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Dental Implant Presentation

To provide you with a better understanding of dental implants, we have provided the following multimedia presentation. Many common questions pertaining to dental implants are discussed.

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Dental implants are designed to provide a foundation for replacement teeth that look, feel, and function like natural teeth.

     
 

Dental Implant Overview

For a brief narrated overview of the dental implant process, please click the image on the right. It will launch our flash educational MiniModule in a separate window that may answer some of your questions about dental implants.

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The person who has lost teeth regains the ability to eat virtually anything and can smile with confidence, knowing that teeth appear natural and that facial contours will be preserved.

The implants themselves are tiny titanium posts that are placed into the jawbone where teeth are missing. The bone bonds with the titanium, creating a strong foundation for artificial teeth. In addition, implants can help preserve facial structure, preventing the bone deterioration that occurs when teeth are missing.

Dental implants are changing the way people live! With them, people are rediscovering the comfort and confidence to eat, speak, laugh and enjoy life.

Dr. Mazratian has received extensive training in Implantology. He has been successfully placing implants since 1997 and typically places around eight hundred implants per year. Through continuing education, Dr. Mazratian is abreast of the most current information on implant dentistry.

Implants for Denture Patients

The goal of modern dentistry is to return patients oral health to normal form and function. The partial and complete edentulous patient may be unable to recover normal function, esthetics, comfort, or speech with a traditional removable prosthesis. A denture may reduce a patients function by 60% compared with the natural dentition, however an implant overdenture may return function to near normal limits. The esthetics of the denture patient are also affected as a result of bone loss. Once teeth are removed, your bone begins to atrophy. This will lead to irreversible facial changes. However, an implant stimulates the bone and maintians its dimension just like your natural teeth. Also, the implant overdenture does not rest on the tissue, thus preventing the pain and inflammation caused be the standard denture constantly rubbing on the ridge. The implant overdenture snaps onto the dental implants, relieving the tissue and securing the denture so that it does not move.

Cone Beam Technology

We are always striving to keep up with the latest technology to make for the most accurate treatment and predictable outcomes for our patients’ procedure. Therefore, we now offer state-of-the-art cone beam CT (computed tomography) technology, which provides highly accurate 3-D radiographic images for the diagnosis, planning and treatment of conditions relating to the bone structure of the mouth. This technology produces undistorted, anatomically correct views of the jaws, teeth, and facial bones along with cross-sections (bucco-lingual), axial, coronal, sagittal, and panoramic views.Three-dimensional images enable a level of anatomical accuracy and patient care not possible with 2-D technologies. Our patients are able to sit or stand in an open environment scan that only takes a few moments. The data is transferred to a computer in minutes, and is displayed on an intuitive 3-D program that allows Dr. Mazratian to easily format and select desired ’slices’ for immediate viewing.

The cone-beam system also exposes patients to considerably less radiation than traditional x-ray units.