Dentistry Evolving Into The Titanium Age Excellence in Surgical Techniques and Biologic Principles Take Us There
Dental Implants... Today's Treatment Option Of Choice
If you are considering Dental Implants to solve or change your dental desires, don't until you have done your research.
Email and ASK Dr. Brad ">Bradford L Klassman, DMD MDTV Select Periodontist on Dental Implants
WILMINGTON -- MDTVSelect.org -- Over the past decade, Dentistry has seen a paradigm shift from treating and restoring teeth to replacing them with Dental Implants. No longer are we in the Golden Age of Dentistry, but the Art and Science has evolved into the Titanium Age. The predictability of Implant therapy has approached 97% and with proper case planning and treatment, esthetic success is now as good as functional success.
The successes seen in Implant therapy are predicated on excellence in surgical techniques as well as an intimate understanding of biologic principles. For Implants to be truly successful they not only need to be functional, but also esthetic. Case planning is critical to this success for without it, the consequences can be horrific.
Failures in case planning can lead to a multitude of surgical complications which all result in esthetic problems. Implants will "take" where they are placed, so surgeons have to get the placement just right. Without proper planning, the chances of this happening are high. Case planning involves communication with the restorative dentist, laboratory technician, and surgeon. Bone imaging through Cat scans provide a 3-D picture of what is available or what needs to be grown. Stents or surgical guides relay future tooth and gingival position to the surgeon allowing accurate placement of the implant. When working together as a team, Implant therapy is very predictable both surgically and esthetically.
If you are considering Dental Implants to solve or change your dental desires, don't until you have done your research.
1) Make sure you find a clinical team that works toward your goal
2) Make sure you have the necessary diagnostic steps to help ensure successful function and esthetics
3) Ask to see before and after pictures of similar scope as yours
4) Ask for a reference and get a patients perspective on future procedures
5) Look for Board Certified surgeons. This is the highest level of standard available to our profession
6) If unsure of anything, ask questions
With today's technology, there is almost no instance where an implant can not be placed. With proper planning and care, implants can solve many problems which were not available before. When done properly they can be and often are the treatment option of choice and will provide years of excellent service.
