Dental Implants
Implant technology is giving people full confidence to smile again. An evolutionary step beyond dentures, dental implants give you the option of permanent replacements that look, feel and function just like natural teeth. Unlike dentures, dental implants don’t fall out and they take the worry out of chewing. Implants also preserve facial contours and prevent bone deterioration that can occur when teeth are missing. Our patients love them because they appear so natural. It’s just like having your perfect teeth back again.
What Are Dental Implants?
First There Were Dentures. Dentures have been used for years as the way to get your smile and ability to eat. And they were great. But science moves forward, technology improves and today, we have something better…
Dentures did the job, but there were many obvious drawbacks. It only made sense that something else would come along. Dental implants were proven to be the new and best way to replace teeth. Quickly however, the problems with multiple implants became apparent: cost, multiple incisions, a mouth full of metal.
And Now There Is All-On-4®
Multiple Implants
Dr. Antipov is a leading specialist in procedures requiring two or more implants at one time. These techniques are similar to constructing single implants, but may require additional alignment of the posts, artificial teeth and sometimes crowns. These multiple implants also help prevent bone deterioration and end up looking just like natural teeth!
Teeth-in-an-hour
In the past, patients often had to wait more than two months to receive the artificial teeth involved with the implant procedures. Today, due to a recently developed process, you can have your dental implants made and the implant procedure completed, all in one appointment. Highly-sophisticated new radiographic techniques combined with advancements in computer technology have made this “Teeth-in-an-Hour” procedure possible. Dr. Antipov also uses 3-D imaging to assess bone structure; determine the best areas for the implants; and design the posts and permanent prosthesis. Because the implanted posts fit precisely into the surgical sites prepared for them, there is often little healing time associated with the process.