What can you tell me about teeth implants?

Answer 1

Theyre very costly and they drill directly into your jaw bones to insert them, so if youve got a fat bank account and a high pain tolerance, GOOD LUCK!!

Ya know, everyone below who is saying that there is no pain or minimal pain seems to be ignoring the fact that EVERYONE is different! What hurts you, might not hurt me.. Also, not every Dental professional is the same, so where one Dental surgeon will perform a procedure and it's relatively painless, another might perform the same prodedure and you're in AGONY! So please! stop with the generalizations. There WILL be pain, they are drilling into your jawline for god sakes! and anyone who says there wont be is full of Crap.

So like i said, if you have the money, and can deal with the discomfort, then go for it.

Answer 2

I am the dental implant coordinator in my office. Which means that I handle anything in my office pertaining to dental implants.

A dental implant is not painful as many people are saying. It is not any worse than having a tooth pulled, and in many cases is not even that bad.

An implant is basically screwed into the bone. First, small drills are used to make the appropriate sized hole, and then the implant is threaded in.

Every dentist is different in how the whole process goes, but in my office the whole process is usually anywhere from 9-19 weeks. We charge $1650 for the implant and $1250 for the crown, if it is a single tooth replacement. If it is being used for a denture, it is the cost of the implant and then $800 for the attachment that attaches to the denture. We don't have a set fee, that evey patient gets charged. It depends on each individual case.

Answer 3

Dental implants are a very good choice because where one or more teeth are missing these teeth can be replaced permanently with an implant. They are screws that are surgically screwed into the jaw bone and it may take two visits to finish after your gum around the implant heals. After healing is done the crown is made and cemented so you'll have a tooth over the implant.

Answer 4

I will try and sum up my experience. I had no choice but to get dental implants. Due to a botched dental surgery as a teenager because of a condition I was born with, I had basically no gum ridge for a denture to sit on and every tooth I had were loose and 3 had just fall out. I was in constant pain. I was facing having a collapsed face and looking like a very old strange looking woman.

I had dental implants placed in May 2005 and for the first time in my life I have a "real" smile. One where you can actually see teeth in my smile as before my teeth never showed. Not once in my whole life did I ever have a "real toothy smile". You have NO idea the rush it is to know you look good.

They are not painful. The pain comes from having your natural teeth pulled but the implants themselves are not painful. They are secure as one could ever wish their permanent teeth to be.

I have 8 implants on top and 6 on the bottom and a whole piece bridge until screwed onto the implants. I brush and floss like anyone does with their own teeth.

Very worth it and they gave me hope and confidence like I never had before.

Answer 5

Teeth implants are around 2500 per tooth, I need 2 as I have just a bridge which keeps breaking. They are cosmetically more pleasing as you can not see the metal. The first thing they do is x-ray your mouth to see if you have enough bone in the right place to insert the plugs which the implants then get screwed into. Oww.

Answer 6

they are amazing! i am currently going under treatment. i was in a car crash and had my 5 top front teeth knocked out at the age of 17years. they are around £2000 per tooth but is worth every penny. they replace teeth permanetly, they can be shaped and coloured however you want them. they get screwed into your bone in your mouth. i am being sedated for my operations so i don't feel no pain. i am not having single implants but a bridge fixed to my bone were they will attach the implants. if you feel you need them don't let the price knock you back. if you live in the midlands try LAVENDER ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE LEICESTER. with dr. chris lucas, the work he does is amazing!

Answer 7

this a good option but you need to have much information like how old you are and othe health problems you are having prior to this type of procedure. it is not recommended to have this procedure if you are not well prior as you are succeptable to infection more so than other dental procedures.
Did you know that dental implants are frequently the best treatment option for replacing missing teeth? Rather than resting on the gum line like removable dentures, or using adjacent teeth as anchors like fixed bridges, dental implants are long-term replacements that your oral and maxillofacial surgeon surgically places in the jawbone.

Statistics show that 69% of adults ages 35 to 44 have lost at least one permanent tooth to an accident, gum disease, a failed root canal or tooth decay. Furthermore, by age 74, 26% of adults have lost all of their permanent teeth.

Twenty years ago, these patients would have had no alternative but to employ a fixed bridge or removable denture to restore their ability to eat, speak clearly and smile. Fixed bridges and removable dentures, however, are not the perfect solution and often bring with them a number of other problems. Removable dentures may slip or cause embarrassing clicking sounds while eating or speaking. Of even greater concern, fixed bridges often affect adjacent healthy teeth, and removable dentures may lead to bone loss in the area where the tooth or teeth are missing. Recurrent decay, periodontal (gum) disease and other factors often doom fixed bridgework to early failure. For these reasons, fixed bridges and removable dentures usually need to be replaced every seven to 15 years.

Today there is another option for patients who are missing permanent teeth. Rather than resting on the gum line like removable dentures, or using adjacent teeth as anchors like fixed bridges, dental implants are long-term replacements that your oral and maxillofacial surgeon surgically places in the jawbone. Composed of titanium metal that "fuses" with the jawbone through a process called "osseointegration," dental implants never slip or make embarrassing noises that advertise the fact that you have "false teeth," and never decay like teeth anchoring fixed bridges. Because dental implants fuse with the jawbone, bone loss is generally not a problem.

Answer 8

I do know they cost 2k per tooth if that help and i talking in ££££££££££££££, cause i looked in to it 6 months ago,

Answer 9

they are expensive...they are placed in the bone of the maxilla or mandible to replace missing teeth or as anchors for dentures..

Answer 10

the result is amazing
the price is horrendous - £10,000+
the pain/discomfort is like major surgery.