implant crown is like a prosthetic device that will never let you down. Your jaw bone is also safe from damage and will not make you look older than your age.

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