Dental Implants
There are a number of different kinds of dental implants that are currently being used to support prosthetic teeth. One of the emerging forms gaining popularity with both dentists and patients is the root form implant, which utilizes a titanium or metal alloy cylinder that is surgically implanted into the jawbone, and used to secure replacement teeth (Zhang 2). There are a number of evaluative processes as well as steps to the procedure that increase the success rate. By incorporating better hygiene techniques and promoting healing, the time needed to replace missing teeth with prosthetic ones, using root form implants is constantly decreasing, making the procedure one of the most beneficial dental advancements of the past decade.
Root form implants were developed in response to the changing needs of elderly dental patients. Many dentists and oral surgeons recognized that the prosthetic dentures worn by much of the increasing elderly population often damaged the jaw bone, wearing it away significantly after years of use. As a result, fully edentulous patients often suffered from discomfort, increasing slipping, and a significant decrease in their chewing ability. The use of the root form implant was developed to secure the denture prosthetic to the jaw, which would reduce slipping, decrease the need for adhesive products and increase the chewing capacity of these clients.
After the successful implementation of root form implants and the securing of dental prosthetics to these implanted "screws", it was readily recognized that this favorable procedure could be utilized to secure dental prosthetics in partially edentulous clients as well as be utilized in the replacement of single teeth. Over the past decade, a team of dentists, oral surgeons and laboratory technicians have worked to improve the process and teams of professionals have promoted this procedure as an efficient and competent way of providing tooth replacement for many individuals.
Root form implants were developed in response to the changing needs of elderly dental patients. Many dentists and oral surgeons recognized that the prosthetic dentures worn by much of the increasing elderly population often damaged the jaw bone, wearing it away significantly after years of use. As a result, fully edentulous patients often suffered from discomfort, increasing slipping, and a significant decrease in their chewing ability. The use of the root form implant was developed to secure the denture prosthetic to the jaw, which would reduce slipping, decrease the need for adhesive products and increase the chewing capacity of these clients.
After the successful implementation of root form implants and the securing of dental prosthetics to these implanted "screws", it was readily recognized that this favorable procedure could be utilized to secure dental prosthetics in partially edentulous clients as well as be utilized in the replacement of single teeth. Over the past decade, a team of dentists, oral surgeons and laboratory technicians have worked to improve the process and teams of professionals have promoted this procedure as an efficient and competent way of providing tooth replacement for many individuals.
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