Dental Implant

Lots of people want to know what exactly happens 

during a dental implant procedure.

Well, here it is from start to finish. 

#1 Patient comes into the office with a tooth broken off at the gums. 

#2 Tooth is extracted and implant is placed.

VERY IMPORTANT point her is that the person does 

NOT leave with a tooth at this point. 

The "implant" is merely the titanium screw that sits in the bone.

There is a period of healing that now has to happen. 

#3 Once healing has happened a connecting piece is placed onto the implant.

An impression of the piece is then taken. 

The final crown will cement down over this connector. 

#4 Here is a picture of the tooth in place. 

It is now completed. The 3 pieces (implant , connector, and tooth)

are all secured to one another and the patient is ready to

return to full function.

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Tooth still hurts AFTER root canal and crown!!

Have you ever had a toothache?

Have you ever paid a lot for a root canal?

Have you ever paid even more for a crown?

Did it work, or does the tooth STILL hurt?!

What to do?

The tooth in the middle of the screen is just such a tooth. 

This patient came to me at the end of her rope. 

Too much time, to much money, and too much discomfort.

The failing tooth was extracted and an implant was placed.

The implant was then given 3 months for the bone to heal around it. 

After 3 months a tooth was placed on the implant.

No more pain. 

No more worry. 

If the bone holds (which it should in most healthy patients)

this will be one of the strongest teeth in the mouth. 

This tooth should need no more dental work for the lifetime of this patient. 

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How does a tooth implant work?

What are the steps in getting a dental implant?

Here we go. 

The tooth on the left had a root canal.

The root canal is failing. 

Step #1

Remove the tooth. 

No chisels or knees to the chest with the pliers.

Tooth removal can be very simple and pain free.

Step #2 

Place the implant.

When leaving the office after getting your implant

you won't even be able to see that anything has been done.

The top of the implant should be around the same

as the level of the bone.

And since the bone is under a layer of gums you 

won't be able to see it.

Step #3

Place the connecting piece.

In a "normal" crown to tooth relationship the crown will cement 

to the tooth.

In an crown to implant relationship the crown will cement to

the connector which is screwed into the implant.

 Step #4 

Place the crown on the connector. 

Here is the finished project. 

It is now ready for FULL function.

Once the entire project is done the crowned implant should

be treated just like any other tooth when it come to brushing,

flossing, chewing, etc. 

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What is a Dental Implant?

I'm not sure of the reaction that I will get here.

I am going to put up a picture of what a dental implant looks like.

Sometimes people just don't want to know about stuff like that.

When someone is going to get a hip replaced, bowel resection, etc

sometimes the worst thing they can do is go onto the internet and look

for pictures of the procedure they are about to have done. 

Sometimes ignorance is bliss. 

But even with all that being said, I'm going to do this anyway.

If you have children sitting on your lap you may want to 

have them look away.

I give you ...... a dental implant.

Yup. That's it.

We take out the bad tooth. 

We use the hole that is ALREADY THERE.

We thread the implant into the old tooth space.

We then put a crown on the implant.

If this doesn't seem that bad, it's because ...

it isn't.

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Great case from this morning. A patient came in with a tooth broken off at the gum line. A bridge was not an option due to one of the teeth, next to the broken one, already being tied into a different bridge. So an implant was chosen. We extracted the tooth. It had 2 roots. We backed filled one of the root holes with a bone graft. 

Prepared the other root hole for the size and shape of the implant we wanted. 

We then placed the implant. The patient came in at 9 and left by 11. We carry the most common sizes of implants on hand. If you can replace a hip, knee, or lung, you can replace a tooth. Only much easier.

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Broken tooth AND Toothache

Fairly involved case here. Patient comes to my office with problems on the upper right hand side of his mouth. He is in a lot of pain and has a broken tooth. He figures the problems are one and the same. That the broken tooth is the one that is hurting him.

 Unfortunately he's not so lucky. The broken tooth needs to come out, yes. But, its the tooth behind the broken tooth, that is actually responsible for the patients discomfort. That tooth needs a root canal or needs to be extracted as well.

Here's what we did, step by step. We will call the teeth 1-2-3 (from left to right) to make it simple. We extracted #2 and #3.

 We then placed an implant in the spot of #3. In the spot of #2 we just placed a bone graft and let it heal.

 After several months we then placed a bridge that spanned from 1-3. 

The bad teeth are gone. The patient is no longer in pain. And a wonderful case in completed.

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Dental Implants

Fantastic Implant case.

Patient came to me very frustrated with a tooth.

She had spent a lot of money on a crown, root canal, etc.

She needed a tooth in that particular spot but had been told

that the tooth that was there had to be removed.

What to do?

Implant.

In a day and age where we can replace hips, knees, hearts and lungs.

Why wouldn't we replace teeth?

Tooth as it was when the patient came to my office.

Tooth now extracted and implant placed.

This all happens at the same appointment.

The implant was placed where one of the roots was.

You can actually see the outline of the other root space.

That spot was bone grafted and will fill in nicely.

Here is the Implant whit the tooth in place.

Very stable. 

No more cavities.

No more root canals.

Very happy patient. 

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How does an implant work?

Many people are still nervous to get an implant. 

One of these factors is that they don't know how an implant works.

Here is a step by step of what the process is like. 

#1 A patient comes to the office with a tooth broken off to the gums. A bridge is possible, but that would mean shaving down the teeth on either side of the broken one. They are great teeth and that doesn't make a lot of sense. So an implant is chosen.

#2 After the tooth is removed a drill is placed into the hole. This is very important. No new hole is drilled. There is a hole there already. We simply shape the hole to fit the implant. Extraction is more stress on patient then the shaping of the hole.

#3 The implant is placed in the hole. A temporary tooth was glued into the empty space. No on ever leaves with a hole in their smile ; ) After 12 weeks of healing the new, permanent, tooth will be placed on the implant and all will be well.

Implants are an amazing way to simply, that's right I said simply, replace missing teeth. If you have concerns I have plenty of patients that have been through this procedure that could tell you all about it. Let me know if you have any questions.

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Dental Tooth Implants

This is a great case to show. 

First of all it shows a before and after of an extraction then an implant.

But it also shows the longevity of an existing implant.

The before picture shows a failing root canal on the right.

The after picture shows the tooth extracted and an implant placed.

We were able to place a nice 10mm long and 4.7mm wide implant.

What both of these pictures also show is an older implant on the left.

This implant has already had the crown placed on it.

The bone levels show that although this implant was placed several

years ago that it continues to be very strong.

Implants are a fantastic way to deal with the loss of one,

or several, of your natural teeth.

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Should I be afraid of getting a dental implant?

The question of safety with dental implants is one that seems to persist

among the general population.

Perhaps a lack of news coverage is responsible for this.

Someone getting a heart or lung replaced gets a lot more attention

(as it should) then replacing a tooth.

So lets see if this helps.

This is a picture of an artificial heart.

This is a diagram of a real heart.

This is a diagram of the lungs.

This is a diagram of an idea for an artificial lung.

All 4 of these items are very complex.

Yet doctors, very successfully, place (transplant) these items into patients all the time.

Below you will see a diagram of a tooth implant.

Yup, that's it.

Its a titanium screw.

No moving parts are pieces.

Far less complex then the heart or the lung.

Can there be complications and is it still surgery, yes.

But, If you can implant a heart or lung you can implant a tooth.

The point.

Please please please do not be afraid of dental implants.

Replacing severely broken teeth with implants is safe and simple.

If you think you may be a candidate simply talk to your dentist

about implants and if they are right for you.

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Teeth is a day.

"Painless tooth replacement"

"Teeth in a day"

"One appointment smile"

We have all heard these claims and typically they are accompanied by promises that the doctor can,

almost magically, take out all of your teeth, put implants in, and place crowns on the teeth

with little to no pain, in just one day.

They may even show the patient biting into an apple right after the procedure.

In very rare and unique circumstances this MAY be the case. But for the other 99.7% of us, its not.

Anytime you have surgery of ANY kind you need to heal.

The picture below shows a site where a tooth was recently extracted.

This site will be very tender for several days while the body heals.

That's just the way it works. Blood will rush to the site of any injury thus

creating inflammation (swelling) and moderate discomfort.

If implants are placed that too will cause some type of discomfort.

To say that teeth can be extracted and implants placed and that you can begin

eating right away with no pain whatsoever is just not true. What is typically

happening is that these people are trying to suck you in and then sell you on something else.

Simply do lots and lots of homework before letting these places touch your mouth.

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Hole you see it, Hole you don't.

Sometimes a hole can be a very bad thing.

Sink Holes, Black Holes, etc. etc.

A hole in a tooth is no exception.

Unlike a sink hole or a black hole however, 

a hole in the tooth isn't quite so bad.

A patient came in today with this hole in their tooth.

Here they are after getting the hole filled. 

Hole you see it, Hole you don't.

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Multiple implant case completed.

Here is a wonderful case to show the versatility of implants. 

This patient had a bridge that was failing. 

The front tooth of the bridge needed to be extracted. 

The back tooth of the bridge was not sufficiently strong enough to support a longer bridge.

The bridge was removed along with the front tooth. 

2 implants were placed and healing time was allowed.

After things healed then the final crowns were put on and things turned out great.

Teeth out and implants in.

Final pictures with teeth in place.

Dr. Jim Ellis, DDS 

1220 33rd Street Suite C 

Ogden, UT 84403 

(801) 783-3490 

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The Steps to Dental Implant

This 20 something patient (wanting only to be identified as J-Unit) came into our office with a loose tooth. To be 20-something and have a loose tooth is not common. There was no memory of trauma to the tooth at all and from the oral exam everything looked alright.

We then took this x-ray and found out that the tooth was literally disintegrating below the level of the bone. Not from a cavity due to the placement of the disintegration but an unknown event that had caused the tooth to become hopeless and needing extraction.

So, we extracted the tooth and placed an implant. 

Several weeks later, we placed the connecting piece that allows the new crown to be connected to the implant.

 

Then finally, we placed the finished tooth.

The patient now has a new tooth that is NOT loose. One of the patient’s goals was to not touch any of the other teeth, as in a bridge. This was accomplished with the implant. Implants are a great way to restore missing teeth.

Dr. Jim Ellis, DDS
1220 33rd Street Suite C
Ogden, UT 84403
(801) 783-3490

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Tooth implants can be very simple and straight forward.

Very simple and straight forward implant case.

Ann broke a tooth. 

She didn't want a bridge.

She had great bone, great health, and no sinus floor problems.

This is Ann after the implant was placed.

The implant is below the gum line. 

She was given a fake tooth on a retainer to maintain aesthetics.

She was in this state for 6 weeks.

This is Ann with her crown in place.

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Should I be scared to get a dental implant?

The question of safety with dental implants is one that seems to persist

among the general population.

Perhaps a lack of news coverage is responsible for this.

Someone getting a heart or lung replaced gets a lot more attention

(as it should) then replacing a tooth.

So lets see if this helps.

This is a picture of an artificial heart.

This is a diagram of a real heart.

This is a diagram of the lungs.

This is a diagram of an idea for an artificial lung.

All 4 of these items are very complex.

Yet doctors, very successfully, place (transplant) these items into patients all the time.

Below you will see a diagram of a tooth implant.

Yup, that's it.

Its a titanium screw.

No moving parts are pieces.

Far less complex then the heart or the lung.

Can there be complications and is it still surgery, yes.

But, If you can implant a heart or lung you can implant a tooth.

The point.

Please please please do not be afraid of dental implants.

Replacing severely broken teeth with implants is safe and simple.

If you think you may be a candidate simply talk to your dentist

about implants and if they are right for you.

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