Immediately Loaded Dental Implants: An Alternative to Dentures
Benefits of Immediately Loaded Dental Implants:
- Immediate use of the temporary prosthesis
- High level of implant success rates
- Same Day screwed-in temporary teeth
- Shorter treatment times
- Less post-procedure soreness/pain
- Competitive treatment costs
Many patients who have “soft” teeth caused by advanced cavities, poor gums because of advanced periodontal disease or a bad bite (occlusal disease), find themselves with a diminishing number of options when it comes to restoring their smile one tooth at a time.
Often times, patients find themselves with a “failing dentition” through no fault of their own. Medication side effects, medical conditions and genetics all play significant roles in the deterioration of a smile. For these patients, the dreaded prospect of needing a full mouth tooth extraction and a removable full set of dentures is very real. For years, this was the only option.
Patients who are candidates for full dentures often fear the embarrassment of having missing teeth, bad breath or dentures that are loose and can fall out at any time. They often suffer with denture soreness, loss of taste sensation, compromised bites and loss of a confident smile. In addition, there is always the fear of embarrassment of being seen without their dentures.
Are there implant solutions available that can secure a loose appliance? Immediately placed and loaded screw-retained dental implants could be an option.
Implant supported dentures is a treatment option for replacing all of your teeth on the upper or lower jaw with just four dental implants. This protocol is Registered by NobelBiocare and allows you to replace your teeth in just ONE day with same day temporary appliances. In 1998 Dr. Paulo Malo successfully treated the first patient with the All-on-4® treatment concept. Since then hundreds of thousands of patients have been treated with the All-on-4® concept as well as other immediately placed and loaded treatment options.
Benefits of the All-on-4® Implant protocol (NobelBiocare): Some of the amazing benefits of this process are not only a fixed in position, full arch of teeth on the day of surgery, but shorter treatment times, rapid improvement in the quality of life, less surgical risk and lower costs than conventional treatment modalities.
With proper planning, implants can be placed at angles to avoid interferences with sinuses and nerves thereby reducing the surgical risk but also avoiding costly sinus and nerve relocation surgeries. This also allows the implant biting forces to be focused in a more posterior location.
Additionally, supporting a full arch of teeth on at least four implants helps to maintain bone and tissue levels thereby reducing the need for tissue and bone grafting. Unlike natural roots that support teeth, implants don’t split, don’t need root canals or won’t decay. For those with a failed dentition, the predictability and durability of this technique greatly reduce the risk of long-term acute infections.
We offer Three(3) Different Material Options for Fixed (screwed retained) Appliances:
- Titanium supported bar with Acrylic teeth
- Zirconia
- Crystal Ultra® (Nanoceramic)
Sample Zirconium Fixed Appliance
Samples Crystal Ultra® (Nanoceramic)
The picture below demonstrates two different types of implant retained appliances in the same patient. The upper appliance was Ceramic (Zirconium). The material is extremely durable, can avoid collecting stains, and is resistant to chipping and wear. The lower appliance was also fixed but the material used was acrylic, (the same material used to make a conventional denture). Acrylic teeth wear over time, can collect stains (as seen below) in smokers and coffee drinkers and could even crack and fracture if a strong improper force is applied to the appliance (ie. Biting into a fork).