If you are losing teeth, or have lost them, you may have already confronted the idea of getting false teeth (dentures). This may not be appealing to you as the image of dentures sitting in a glass next to the bed may not be something you wish to see or experience.

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The technology of Dental Implants may be a solution to your worries.

Wikipedia defines Dental Implants as:

A dental implant is an artificial tooth root replacement and is used in prosthetic dentistry to support restorations that resemble a tooth or group of teeth. There are several types of dental implants. The major classifications are divided into osseointegrated implant and the fibrointegrated implant. Earlier implants, such as the subperiosteal implant and the blade implant were usually fibrointegrated . The most widely accepted and successful implant today is the osseointegrated implant, based on the discovery by Swedish Professor Per-Ingvar Brånemark that titanium can be successfully fused into bone when osteoblasts grow on and into the rough surface of the implanted titanium. This forms a structural and functional connection between the living bone and the implant. A variation on the implant procedure is the implant-supported bridge, or implant-supported denture.

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Here is a video describing the basic procedure although note there are variations from the different types and brands.


You can find a well reviewed dentist local to you who does implants here, or one that provides dentures for that matter.

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5 Responses to “Do I Need Dentures (False Teeth)? Do I Have Alternatives?”

  1. Gum dentist alexandria Says:
    April 10th, 2010 at 4:35 am

    Excellent video showing the dental implant procedure. No doubt the technique have put preety smile on large faces, & make them to feel confidence.
  2. dentist Says:
    June 8th, 2010 at 12:21 am

    Dental implants are becoming the option of choice to replace missing teeth given its high success rate.
  3. todd Says:
    July 8th, 2010 at 6:08 am

    for about 25,000 dollars i am sure you can get a lot done. I am in need of having something like this done as well, but when I was asked if i could get a bank loan , i knew I was to lose hope. I cant afford that or insurance.
  4. Mini Implants LA Says:
    July 8th, 2010 at 8:10 pm

    Consider mini implants also as an alternative a set of dentures and 4 mini's to lock in a denture cost about < $5K
  5. Dental Milpitas Says:
    July 27th, 2010 at 6:29 am

    Dentures often get lost and need some time getting used to, unlike dental implants, which I think is the better one of the two.

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